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FEATURED COURSE
Mental Health First Aid (2 Days) Accredited by MHFA England
What the course covers
- An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect well-being
- Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
- Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress
- Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
- Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support
Duration
- Classroom: Two full days (12 hours total)
Dates
- July 2026 – 15th & 16th
- August 2026 – 25th & 26th
- September 2026 – 15th & 16th
Price
- Classroom: £349pp
FEATURED COURSE
Mental Health First Aid Refresher Accredited by MHFA England
What the course covers
- Recognise those who may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first-level support and early intervention
- Encourage a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other supports
- Practise active listening and empathy
- Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma
- Discuss the role in depth, including boundaries and confidentiality
- Practise self-care
- Know how to use the MHFAider Support App®
- Know how to access a dedicated text service provided by Shout and ongoing learning opportunities with MHFA England®
- Learn beyond the course through membership of the Association of Mental Health First Aiders
Duration
- Classroom: 4 hours
Dates
- September 2026 – 1st
- January 2027 – 4th
Price
- Classroom: £149pp
FEATURED COURSE
Administering Rescue Medication: Buccal Midazolam
What the course covers
- Understand what Buccal Midazolam is
- Administer Buccal Midazolam safely
- Be aware of the complications and precautions you need to take
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 3 hours
Dates
- Classroom:
- July 2026 – 27th
- September 2026 – 9th
- Virtual Classroom:
- August 2026 – 13th, 26th
- September 2026- 7th, 29th
- October 2026 – 13th, 29th
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
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Course Information Guide
April 2026 – March 2027
This guide explains the key details of our courses and what each course covers, what is expected of them, and how it will be delivered. If you have any questions then please contact us directly.
A
Person-Centred Practice and Specialised Skills
Acquired Brain Injury
What the course covers
- Define Acquired Brain Injury
- Identify areas of the brain affected by brain injury
- Consider effects of ABI on the brain
- Consider effects of ABI on the person
- Identify support needed following ABI and potential barriers
- Recognise professionals involved (and their role)
Duration
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
Mental Health Suite
Affective Disorders
What the course covers
- Explain the different Affective Disorders, including: Anxiety, Bi-Polar, Depression, Panic attacks, OCD, Phobias, PTSD & S.A.D.
- Discuss different causes of these disorders including psychological and physical abuse
- Recognise the signs and symptoms of these disorders, including self-neglect
- Assess how to support an individual with affective disorders
- Consider the different treatment options available for people with affective disorders, including support from mental health teams and psychiatrists
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours 30 minutes
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
B
Mental Health Suite
Basic Life Support
What the course covers
- Develop knowledge about the role and responsibilities of a first aider
- Learn how to ensure the safety of both the rescuer and the victim during a life-saving intervention
- How to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and how to use an AED, the correct technique for chest compressions and rescue breaths, and how to operate an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) safely and effectively
- How and when to place someone in the recovery position
- Know how to assist someone who is choking
- Observe how to treat bleeds/wounds and apply a bandage
- Know how to treat burns and scalds
- Know how to assist someone with a suspected fracture
Duration
- e-Learning: 1 hour
Price
- e-Learning: £28.50
Mental Health Suite
Basic Principles of De-Escalation
What the course covers
- Dentify issues of conflict
- Understand where anger comes from
- Recognise why anger becomes aggression
- Define the signs and signals anger
- Develop awareness of the Aggressive incident model
- Identify how adrenaline affects us (psychologically and physically)
- Discuss the emotional arousal cycle
- Define proactive measures relating to possible conflict
- Outline the principles of de-escalation
- Identify the need for debriefing
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours 30 minutes
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
Health Practice
Administering Rescue Medication: Buccal Midazolam
What the course covers
- Understand what Buccal Midazolam is
- Administer Buccal Midazolam safely
- Be aware of the complications and precautions you need to take
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 3 hours
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
C
Health Practice
Catheter Care
What the course covers
- Describe the different methods of catheterisation and explain their purpose
- Differentiate between suprapubic and urethral urinary catheterisation, including their indications and key differences
