Learning Difficulty / Disability

In the UK one in six people have some level of hearing loss. This means that you are likely to meet people who are D/deaf on a daily basis. This course is aimed at individuals and organisations who want to develop their understanding of D/deaf awareness, gain skills to improve their communication and improve their organisation’s accessibility.

The aim of the course is to gain knowledge to support people who have an Acquired Brain Injury. It covers both the impact on the individual who has the Acquired Brain Injury and their carers. This course provides the learners with the knowledge to understand the different types of Acquired Brain Injury and the causes as well as looking into some of the conditions associated with ABI such as dysphasia and dysarthria. The learners will also explore the impact of challenging behaviour and know what to do to avoid confrontation with someone who is emotionally agitated.

Down Syndrome is a chromosomal disorder, affecting around 1 in every 1000 babies born in the U.K. In total about 60,000 people are known to be affected by it and this course is designed for individuals who want to ensure best practice in the care, assessment and support of individuals with Down Syndrome, particularly those who support adults with learning difficulties.

Learning Disability problems affect around 1.5 million people across the UK. but having a better understanding and awareness of different learning disabilities and how they affect individuals is an important part of working within this area.

This course supports members of staff who chair a variety of different types of meetings which all have the same theme in common, they are all sensitive meetings e.g. Adult & Child Protection Meetings, Safeguarding Meetings, HR Meetings, Disciplinary Meetings, Restructuring Consultation etc.

This course is designed for those who work in Health and Social Care environment, supporting individuals with learning disabilities and/or complex needs. It is designed to provide the essential knowledge and understanding to support them lead fulfilled lives.

Working to support learning disabled parents and ensure that their children are safe requires an understanding of the multiplicity of risk factors facing learning disabled parents and their children. This course will build on established assessment frameworks and provide participants with up to date knowledge and skills that will assist them to conduct effective assessments and work alongside families and their children to both need and reduce risk.

This course will enable delegates to work and engage with parents/carers who have any sort of learning disability. Empowering Social Workers to have the confidence to identify and complete assessments with adults with learning disabilities, enabling them to effectively assess parenting capacity and recognise when specialist intervention is required.

This two-day course will provide participants with the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge when working with adults who have learning disabilities. Through a blended learning approach including seminar sessions, group work and case studies and examples participants will explore the key themes and areas in order to increase their confidence in this field of work. This course will equip participants with the knowledge and skills, to work effectively and confidently with Adults who have learning disabilities.

This is a one day course is for anyone who works with children or adults who exhibit autistic behaviours. Many children and adults with autistic spectrum disorders experience diminished or heightened sensitivity to sensory stimuli. This course explores the main sensory processes and the impact on the individual if they are functioning usually. This knowledge can then be applied in designing an assessment which can produce an individual Sensory Profile for each child or adult and how to integrate the results of this assessment into the person’s everyday life to improve communication, socialisation and participation, hopefully making life less stressful and more enjoyable. It will also demonstrate how the assessment results can be used to plan environments, teaching strategies and communication plans for each individual.

The need to successfully capture the views and wishes of children is a concept that is both philosophically shared as well as embedded in legislation. Those of us working with disabled children need to draw on a skills base of creativity, flexibility and advocacy in order to ensure the voice of each child is captured, valued and used to influence and enhance the quantity of disabled children's lives and experiences.

Communicating with disabled children, particularly non-verbal children requires a very special set of skills. This course sets out to help participants overcome the various barriers to good communication and offers a range of tools and resources to help

This one day course builds on knowledge and skills gained on level one and will enable participants to develop a more detailed understanding of the communicative and environmental strategies that are known to help autistic children and adults make sense of the world.

This is a one day course for staff to provide day to day support and care to people on the autistic spectrum and to provide an opportunity to build on your existing knowledge of Autistic Spectrum Disorder and to use this knowledge to identify practical strategies that can be used when supporting individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Do you work with autistic adults or need to interact with people with autism in your workplace role? Would you know how to communicate with autistic adults and if you have more specialist responsibilities for assessing and helping with care planning for autistic adults are you familiar with the relevant Autism Act Guidance and updates? If so, “Autism in Practice – Working with Autistic Adults” will be useful for you and/or your team. (includes coverage of DHSC Capabilities framework for supporting autistic people and BASW capabilities statement).

To give AMHPs a thorough understanding of how to assess, work with and support autistic people (with and without learning disability and/or co-existing mental health needs) effectively in the specific context of their role

The Aim of this course is to help participants understand what Autism is and the varied presentation of autistic people, the main characteristics which lead to a diagnosis of Autism and the range of difficulties and challenges that autistic people can experience in everyday life. There is also a focus on the legal and policy framework that underpins good practice with autistic people.

