LEARNING DISABILITY AWARENESS
Course Number
SC0304
Validity
3 Years
Duration
1/2 Day
Assessment
Continuous
This course is designed for health and care staff with limited or no prior knowledge of learning disability. It will give delegates significant insight into the nature of learning disability, causes and guidance on how to approach working with those with a learning disability.
Suitable for:
Care, Education and Commercial
Introduction
- Introduction and course overview
Course Programme
- Learning disabilities defined
- Causes and development
- Types of learning disability
- Support for those with learning disabilities
- Associated conditions
- Understanding behaviour
- Learning & communication needs
- Physical & emotional needs
- Planning care, social inclusion
- Course evaluation