- Explain the common reasons for catheterisation and identify potential complications and common problems associated with catheter use
- Demonstrate the safe use and handling of catheter equipment in accordance with organisational procedures and best practice
- Apply infection prevention and control measures when supporting a person with a catheter, and recognise the signs and symptoms of infection and sepsis requiring prompt action
Duration
- Classroom: 2 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours
Price
- Classroom: £55pp
- Virtual Classroom: £55pp
Person Centred Practice and Specialised Skills
Confidence, Assertiveness, Resilience
What the course covers
- Develop some skill in being assertive
- Enable practice in a safe environment
- Boost your confidence
- Enable the sharing your skills so as to benefit others
- Help learn to develop your resilience
Duration
- Classroom: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours 30 minutes
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
D
Essential Skills
Data Protection & Information Governance
What the course covers
- Understanding of confidentiality and data protection
- Awareness of the process on freedom of information
- Understanding of the General Data Protection Regulation
- Awareness of the ‘Caldicott Principles’ for sharing information
- The ability to record and store information safely
- Understanding of good practice for electronic records
Duration
- Virtual Classroom: 1 hour
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated
Price
- Virtual Classroom: £35pp
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
E-Learning
Living Well with Dementia
What the course covers
- National strategy for dementia support: ‘Living Well with Dementia’
- The aims of the strategy
- Common core principles for supporting people with dementia
- Definition of dementia
- Dementia statistics
- Memory assessment services
- Individual strategy
- VIPS – value, individual, perspective, social environment
- How to put in place a strategy for each area
- Key message
- Traffic light system
- Risk management – environment, service user and support worker
- Elements of cognitive decline
- Medical model – treatments and support
- Social model – treatments and support
- Managing challenging behaviour
Duration
- e-Learning: 1 hour 30 minutes (estimated)
Price
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
E-Learning
Introduction to Diabetes
What the course covers
- Have an awareness of diabetes
- Be aware of the 2 main types of diabetes
- Understand what causes diabetes
- Identify signs and symptoms of diabetes
- Have an understanding of commonly used terms in diabetes
Duration
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
Health Practice
Diabetes Management and Glucose Monitoring
What the course covers
- Identify common causes of diabetes
- Identify the 2 main types of diabetes
- Understand the importance of positive management of diabetes & cultural issues
- Demonstrate understanding of the importance of diet in diabetes
- Explain common treatments for diabetes
- Be aware of what to do when a person with diabetes becomes unwell
- Be aware of additional health issues
- Understand emergencies in diabetes
- Be aware why glucose needs to be checked
- Be aware of the Importance of hygiene
- Be aware of different blood glucose monitors
- Understand how to test blood glucose
- Be aware of what to do with the result of the blood glucose test
Duration
- Classroom: 4 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 4 hours
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
Health Practice
Dysphagia & Swallowing Support
What the course covers
- Gain an understanding of Dysphagia
- Understand the normal swallow
- Know what happens in a swallow assessment
- Recognise and be able to use the IDDSI framework
- Know how to thicken fluids and how to recognise food textures
- Know safe feeding principles and strategies
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
- e-Learning: £28.50
E-Learning
Dyspraxia Awareness
What the course covers
- Insight and knowledge of Dyspraxia
- How Dyspraxia co-exists with other conditions
- How to better support a service user with Dyspraxia
Duration
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
E
Mental Health Suite
EUPD: Supporting Your Staff in Service
What the course covers
- Explore a trauma informed care approach
- Enabling staff to develop their knowledge and resilience
- Feel more confident in supporting staff in their support roles when working with individuals with a diagnosis of EUPD
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 3 hours
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
Person-Centred Practice and Specialised Skills
End of Life and Expected Death
What the course covers
- Introduction to End of Life care and corporate policy
- Identifying staff skills and competencies
- Knowledge of advanced planning and End of Life care
- Coordinating and multi-agency working
- Procedure following an expected death
- Helpful resources
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours 30 Minutes
- Virtual Classroom: 3 hours
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
Health Practice
Epilepsy Management
What the course covers
- Define what epilepsy is
- Define the different categories of seizures
- Explain stages of a convulsive tonic /clonic seizure
