Learning Disabilities Awareness Training Course

Welcome to Ad Vitam Learning's online learning disability training course. This learning disabilities e-learning course was developed to meet the required learning outcomes in the Skills for Health’s UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) recommendations for health and social care providers.

Course aims and objectives

• To provide the learner with a clear understanding of the legislation and guidelines regarding learning disabilities and mental health
• To improve the awareness of learning disabilities and how to respond
• To provide essential learning disabilities training resources in an engaging and meaningful way
• To provide a FREE blended learning environment that is available to all individuals and businesses

What is covered in this online course?

• What is a learning disability
• Difference between learning disability and mental health problem
• What causes a learning disability
• Mild, moderate or severe learning disability?
• Getting a learning disability diagnosis
• Dealing with a learning disability diagnosis
• Learning disability and other conditions
• Down's syndrome
• Williams syndrome
• Autism and asperger's syndrome
• Challenging behaviour
• Fragile X syndrome
• Global development delay
• Cerebral palsy
• Sources of support for learning disabilities
• Getting the right support
• Thinking about the future
• Online learning resources and references

Assessment and certification

At the end of this online learning disability training course, learners will be required to complete an online assessment. On successful completion of the knowledge test (80% pass mark), learners will be able to download a FREE CPD certificate that is valid for one year.

Course accreditation

The content of this online learning disabilities training course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines..

Course duration

It will take approximately 45 to 90 minutes to complete this learning disabilities e-learning course. The length of time to complete the course depends on the following:

• your prior knowledge and experience about mental health awareness in the workplace and related regulations
• how quickly you can study and absorb the learning materials
• how much you can pace yourself once started

You are in full control of how long it takes to complete this learning disability training course. You can go through the course in one sitting, or pause and come back later. Your progress will be recorded throughout and you will be able to start where you previously left off.

You can revise the online learning materials as many times as you like. Even after completing the course successfully (and obtaining your CPD) certificate, you will still have access to your learning materials for 365 days.

Ad Vitam Learning’s learning disability e-Learning course should be completed by all healthcare and social care staff. This includes unpaid and voluntary staff working in NHS and private hospitals, locum doctors, locum allied health professionals, agency nurses and healthcare assistants. This online learning disabilities training course is also relevant for health and social care support workers, including charities, nursing and residential home staff

This learning disability online training course can be taken as a standalone CPD course or as part of our wider online candidate mandatory training courses

This online learning disabilities training course covers the main points relating to mental health legislation. It has additional online learning resources that provide more details for learners to refer to during the course and in practice.

• pc
• tablet
• laptop
• smartphone
• access to the internet

• 2 cpd credits/points
• certificate in Learning disabilities awareness

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