Learning Disability and Autism Awareness in Care Settings
Learn what a learning disability and autism are, how to communicate and adjust support respectfully, and where to get the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training
A short presenter-led introduction to “Learning Disability and Autism Awareness in Care Settings” will appear here.
About this course
This is an awareness-only, theory-only course based on Care Certificate Standard 16. It is not the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training, and completing it does not meet Standard 16 or the legal training requirement on its own. It covers why the training exists and where to get it, what a learning disability and autism are, communication, sensory needs and reasonable adjustments, health inequalities, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, restrictive practice and positive behaviour support, safeguarding, and working with families. Five modules, eighteen lessons, around two hours, finishing with an assessment and a SupportiveBridge certificate of completion.
What you'll learn
- By the end of this module, you will be able to explain what this awareness course is and is not, why learning disability and autism training is a legal requirement for care services, and where to get the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training.
- By the end of this module, you will be able to describe what a learning disability and autism are, how they differ and overlap, and how to talk about them respectfully.
- By the end of this module, you will be able to describe how to communicate in an accessible way, recognise sensory needs, understand reasonable adjustments and the Accessible Information Standard, and see behaviour as a possible form of communication.
- By the end of this module, you will be able to explain why health inequalities and diagnostic overshadowing matter, describe annual health checks, STOMP and STAMP, outline the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and best interests decisions, and describe restrictive practice and positive behaviour support at awareness level.
- By the end of this module, you will be able to describe how to work well with families, carers and advocates, explain how to recognise and raise safeguarding concerns, and set out the next steps you will take after this awareness course.