Autism and Learning Disabilities Tier 2
This full day of training aims to provide those attending to gain the knowledge and skills required to provide safe, compassionate and informed care to those living with autism and learning disabilities. All CQC registered service providers must ensure that all those staff working within Health and Social Care where their service is providing care and support or facilitating access to care are completing this training regardless of their position within their organisation.
Please note, this is NOT the official Oliver McGowan Course but my course has been created using the same framework. The only difference is I do not have someone with a Learning Disability or someone with Autism co-delivering with me. I am however able to deliver this training as someone with experience of managing a supported living care service for adults with learning disabilities including service users with autism, as well as having taught and continuing to teach many individuals with special educational needs, learning disabilities and autism as a qualified teacher. I also have personal experience as my daughter is currently undiagnosed (going through the assessment process) with Autism and ADHD.
This training has been created in line with the Oliver McGowan Code of Practice and Core Capabilities Frameworks for Supporting People with a Learning Disability and Autism and covers the five domains of:
- Understanding autism
- Personalised support
- Physical and mental health
- Risk, legislation and safeguarding
- Leadership and management, education and research
These are covered in the following outcomes:
Course objectives
- To develop an awareness of learning disability
- To understand the identification and assessment of learning disabilities
- To recognise the importance of promoting their physical health including their nutrition and hydration needs.
- To identify how to support those with learning disabilities with their mental health
- To feel confident in supporting people with a learning disability and autism including those with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities and those who are older.
- To be able to identify, assess and manage risks including the formulation of crisis and emergency plans
- To be able to manage actual or potential aggression in line with current legal requirements
- To understand the impact of communication when supporting those with learning disabilities and autism
- To have an awareness of learning disability health inequality
- To be able to engage in conversation with people with a learning disability and autism about end-of-life care
- To understand the importance of empowerment and person-centred care including the roles of families and carers as partners in care and support
- To discuss the importance of relationships, sexuality and sexual health of those living with learning disabilities and autism
- To be aware of key legislation relevant to mental capacity, deprivation of liberty, equality and human rights and how legislation and policies protect the rights of people with a learning disability
- To understand the features of effective team performance within learning disability care and support
- To know how to challenge poor practice in ways that promote the use of knowledge and evidence-based practice to safeguard individuals and enhance their wellbeing
| Course Price | £545.00 |
Key Information
| Course Length: | 7 |
| Maximum Number of Participants: | 12 |
| Assessment Method(s): | Some practical activities and questioning (open and multiple-choice) |
| Certification Validity: | 2 |
