Learning Disability Awareness

  Aim

This training session aims to help learners understand the issues surrounding learning disabilities, including the relationship between learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with the

purpose of helping learners reflect on and improve how they care for people with learning disabilities.

Target Group

  Staff working within health and social care

Links to

• QCF unit LD201 Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities

Learning Outcomes

 At the end of this course participants should be able to:

• Differentiate between 'learning disability' and 'learning difficulty'
• Recognise how learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) overlap
• Describe some of the things people with learning disabilities may find difficult and why, and identify some of the ways in which health and social care staff can support people who have learning disabilities
• Describe what can go wrong in the care of people with learning disabilities
• Reflect on how attitudes towards impairments and disabilities are essential for promoting well-being for the individual
• Discuss what 'reasonable adjustment' means and how to adjust the way that care is delivered to people with learning disabilities
• Explain how early detection of learning disabilities can improve how care is provided and support is given
• Explain the legislation and policies, including the concepts of capacity

Training Methods

The day will be run in a participative way, using delegates’ existing knowledge as a platform. Training methods will include paired work, small group work, quizzes, multi-media clips, case studies, and a limited amount of lecturing.