Learning Disabilities
Learning disabilities training helps your team provide effective care for people with learning disabilities. Delivered on-site by our experienced trainers, with practical work wherever the subject allows.
About the course
Provide effective care for people with learning disabilities
By the end of the course, delegates will:
- Explain what a learning disability is, and what it is not
- Outline the rights and duties that apply, and the duty to train
- Recognise the health inequality and the causes of avoidable death
- Identify diagnostic overshadowing and act on a change in baseline
- Support annual health checks, adjustments and medication reviews
- Describe the conditions most often seen alongside a learning disability
- Communicate in ways that fit the person, and check understanding
- Respond to distress and apply positive behaviour support
- Apply the principles of mental capacity and best interests
- Support a good ordinary life, and speak up where care falls short
What you’ll cover
Full course content
Everything the course covers, exactly as our trainers deliver it:
What a Learning Disability Is
- The definition, and what it is not
- How much support someone needs
- How many people, and how many are known
Rights, the Law and the Duty to Train
- Equality law and reasonable adjustments
- Care law and human rights
- Training duties and the Mental Health Act
Health Inequality and Why It Happens
- The gap in age at death
- What people die of, and what you influence
- Diagnostic overshadowing
Health Checks, Adjustments and Medication
- The annual health check and health action plan
- Reasonable adjustments and the digital flag
- Stopping over-medication
Conditions You Will Meet
- Down’s syndrome, Fragile X, Prader-Willi, Williams
- Alcohol in pregnancy, cerebral palsy, 22q11
- Global developmental delay
Communication
- Everybody communicates
- Making it work, and checking understanding
- Accessible information, easy read and Makaton
Distress, Behaviour and Positive Support
- Behaviour as communication
- Ruling out health first
- Positive behaviour support and restrictive practice
Mental Capacity and Decisions
- The five principles and the test of capacity
- Helping someone decide, and best interests
- Advocacy, attorneys and deprivation of liberty
Support That Makes a Life Better
- Ordinary things, passports and families
- Safeguarding
- Transition and growing older
Keep exploring
Related children’s services courses
These subjects sit naturally alongside this course, and we can combine courses into one visit.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Where is the training delivered?
All of our training is delivered on-site at your service, anywhere in the UK. We come to you, so there are no travel costs or venue hire for your team. This course is theory-based, so we can also deliver it virtually over Zoom if that suits your team better.
How long is the Learning Disabilities course?
It runs as a half day (3 hours) course, delivered in one visit unless stated otherwise.
How many delegates can attend?
Up to 15 delegates per session.
Do delegates receive a certificate?
Yes, every delegate receives a certificate on completion. We recommend refreshing every year.
How much does the course cost?
We price every course on application, based on your dates, location and delegate numbers. Use the contact buttons below. We reply quickly with a quote.
Can we combine courses into one visit?
Yes. Many clients build a full training day from shorter courses, and we can deliver several subjects in one visit. Just tell us what your team needs.
Do you only train care providers?
No. This course suits care & nursing homes, complex home care, special schools & SEN settings, children’s complex care, hospitals & clinics, hospices. If your sector isn’t listed, ask and we’ll tailor the course to your setting.
Book this course
We bring Learning Disabilities training to your service
Delivered on-site at your service, nationwide, with pricing on application. Tell us your dates and delegate numbers and we’ll reply quickly with a quote.
Part of our children’s services training range. Also explore behaviour management training and mental health training.