- Explain management of different seizures
- Identify treatments of epilepsy
- Understand how to use a Vagus Nerve Stimulator
- Understand the importance of risk management and Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 3 hours
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
Management Training
Equality, Diversity and Human Rights (EDHR): The Golden Thread
What the course covers
- Equality, Diversity & Human Rights- EDHR – ‘The Golden Thread’ Equality Act 2010
- Protected characteristics that are covered by the law
- Different types of discrimination
- Strategies to evidence promotion of EDHR in our day to day work when dealing with incidents, safeguarding and capacity issues
- How information needs to be available to support individuals as part of their planned care and support
Duration
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours
Price
- Virtual Classroom: £55pp
E-Learning
Introduction to Epilepsy
What the course covers
- Define what epilepsy is
- Understand the myths and facts of epilepsy
- Discuss classifications of epilepsy
- Explain seizure types
- Understand seizure types
- Define Status Epilepticus
Duration
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
E-Learning
Electrical Safety
What the course covers
- Discuss the importance of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- Explain the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations Act 1992
- Review the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992
- Outline the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
- Revise electrical safety responsibilities
Duration
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
F
Essential Skills
First Aid & Basic Life Support
What the course covers
- The role and responsibilities of a first aider
- How to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- How to apply and use an Automated External Defibrillator
- How to manage a head injury
- How to place someone in the recovery position
- How to manage a choking person
- How to manage a person suffering a seizure
- How to treat bleeds/wounds and apply a bandage
- How to treat burns and scalds
- How to treat a person with a splinter
- How to treat a casualty for the potential of shock
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours 30 minutes
Price
- Classroom: £145pp
Essential Skills
Fire Safety Awareness
What the course covers
- Examine the science of fire
- Outline relevant legislation
- Develop awareness of the fire risk assessment
- Outline fire safety preparations: emergency procedure, means of escape, personal emergency evacuation plans, and fire drills
- Associate which fire extinguisher to use on different types of fire
- Identify fire checks at the service
- Describe what to do if you discover a fire
- Recognise procedures for a fire drill
Duration
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
Essential Skills
Food Safety (Level 2)
What the course covers
- The Law
- Roles and responsibilities
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)
- Hazards
- Pathogenic bacteria
- Controlling bacterial growth
- Food poisoning/ avoiding food poisoning
- Handling practices and temperature controls relating to food
- High risk and low risk foods
- Cross contamination
- Common faults in food safety
- Cleaning and disinfection
- Storage
- Consequences of good and poor food safety
Duration
- Classroom: 6 hours 30 minutes
Price
- Classroom: £195pp
G
Person-Centred Practice and Specialised Skills
Genetic Disorders and Syndromes
What the course covers
- Have an Awareness of Klinefelter syndrome
- Have some knowledge around 1p36 deletion syndrome
- Be able to recognise the effects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
- Be able to support someone with the above in a person-centred way
Duration
- Virtual Classroom: 1 hour
Price
- Virtual Classroom: £35pp
Person-Centred Practice and Specialised Skills
Good Communication
What the course covers
- Identify what we mean by good communication
- Understand how better communication skills helps us
Duration
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours
Price
- Virtual Classroom: £55pp
H
Essential Skills
Health & Safety Awareness
What the course covers
- Understand their own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety in the workplace
- Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness
- Understand medication and healthcare tasks
- Understand Risk Assessment
- Handle hazardous substances
- Move and assist safely
- Promote fire safety
- Work securely
- Manage stress
Duration
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
Mental Health Suite
Hoarding Disorder: Trauma Informed Care
What the course covers
- Be aware of myths around hoarding
- Know the history of hoarding
- Recognise signs of hoarding
- Understand why a person may hoard
- Understand Health and Safety and the legislation around this
- Be aware of practical interventions – dos and don’ts
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours 30 minutes
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
I
Essential Skills
Infection Control
What the course covers
- The roles and responsibilities of staff
- Legislation and policies guide our approach
- The systems of prevention and control
- The impact of infections
- Risk assessment in relation to infection control
- The use of Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.)
