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This Borderline Personality Disorder training course is ideal for mental health professionals and caregivers, the course equips participants with practical skills to effectively assist individuals with BPD.

This online Borderline Personality Disorder training course will educate learners on the nature of personality, the definition of a personality disorder, the origins of personality disorders, the diagnostic process, various types of personality disorders, available treatments, an understanding of borderline personality disorder, and both individual and strategic methods for assisting those with personality disorders.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

What is a personality? Define the term ‘personality’
What is a personality disorder? Learn what is meant by the term ‘personality disorder’
How does personality disorder arise? Be able to learn and describe how a personality disorder may arise
Diagnosis of personality disorder: Learn the process of diagnosing someone with a personality disorder
Types of personality disorder: Learn the different types of personality disorders
Treatment for personality disorder: Learn how to treat personality disorders
Borderline Personality Disorder: Learn what borderline personality disorder is
Individual and strategic approaches: Learn individual and strategic approaches to tackling personality disorders

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) presents in a wide range of ways, and individuals with Level 3 ASD often require significant support. This comprehensive Level 3 training course equips professionals and caregivers with the knowledge and skills to provide effective and compassionate care.

Explore core aspects of ASD, learn communication strategies, and discover methods for de-escalating meltdowns. Gain insight into therapies and support options, along with the roles of professionals who collaborate to support individuals with ASD.

Upon the successful completion of our online Autistic Spectrum Disorder Level 3 course, learners will be empowered to provide informed and empathetic support. Enrol today and make a positive difference in the lives of those with ASD.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

What is Level 3 autism?: Understand what Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is
Understanding ASD: Learn about the ASD and what that means for someone with ASD
Signs of ASD: Learn how to recognise ASD symptoms
Communication strategies for ASD: Learn about various therapeutic treatments and methods of better communication with those who are diagnosed with ASD
Managing emotions and behaviours: Learn how to manage a child’s meltdown and emotional outbursts in an effective and empathetic way, so that the child might learn how to regulate their emotions in a calmer manner
Communication and expression: Understand how to effectively express emotion – without sending them into sensory overload and have an understanding of positive behavioural support
Educational resources: Learn about various educational programs and schools that can support people diagnosed with ASD
Professional support: Understand the role of a paediatrician, physician, clinical psychologist, and speech therapist, and speech therapist for those diagnosed with ASD
Life skills and support: Learn how to establish good communication between yourself and someone with autism. Support and management of transitions for autistic individuals
Intervention methods: Therapeutic interventions and support available for autistic individuals and co-occurring conditions

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This online Sensory Impairment Awareness course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to support individuals with sensory impairments effectively. Whether you work in a care home, hospital setting, or community support role, understanding sensory loss is crucial for providing high-quality and inclusive care.

Learners will gain a comprehensive understanding of the basics of sensory impairment, its prevalence in the UK and how it impacts those with sensory loss or impairment. This course also teaches effective communication strategies to improve your interactions with individuals experiencing sensory loss. This includes practical communication techniques that can bridge the gap for those who struggle with sensory integration and ensure everyone feels heard and understood.
By completing this Sensory Impairment course, you’ll be well-equipped to provide sensitive, effective, and inclusive care for individuals experiencing sensory impairments.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

Understanding sensory impairment: Define sensory impairment/sensory loss (including deafness, blindness and deaf-blindness).
Navigating terminology: Have an awareness of the commonly used terminologies to describe sensory loss.
Sensory impairment in the UK: Have a knowledge of the statistics relating to blindness, deafness and deaf-blindness in the UK.
Impact of sensory impairment: Be aware of some of the impact of different sensory losses on the individual.
Communication strategies: The use of effective communication tactics to improve our interaction with and care for those who have sensory impairments.
Maximising communication: Tips on how to maximise communication with people who have sensory impairments (including practical communication).
Environmental adjustments and equipment: The importance of equipment training and environmental adjustment.
Resources and support: Helpful organisations, equipment, and websites, for those with a sensory impairment.
Continuing your support journey: Further training opportunities available for carers and other health and social care worker.

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In health and social care, your staff are likely to build strong relationships with those they care for and knowing the best way to help those dealing with the loss of a loved one is important to ensure they feel comforted and supported.

This Loss and Bereavement care training course will help learners understand the issues surrounding bereavement, the different stages of loss and how to offer practical advice and coping strategies for those suffering. While this Bereavement training focuses on those working in a care setting, it is also useful to a wider audience.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

The stages of dying: Learn and understand the stages of dying and how to deal with change.
Cultural awareness: Cultural awareness and adopting a non-judgmental approach.
Pathways: The pathway to a good death.
Duty of care: Duty of care and maintaining privacy, dignity and respect.
Managing the environment: Learn how to manage the environment.
Family and visitors: Recognise when support is needed for family and visitors coping with loss.
Record keeping: Record keeping of questions and best practice responses.
Maintaining attitude and behaviour: Know how to maintain attitude and behaviour.

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It is important that the care given to patients who are approaching the end of their life is carried out with respect, empathy and support towards the patient and their family. On the End of Life Care Train the Trainer course, learners will be taught what is meant by palliative care, how we cope with palliative care and how to help others, the different types of complementary therapies, how to empathise with and support patients, be able to recognise different experiences around death and dying, and understand the need for Advanced Care Planning. This course will also cover the importance of symptom management, be able to describe ‘Advance Directives’, and understand roles and responsibilities in end-of-life care. Learners will then be able to teach Palliative and End of Life training to other members in the workplace, by learning different teaching methods and learning styles.

