Aim: To develop a clear understanding of the people’s disability and circumstances as a personal assistant (PA)

Objectives:

By successfully completing this course you will be able to:

• Understand the person’s disability and circumstances and the impact it has on them as an individual
• Understand any specialist needs that arise from the person’s circumstances
• List all the relevant legislations in the UK
• Be able to support the person in the management of their situation, being led by them in the delivery of the support they choose
• Understand the boundaries of your understanding, including when to seek assistance from other services or from your IE to source appropriate training or development

Introduction

Welcome to the Halo Staffing Care Workforce Pathway eLearning course on Understanding people’s disability and circumstances.

The first section of this course will explain how the person’s disability and circumstances and the impact it has on them as an individual.

Having done that, we will inform you about the importance of understanding any specialist needs that arise from the person’s circumstances.

At this point, we will list all the relevant legislations in the UK.

The following section will be about supporting the person in the management of their situation, being led by them in the delivery of the support they choose.

Finally, we will inform you when to seek assistance from other services or from your IE to source appropriate training.