Health & Social Care Revision — Laser Learning Awards Occupational Qualification
Complete Laser Learning Awards Occupational Qualification Health & Social Care specification revision resources. Tailored syllabus coverage with topic breakdowns, quizzes, and practice questions.
Specification Topics
- Emergency First Aid In The Workplace
- Activity Provision in Health and Social Care
- Anatomy, Physiology And Pathology For Shiatsu
- Emergency Paediatric First Aid
- Awareness of communication in adult social care
- Communication Skills In Supporting Relationships
- Implementing Technology In Adult Social Care
- Communication in Health and Social Care
- Data Handling and Probability
- Dealing with Loss and Grief in Health and Social Care
- Dementia Awareness
- Diabetes Awareness
- Disability and A Disabling Society
- Duty of Care in Health and Social Care
- Effective Learning in Health and Social Care
- Ethical Issues in Health Care
- Group And Teamwork Communication Skills
- Recognition And Management Of Illness And Injury In The Workplace
- Preparing For The Role Of Designated Member Of Staff For Young People With Care Experience In Post-16 Education
- Introduction to the Values and Principles of Adult Social Care
- Anatomy and physiology of body systems
- Provide Shiatsu To Clients
- Managing Paediatric Illness, Injuries And Emergencies
- Leading Change, Learning And Improvement In Adult Social Care
- Health Care Practice
- Improving Own Learning And Performance
- Improving Punctuation and Grammar Skills
- Interview Skills
- Introductory awareness of sensory loss
- IT Communication Fundamentals in the Workplace
- IT Software Fundamentals in the Workplace
- Learning from Work Placement
- Maintaining Quality Standards in the Health Sector
- Medical Imaging
- Introduction to the Adult Social Care Sector
- Support Young People With Care Experience Who Are Leaving Care
- Applying for a Job
- Shiatsu Core Theory
- The Use Of Technology And Data In Adult Social Care
- Medical Terminology
- Moving and Positioning Individuals
- Person-Centred Approaches in Health and Social Care
- Personal Study Skills
- Practical Presentation Skills
- Practical Skills for Medical Physiotherapy Support Work
- Preparing For A Career In The Health And Social Care Professions
- Preparing For Work
- Preparing for Work Placement
- Principles of the causes and spread of infection in health care settings
- Approaches to care and management in mental health
- Shiatsu Professional Development, Business Practice And Ethics
- Awareness of the role and responsibilities of the adult social care worker
- Protection and Safeguarding in Health and Social Care
- Reading and Responding to Information in a Health and Social Care Setting
- Research Skills
- Resources for Nursing
- Speaking And Listening Skills
- Stroke Awareness
- Support Individuals to Eat and Drink
- Team Building Skills
- Team Work in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings
- Time Management
- Shiatsu: Lifestyle Medicine
- Approaches to Mental Health
- Awareness of the skills and attitudes needed to work in adult social care
- Understand Physical Disability
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Basic First Aid Principles
- Care of the Elderly
- Career Planning
Top Exam Board Tips
- During practical assessments, verbalise your actions as you perform them, including checks for dangers, response, and breathing, to demonstrate your thought process to the assessor.
- Practice the correct hand placement and force for back blows and abdominal thrusts on a manikin regularly to build muscle memory and ensure accuracy under pressure.
- For written or multiple-choice elements, remember that the priority is always life-threatening conditions first: airway, breathing, circulation, and severe bleeding, before addressing minor injuries.
- Always anchor your answers in person-centred principles; show how activities are tailored to the individual, not just the condition.
- Use a structured approach when planning activities: assessment, goal-setting, implementation, risk management, and evaluation—this demonstrates professional methodology.
- In role-related questions, highlight your responsibilities for consent, dignity, and encouraging participation without coercion, referencing the Care Certificate or duty of care.
- For higher marks, integrate relevant legislation and guidance (e.g., Mental Capacity Act, Equality Act) into your activity planning and professional role discussions.
