Learning Disability Awareness

Aim

The aim of this training is to increase awareness of what is meant by a learning disability and how this can affect an individual’s life.

Those who have a learning disability may take longer to learn new things. It may affect the way they understand information and how they communicate with others.  Difficulties with day-to-day living activities can affect their ability to live independently.

The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the vulnerability of those individuals with learning disabilities. Social distancing and sometimes shielding has been recommended for safety; however, the significant changes this brings to an individual’s routine can result in increased levels of distress. With common difficulties including expressing feeling and explaining needs, it is really important that employees have increased awareness of strategies that can reduce distress and any resulting behaviour of concern.

This workshop is a stand-alone-course that has strong links to the NAPPI Positive Behaviour Support Model, endorsed by OCN (London). The more staff are aware about how an individual has been affected by mental illness, the more that can be done to reduce behaviour of concern and empower individuals to have a better quality of life.

This training is linked to the NHS Core Capabilities Framework for Supporting People with a Learning Disability, with content delivered at Tier 1, whilst incorporating aspects of Tier 2 criteria.