Autism is sometimes referred to as a spectrum, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD); it is not a learning disability, but around half of autistic people may also have a learning disability. Working with and supporting people in care living with both these conditions requires a special understanding and this course has been designed to enhance awareness of this approach

To raise awareness of and begin to develop strategies for safeguarding children and young people with disabilities.

The course will look in detail at how adults with learning disabilities can be best supported in all aspects of their sexuality and sexual identity. The day will include discussion, group work and other learning activities. The course raises awareness of issues of personal relationships and sexuality and will allow delegates to explore and share their concerns

The aims of this course are including understanding what Autism is and the varied presentation of autistic children, the range of difficulties and challenges that autistic children can experience in everyday life, the legal and policy framework that underpins good practice with autistic children, and how to provide effective support for autistic children in key areas

The course will look in detail at how adults with learning disabilities can be best supported in all aspects of their sexuality and sexual identity. The day will include discussion, group work and other learning activities. The course raises awareness of issues of personal relationships and sexuality and will allow delegates to explore and share their concerns

This training course is aimed at frontline workers who may wish to understand more about, good communication with people with a learning disability. They will look at different strategies and take the opportunity to discuss any issues and think about how they can apply the strategies in the workplace.

his one day course has been developed to try and help anyone trying to support a person with learning disabilities who develops dementia. It adopts a person centred approach and provides a framework within which participants think about what they are doing and why.

This course is taken together Autism in Practice: Working with Autistic Adults + Autism in Practice: Assessing & Care Planning with Autistic Adults fully meet Care Act Assessment Reg. 5 and Autism Act Statutory Guidance requirements for specialist training. includes coverage of DHSC Capabilities framework for supporting autistic people and BASW capabilities statement plus applied MCA, Care Act and Safeguarding knowledge

The course is designed for participants to be aware of the historic inequalities in practice with parents with Learning Difficulties and/or autism, the importance of following good practice guidance to upholding the rights of children and of parents with LD and/or autism and to non-discriminatory practice. They will be able to develop skills in communicating effectively with parents with LD and/or autism as well as in assessing parenting capacity, joint working and applying thresholds in line with good practice in working with parents with LD and/or autism

he aims of this course are:- Understand what Autism is and the varied presentation of autistic children Understand the main characteristics which lead to a diagnosis of Autism Understand the range of difficulties and challenges that autistic children can experience in everyday life Understand the legal and policy framework that underpins good practice with autistic children Understand how to make practical adaptations and adjustments to make services accessible to autistic children Understand how to provide effective support for autistic children in key areas including: Communication Changes and transitions Sensory issues Supporting decision making Social difficulties Understand how behaviours which may challenge may be related to support needs Understand why and how autistic children may be vulnerable Understand the changing needs of autistic children and their families and the role of services

This course is taken together Autism in Practice: Working with Autistic Adults + Autism in Practice: Assessing & Care Planning with Autistic Adults fully meet Care Act Assessment Reg. 5 and Autism Act Statutory Guidance requirements for specialist training. Includes coverage of DHSC Capabilities framework for supporting autistic people and BASW capabilities statement plus applied MCA, Care Act and Safeguarding knowledge

This course provides an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder. It will allow participants to understand the presentation of both subsequent client needs and behaviour whilst maintaining good practice for supporting them

This course aims to consider the needs of those members of the learning disabled population who are ageing. It examines the context for caring for older people with a learning disability, their needs and the specific challenges they face; the double jeopardy of being old and learning disabled; the particular vulnerability factors of this population to mental health problems in old age and the issues of supporting ageing carers.

Research shows that deaf and disabled children are at significantly greater risk of physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect than non-disabled children. It is therefore essential that professionals working with deaf and disabled children have skills and knowledge to ensure the same levels of protection from harm as non-disabled children.

To enable support workers to communicate effectively with their service users whose speech is impaired

Learning Disability problems affect around 1.5 million people across the UK. but having a better understanding and awareness of different learning disabilities and how they affect individuals is an important part of working within this area.

The course is designed to enable participants to develop a working knowledge of the importance of understanding and managing challenging behaviours in a variety of different workplaces.

This course gives an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder . It will allow the delegates to understand the presentation of both, subsequent client needs and behaviour whilst maintaining good practice for supporting them

This 2 day programme has been designed for teams of workers supporting people on the Autism Spectrum with complex support needs. It aims to help participants gain a greater understanding of the Autism Spectrum and the need for team consistency and resilience to support people effectively. In a relaxed and informal atmosphere, the following will be covered: • The key characteristics of the autism spectrum including the DSM IV and DSM V overviews • The emergence of theories of causation as the incidence of Autism either increase or our awareness of its presentation grows • Ways of helping including consideration of capacity, capability and risk management • Person centred responses based on observation and appreciation of the person being supported • The need for team consistency to support the wellbeing of people living with autism • Ways of supporting team resilience through effective team communication