- The role good personal hygiene plays
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 1 hour 30 minutes
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £45pp
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
L
Essential Skills
Lone Working and Personal Safety
What the course covers
- Feel more confident about your own safety when lone working
- Have an understanding of what is involved in formal risk assessment
- Have an understanding of what is involved in dynamic risk assessment
- Have identified potential personal risk
- Have made an action plan to reduce/eliminate risk
Duration
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours
Price
- Virtual Classroom: £65pp
E-Learning
Legionella Awareness
What the course covers
- Outline what legionella is and how it can be harmful
- Identify how legionnaire’s disease can be caught
- Describe how to maintain healthy water systems in service
- State how to prevent the spread of legionella
- Define the process of risk assessment for legionella
Duration
- e-Learning: 45 minutes (estimated)
Price
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
E-Learning
LGBTQ+ Awareness
What the course covers
- Identify what LGBTQ+ means and the history of the LGBTQ+ movement
- Identify the benefits of having an inclusive workforce
- Consider issues for LGBTQ+ staff
- Learn about challenging inappropriate language
- The history of LGBTQ+ rights
- The impact of bullying and misinformation
- Managing prejudice
- Stigma and stereotyping
- Equality law
- Homophobia and transphobia
- Sexuality, gender and gender dysphoria
- Equality Act 2010
- Gender Recognition Act 2004
Duration
- e-Learning: 30 minutes (estimated)
Price
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
M
Health Practice
Managing Incontinence, Constipation and Fecal Impaction
What the course covers
- Know the body’s waste functions
- Understand the reasons of incontinence
- Know the ways of promoting continence
- Appreciate the problems/issues of incontinence for the service user
- Understand the various facilities and aid for continence care
- Understand the impact of faecal impaction
- Know how to monitor and document concerns as they arise
- Know how to promote maintenance of a healthy bladder and bowel
- Sepsis awareness
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 3 hours
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
Essential Skills
Medication Administration
What the course covers
- Understand the legislative framework, policies and guidance for the use of medication in social-care settings
- Know about common types of medication and their use
- Understand roles and responsibilities in the use of medication in social care settings
- Know how to promote the rights of the individual when managing medication
- Understand procedures and techniques for the administration of medication
- Prepare for the administration of medication
- Administer and monitor individuals’ medication
Practical learning outcomes requiring the demonstration of skill:
- Be able to receive, store and dispose of medication supplies safely
- Be able to support use of medication
- Be able to record and report on use of medication
Please note: after completing this course the learner should be observed by a senior member of their team to ensure they are fully competent in the administration of medication required for their role.
Duration
- Classroom: 6 hours 30 minutes
- e-Learning: 2 hours 30 minutes (estimated)
Price
- Classroom: £295pp
- e-Learning: £38.50pp
Essential Skills
Mental Capacity Act & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
What the course covers
- Discuss the Mental Capacity Act.
- Explain what capacity is and how to assess if someone can make decisions about their care.
- Examine how to make decisions that are in the best interests of someone who can’t decide for themselves.
- Describe the purpose of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and when restraints, restrictions and limitations can be used to keep individuals safe while respecting their rights.
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 3 hours
- e-Learning: 1 hour(estimated)
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
Mental Health Suite
Mental Health First Aid (Accredited by MHFA England)
What the course covers
- An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
- Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
- Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress
- Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
- Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support – whether that’s self-help resources, through their employer, the NHS, or a mix.
Duration
- Classroom: 2 full days, 12 hours
Price
- Classroom: £349pp
Mental Health Suite
Mental Health First Aid Refresher (Accredited by MHFA England)
What the course covers
- An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
- Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
- Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress
- Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
- Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support – whether that’s self-help resources, through their employer, the NHS, or a mix.
Duration
- Classroom: 2 full days, 12 hours
Price
- Classroom: £349pp
Essential Skills
Modern Slavery Awareness
What the course covers
- An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
- Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
- Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress
- Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
- Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support – whether that’s self-help resources, through their employer, the NHS, or a mix.
