Learning Disability and Autism Awareness: Supporting People in a Health Care Setting

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Course Details:

Audience: All staff

Duration: 45 minutes

Learning Objectives

• Have a broad understanding of what a learning disability is and is not
• Have a broad understanding of what autism is
• Be able to identify the factors prevalent in health care settings that negatively impact health outcomes for people with learning disabilities and or autism
• Understand what reasonable adjustments are and how to put them in place in practice
• Understand the key principles of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and mental capacity assessment
• Understand what Diagnostic Overshadowing is and how to avoid it
• Be able to describe different communication methods and how they are used in practice
• Understand what a hospital traffic light passport is and how to use it
• Understand when to use the Learning Disability and Autism care plan
• Know how to contact the Learning Disability and Autism team and other specialist support services