This unit explores the key principles and objectives of social prescribing including its role and impact. It focuses on theory and examines why non-medicalised community based, personalised support plays such an important part in improving health outcomes.

It provides an extensive introduction to social prescribing and looks at its context, development and potential.

 

Learning objectives:
  • Understand and define social prescribing
  • Understand the context and objectives of social prescribing
  • Understand the methods of social prescribing including care planning consultations
  • Be able to describe the impact of social prescribing on individuals, communities and system Identify the policy framework underpinning social prescribing
  • Explain how to evaluate social prescribing interventions identifying the key outcomes from effective social prescribing
  • Describe asset-based approaches to community development

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