- Integrate knowledge of anatomy and physiology directly into case studies to demonstrate applied understanding rather than isolated facts.
- When researching conditions, always cross-reference findings with Shiatsu-specific texts or professional guidelines to ensure treatment relevance.
- In assessments, explicitly link physiological processes (e.g., muscle contraction, blood flow) to Shiatsu techniques to show depth of understanding.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Students often forget to call for emergency services before starting first aid, especially single-handed, or delay calling in situations where the casualty is unresponsive and not breathing normally.
- A common error is placing an unresponsive casualty in the recovery position without first checking for breathing or performing a head tilt, risking airway obstruction.
- When managing choking, learners sometimes perform abdominal thrusts incorrectly by placing hands too high or too low, or use them on infants without modification.
- Confusing activity provision with mere entertainment or busy work, rather than recognising its therapeutic and person-centred aims.
- Failing to link chosen activities to specific service user needs or care plan goals, resulting in generic, non-individualised activity plans.
- Neglecting risk assessments or health and safety considerations when planning activities, especially for service users with mobility or cognitive impairments.
- Overlooking the importance of evaluating activity outcomes and adapting future sessions based on feedback and observed changes in service user well-being.
- Confusing meridian pathways with anatomical structures such as nerves or blood vessels, leading to inaccurate treatment rationale.
Key Terminology & Definitions
- 1. Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider. 2. Be able to assess an incident. 3. Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty.4.Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is choking.5.Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding. 6. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty who is in shock. 7.Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with minor injuries.
- Understand the importance of activity provision to health and social care service users., Know about different types of activity within health and social care., Be able to select and plan appropriate activities for health and social care service users., Understand the role of the health or social care professional supporting individuals undertaking activities.
- 1. Understand the interaction of physiological processes and systems in relation to delivery of Shiatsu.2. Understand the structure and functions of the major physiological systems in relation to delivery of Shiatsu.3. Understand the structure and functions of the skeletal system in relation to delivery of Shiatsu.4. Understand the structure and functions of joints in the body in relation to delivery of Shiatsu.5. Understand the muscular system in relation to delivery of Shiatsu.6. Understand connective tissue in relation to delivery of Shiatsu.7. Understand how to research conditions/diseases in relation to Shiatsu.8. Be able to research conditions/diseases in relation to Shiatsu.
- 1. Understand the role and responsibilities of a paediatric first aider. 2. Be able to assess an emergency situation safely. 3. Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child who are unresponsive.4. Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child who are choking. 5. Be able to provide first aid to an infant and a child with external bleeding. 6. Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child who is suffering from shock. 7. Know how to provide first aid to an infant or a child with bites, stings and minor injuries.
- Know the communication skills needed in adult social care, Know how adult social care workers can meet the communication and language needs of individuals, Know the importance of record keeping in adult social care settings
- Active listening techniques
- Building trust and rapport
- Professional boundaries
- Managing endings and transitions
- Empathetic communication
- 1. Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider. 2. Be able to assess an emergency situation safely. 3. Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty. 4. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is choking. 5. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding. 6. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock. 7. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with minor injuries.
- LO1 Know how to plan, assess and select new technology for use within a care setting. LO2 Understand how external relationships influence the delivery and ongoing use of technology.
- Know about different forms of communication., Understand the importance of communication between health and social care practitioners and service users., Know about barriers to communication between health and social care practitioners and service users., Understand the practice of information sharing between health and social care practitioners.
- Be able to extract and interpret statistical information., Understand the difference between discrete and continuous data., Be able to represent discrete and continuous data., Be able to compare two sets of data using different types of average., Be able to find the range to describe the spread within sets of data., Be able to identify the outcomes of combined and independent events.
- Know about loss and grief., Know the process of grieving and adjusting to loss., Know how a health and social care professional can support an individual to adjust to loss or grief., Know about support services for people grieving or adjusting to loss.