Duration
- Classroom: 1 hour
- e-Learning: 1 hour
Price
- Classroom: £35pp
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
Mental Health Suite
Monitoring the Side-Effects of Clozapine
What the course covers
- What Clozapine is, why and when is it used
- The side effects and health dangers associated with use
- How is Clozapine use monitored and what role do you play in this
- The actions that you need to take in certain situations
- What can help with the side effects
Duration
- Virtual Classroom: 1 hour
Price
- Virtual Classroom: £35pp
Essential Skills
Moving and Handling of Objects
What the course covers
- Prepare for office based working
- Outline awareness of the policy
- Analyse the importance of ergonomics
- Consider how to protect yourself
- Apply exercises at your desk
- Evaluate how to assess risk and formal risk assessments (formal and not)
- Ascertain how to move objects safely
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- e-Learning: 1 hour 30 minutes (estimated)
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
N
Person-Centred Practice and Specialised Skills
Neurodiversity in the Workplace
What the course covers
- Establish and understand the positive traits of neurodiverse colleagues within the workplace
- Raise awareness of how autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia and dyspraxia can affect individuals
- Establish and improve understanding of neurodiversity and its role in the workplace
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours 30 minutes
- Virtual Classroom: 3 hours 30 minutes
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
Health Practice
Nutrition and Hydration
What the course covers
- Describe what constitutes a healthy diet
- Outline the food groups in our diet
- Outline digestive problems and preventive measures
- Explain the uses of relevant medication
- Explain the importance of hydration
- Monitor and support systems
- Describe what it means to eat well with dementia
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hour
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £55pp
- e-Learning: £28.50p
O
Mental Health Suite
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
What the course covers
- Be able to define OCD
- Show understanding of the difference between obsessions and compulsions
- Identify the criteria for diagnosis
- Understand how to support someone with OCD
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours 30 minutes
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
Health Practice
Oral Health Care including Mucosa and Dentures
What the course covers
- Understand the importance of oral health and potential effects on general health, wellbeing and dignity
- Understand the impact of untreated dental pain or mouth infection on behaviour
- Know how and when to reassess oral health
- Know how to deliver daily mouth care
- Know how to and when to report any oral health concerns
- Understand the importance of denture markings and how to arrange these
Duration
- Classroom: 2 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- Classroom: £55pp
- Virtual Classroom: £55pp
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
P
Health Practice
An Introduction to Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Care
What the course covers
- Describe the different types of feeding tubes
- Define how to care for individuals’ personal hygiene
- Identify the possible complications
- Explain how to administer feeds and flushes safetly
- Identify the implications of administering medication through a gastrostomy
Duration
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours
Price
- Virtual Classroom: £55pp
Health Practice
Personal Care Needs
What the course covers
- Differentiate between a person-centred and task centred approach to personal care
- Identify methods used to encourage independence in personal care
- Apply knowledge of personal hygiene to prevent and minimise the risk of infections
- Describe in practice, how you can work with the person while valuing their emotions and personal preferences
- Recognise and promote the importance of dignity and privacy when assisting with personal care
Duration
- Classroom: 2 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours
Price
- Classroom: £55pp
- Virtual Classroom: £55pp
Health Practice
Pressure Area Care and Maintaining Healthy Skin
What the course covers
- Understanding what constitutes a pressure injury
- Your duty of care
- Knowledge of common causes of pressure injury
- Risk assessment tools
- Implications of pressure injuries
- Impact of pressure injuries on service users
- aSSKINg- NHS intuitive
Duration
- Classroom: 2 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- Classroom: £55pp
- Virtual Classroom: £55pp
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
Health Practice
Prevention and Management of Falls
What the course covers
- Awareness of risks and prevention strategies
- Understanding the processes for the effective assessment and recognition of those at risk of falling
- Awareness of safety and well-being of the people we support and our employees
- Compliance with current legislation and reporting requirements
Duration
- Classroom: 2 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours
Price
- Classroom: £55pp
- Virtual Classroom: £55pp
S
Essential Skills
Safeguarding Adults and Children
What the course covers
- Understand the changes in Safeguarding in relation to the Care Act 2014
- Safeguarding in relation to the Human Rights Act 1998
- Why are there new categories of abuse?
- Why are people vulnerable to abuse?
- The values needed to be an affective support worker
- Duty of candour Whistleblowing
- Know how to recognise signs of abuse
- Organisations responsible for safeguarding people at risk
- Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse
- Understand the national and local context of Safeguarding and protection from abuse
- The importance of child protection
- Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of abuse
- Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices
- Staff support through safeguarding incident
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 3 hours
- e-Learning: 1 hour 30 Minutes
Price
- Classroom: £245pp
- Virtual Classroom: £145pp
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
Mental Health Suite
Schizophrenia and Psychosis: Trauma Informed Care
What the course covers
- Recognise signs of psychosis
- Identify early interventions for a first episode of psychosis
- Identify the referral process for people with an acute episode of psychosis or schizophrenia
- Explain how to Promote recovery and long-term care
- Identify how to recognise and prevent physical health problems in people with psychosis
- Discuss the alternative view to schizophrenia and psychosis
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours 30 minutes
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
Mental Health Suite
Self Harm & Suicide: Trauma Informed Care
What the course covers
- Increase knowledge and confidence when supporting people who self-harm and/or present as suicidal
- Reflect on experiences of supporting people who self-harm and/or present as suicidal
- Learn ways to respond to people who self-harm and/or present as suicidal
- What is dual diagnosis?
