Branching out – Aspects of Learning Disabilities Advanced

This course contributes toward the recommended guided learning hours, you should carry out practice reflection, document and attach subsequent evidence from this training.


Summary

A modular workshop over 12hrs for health care
workers exploring aspects of mental health in learning
disabilities, challenging behaviours and autism.


Who should attend?

Staff who support individuals with learning disabilities in residential care, day centres or in their own home.

Proposed Learner Outcomes - The worker must be able to:

• Identify the relevant and most common types of mental health problems
• Understand why people with learning disabilities are vulnerable to developing
mental health problems
• Adopt a holistic approach to the assessment of mental illness. Understand their own
and others roles in assessment
• Be aware of the different interventions available
• Have an understanding of some of the legal and ethical issues
• An understanding of autistic spectrum disorder
• Identifying what causes the condition
• Developing empathy for the client with the disorder
• Understand what approaches are available to help people with autism
• Understand what behaviours are challenging
• Understand key causes of challenging behaviour
• Understand the type of interventions and basic de-escalation techniques
• Make an effective plan
• Understand why people self harm
• Understand triggers of behaviour
• Understand what interventions are available



Equivalent Relevant information
N.B There may be exercise involved in this training which require practical demonstration.

Staff should be made aware of their requirement to participate.

Other relevant information

1. For registered nurses who wish to incorporate this training into your PREP
portfolio’s, you should carry out practice reflection and attach subsequent evidence
from this training
2. Staff require CPD points and working with the Qualification and Credit framework
should carry out practice reflection and attach subsequent evidence from this
training
3. Certificates are issued for each candidate and are valid for approximately 3 years
4. A candidate assessment is available for post training audit
Included in the session is theory based information that may involve a power point presentation.
The key points to remember are:
1. The training venue should be quiet and undisturbed.
2. Staff should not be expected to be on duty
3. Staff attending should remain for the entire length of the session.
N.B Registration details are kept by us for Seven years. It is important to
register on the day.

Common Induction Standards Mapping:

1. Standard 2 Personal Development
2. Standard 3 Communicate effectively
3. Standard 4 Equality and Inclusion
4 Standard 6 Safeguarding
5. Standard 7 Person centred support
6. Registration details are kept by us for Seven years and are legal documents. 7. It is important to register in block capitals clearly on the day.

George Flaherty MSc MBA Ba Ed, started working within social care in 1995. He is now renowned for his ability to pass on practical skills to those that attend his seminars and courses across the UK, Europe and the USA.

Over the years George has managed and successfully marketed his own businesses. He has now passes the skills he has learnt to owners and managers of social care settings. George is often a guest speaker at conferences and seminars explaining how to fill care home beds and promote homes successfully.

He is a published author of many books. His latest book The Guide to Filling Care Home Beds is due for publication December 2011.

George currently lives across two continents, having homes in both Italy and the UK with his family. If you need any more information you can contact him on [email protected]

No. of Days:

2