Aim: Support disabled people to live, learn and work as independently as they choose
Objectives:
By successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain what a learning disability is
- Identify the difference between a learning difficulty and a learning disability
- List at least 3 categories and 10 types of learning disabilities
- Explain what is profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD)
- Explain the effects of a learning disability on the person and their family
- List at least 3 pieces of legislation relevant to learning disability
- Describe how to support people with a learning disability
- List 10 values and behaviours needed to support people with a learning disability
- Describe the role of partners in care and support
Introduction:
Welcome to the Halo Staffing course on Learning Disability Awareness.
We begin this course with an explanation of learning disability and describe how is it different to a learning difficulty.
We then list at least 3 categories and 10 types of learning disabilities.
This is followed by an explanation of Profound and multiple learning disability (PMLD).
The next topic covers the effects of a learning disability on an individual and their family.
We then list at least 3 pieces of legislation relevant to a learning disability.
The following two topics are about the how best to support people with learning disabilities.
We conclude the course with a description of the role of partners in care and support of people who have a learning disability.