- Learn the causes and function of self-harm
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours 30 minutes
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
Health Practice
Stoma Care
What the course covers
- Knowledge of what a stoma is
- Different types of stomas
- Hygiene management of a stoma
- Different products and equipment used in stoma care
- The physical, psychological and social effects of having a stoma
Duration
- Classroom: 2 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- Classroom: £55pp
- Virtual Classroom: £55pp
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
Health Practice
Stroke – Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) and Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
What the course covers
- Improve awareness of strokes
- Know how to recognise signs of a stroke
- Know how to act if an individual is having a stroke
- Demonstrate an awareness that stroke is a medical emergency
- Outline the risk factors involved in stroke and how to modify them
Duration
- Classroom: 2 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- Classroom: £55pp
- Virtual Classroom: £55pp
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
Person-Centred Practice and Specialised Skills
Supporting People with a Learning Disability
What the course covers
- Be able to describe the nature and characteristics of learning disability
- To Identify the historical contexts of learning disability
- To be able to define the legislation and policies that support the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities
- To be able to describe the health concerns and related conditions for with individuals with learning disabilities
- To recognise how views and attitudes impact on the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and their family carer
- Understand the basic principles and practice of advocacy, empowerment and active participation in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families
- To Know about STOMP and be able to Identify Hate and Mate crime
- To be able to promote communication with individuals with learning disabilities
- Be aware of mental health concerns for individuals with learning disabilities
- To recognise the effect getting old has on individuals with learning disabilities
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 3 hours
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
Mental Health Suite
Supporting People with a Personality Disorder
What the course covers
- Demonstrate understanding of what a personality disorder is
- Understand the potential causes of personality disorder
- Have a greater understanding of the stigma associated with personality disorders
- Know how to support individuals with personality disorder in a positive way
- Discuss the various treatment options available for personality disorder
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours 30 minutes
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp
U
Person-Centred Practice and Specialised Skills
Understanding Autism (Level 1)
What the course covers
- Recognise the main characteristics of autistic spectrum conditions
- Identify how autistic spectrum conditions can impact on the lives of individuals and those around them
- Appreciate the communication and sensory needs of individuals with autistic spectrum conditions
- Understand how to give person centred support of individuals with autistic spectrum conditions
- Appreciate how the environment can effect autistic Individuals
Duration
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
Person-Centred Practice and Specialised Skills
Understanding Autism (Level 2)
What the course covers
- Increase understanding of attitudes towards alcohol and substance use
- Recognise signs and symptoms of substance use
- Increase awareness of substance names and paraphernalia
- Be aware of classifications for substances
- Develop awareness of how to support people who are experiencing substance misuse
- Discuss actions to take in emergency situations
Duration
- Classroom: 6 hours 30 Minutes
Price
- Classroom: £195pp
Mental Health Suite
Understanding Mental Health
What the course covers
- Have an understanding of what mental health is
- Understand more about the contributing factors of mental ill health
- Explore the importance of workplace support for mental health
- Be aware of some of the tools used in recovery planning
Duration
- e-Learning: 1 hour (estimated)
Price
- e-Learning: £28.50pp
W
Mental Health Suite
Working with Substance Misuse
What the course covers
- Increase understanding of attitudes towards alcohol and substance use
- Recognise signs and symptoms of substance use
- Increase awareness of substance names and paraphernalia
- Be aware of classifications for substances
- Develop awareness of how to support people who are experiencing substance misuse
- Discuss actions to take in emergency situations
Duration
- Classroom: 3 hours
- Virtual Classroom: 2 hours 30 minutes
Price
- Classroom: £95pp
- Virtual Classroom: £95pp