Principles of Working with and Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities

What Will You Learn?

• Unit 1: Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities
• Contextualise the support provided to individuals with learning disabilities through gaining an understanding of inclusion, advocacy and empowerment. Develop an understanding of the causes, nature and characteristics of learning disabilities.
• Unit 2: Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care
• Discover how to recognise signs of abuse and understand how to respond to a situation of alleged or suspected abuse. Explore the ways to reduce the likelihood of abuse and how to report unsafe practices.
• Unit 3: Introduction to personalisation in social care
• Consider the importance of adopting a personalised approach to care when supporting individuals with learning disabilities, as well as looking at the systems currently in place which encourage personalisation.
• Unit 4: Principles of positive risk-taking for individuals with disabilities
• Gain an understanding of the importance of using positive, person-centred risk assessment to support individuals with decisions about risk-taking. This unit also explores the ways in which support can be given to manage identified risks.
• Unit 5: Introductory awareness of autistic spectrum conditions
• Explore Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASCs) and the different experiences of individuals living with an ASC. Consider person-centred ways of supporting individuals who have an ASC, including the different systems which can be used to enable communication.
• Unit 6: Principles of supporting individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the roles of different professionals working with individuals with learning disabilities in healthcare services. This unit also covers how healthcare plans and health checks underpin long-term health and well-being and explores issues that individuals may face when accessing healthcare services.