Learning disabilities awareness
Topics include: Safeguarding, Risk and Communication.
Living with a learning disability can present challenges and barriers for people every day. By making ourselves aware of these barriers, and how they effect people we can work together to make health services and wider public space more accessible for everyone. In this course we cover what learning disabilities are, what individuals unique support needs might be and discuss communication styles and safeguarding.
Living with a learning disability presents a person with a number of daily challenges which they have to face throughout their life. Whilst we can’t eliminate these challenges, there are things we can do to support people with a learning disability so that they can thrive and live healthy, fulfilling lives. In this module, we’ll explore what it’s like to live with a learning disability.
- Define what a learning disability is and understand the different kind of learning disability as well as their common characteristics
- Recognise that individuals have unique support needs
- Understand the importance of meeting an individual’s communication and information needs
- Ensure people with a learning disability are safeguarded, including the relevant safeguarding legislation and awareness of crime
- Living with a learning disability
- Supporting a person with a learning disability
- Communication
- Risk, legislation and safeguarding
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