Our End of Life Train the Trainer course is aimed at anyone within the health and social care sector that wants to be able to teach an in-house End of Life Care training course to their colleagues. The material will teach the skills required to support the individual and their family with confidence and sensitivity.

What is the Train the Trainer Model?

The Train the Trainer model is a programme that aims to develop the skills and knowledge of individuals who will be responsible for training others in a specific field or industry. Through this model, trainers receive training, coaching, and mentoring to improve their training skills, techniques, and strategies.

Some of the skills that trainers develop through the Train the Trainer Model include:

Understanding the roles and responsibilities of trainers
Creating a safe and supportive learning environment
Facilitating learning and development in individuals and groups
Applying assessment and evaluation when training
Identifying different learning styles and adapting training to suit them
Using effective communication and questioning techniques
Providing constructive feedback and reinforcement to learners
Encouraging reflection and self-evaluation in learners
Developing learning materials and resources
Managing group dynamics and challenging situations during training.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

Introduction and explanation: Learn and understand what end of life care is.
Experiences of death: Learn about good and bad experiences of dying and death.
Advance Directives: Be able to describe ‘Advance Directives’.
Strategies: Learn and describe some end-of-life care strategies.
Advanced Care Planning: Understand the need for Advanced Care Planning in end of life care.
Roles and responsibilities: Understand roles and responsibilities in end-of-life care.
Attitudes and fears: Understand the common attitudes and fears about death and dying.
Symptom Management: Describe the importance of symptom management in palliative and end of life care.
Last Offices: Learn how to help deal with grief and loss.
Teaching methods: Deliver sessions with different teaching methods to suit the classroom.
Learning styles: Understand different learning styles and when is the best time to use them.
Retain information: How people retain information.
Feedback & Evaluation: How to evaluate appropriately, and give and receive feedback to the learners.
Ice-breakers: Learn different ways to ‘break the ice’ with the whole classroom.
Presentation skills: Confidently present your session to others.
Dos and don’ts: The dos and don’ts of being a trainer.

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This CPD accredited online Dyslexia training course will teach your staff about the prevalence of dyslexia, how it is diagnosed, the ways dyslexia can affect learning and the visual stress and causes. Along with how to support those with dyslexia. Upon successful completion, your staff will receive a downloadable and printable certificate.

Our Dyslexia courses are perfect for teachers, teaching assistants, support staff, childminders or anyone working with children who may have dyslexia.

Dyslexia comes with many challenges, especially in children, as they can often feel unsupported and struggle to keep up with the rest of their friends. It’s important your staff know how to support and recognise dyslexia in children and young people, so they can learn in the best possible way. Get in touch today to enrol on our online training course!

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

What dyslexia is: Understand what dyslexia is.
Prevalence of dyslexia & how it’s diagnosed: Learn about the prevalence of dyslexia and how it is diagnosed.
Effects of dyslexia: Understand the ways that dyslexia can affect learning.
Visual stress and causes: Understand visual stress and the causes.
How to support: Learn practical tips to support those with dyslexia.

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Ensuring that all employees, regardless of ability, have equal access to opportunities is not just a legal requirement — it’s a moral imperative. Creating an inclusive workplace goes beyond just compliance; it fosters a culture of respect, understanding, and mutual growth. That’s why every organisation must have a clear and actionable equal opportunities policy. It’s crucial that this policy specifically addresses the inclusion of individuals with disabilities, offering them the same prospects for success as their peers.

This necessity brings us to the importance of comprehensive Disability Awareness training. Such training is not merely an educational tool; it is an investment in the future of your workplace and the well-being of all your employees.

Participants in our Disability Awareness training course will be able to put into practice care values, understand the single assessment process, and familiarise themselves with equality and diversity, along with how to uphold it. They will gain a thorough understanding of the relevant legislation, ensuring that your organisation remains on the right side of the law while championing the rights and opportunities of people with disabilities.

By enrolling your team in our CPD accredited Disability Awareness course, you are taking a definitive step towards creating a more inclusive, respectful, and equitable workplace. Sign up today and watch as your organisation transforms into a model of diversity and inclusion, setting a standard for others to follow.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

Care values: Be able to put into practice care values.
Equality and Diversity: Gain an understanding of equality and diversity.
Upholding Equality and Diversity: Gain insight in upholding equality and diversity.
Assessment process: Gain an understanding of the single assessment process in person centred care.
Disability legislation: Know the legislations governing disability.

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This Dignity in Care training course will equip learners on how to support individual’s choices and their care needs, how to maintain the privacy and dignity of the individual, methods of implementing changes to improve services, and the relevant legislation.

Dignity, privacy and respect in care are of utmost importance for your patient’s mental and physical wellbeing. Carers should help individuals be independent where possible while respecting their privacy and dignity. Ensure your patients are being properly cared for with kindness and respect to avoid negative feedback of your organisation.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

Defining dignity, privacy and respect: Understand the meaning of dignity, privacy and respect
Legislation and its affects: Describe relevant legislation and how it affects an organisation
Identifying discrimination: Be able to identify discrimination
Poor practice: Be able to identify poor practice
Support specific care needs: Describe how to support specific care needs
Implementation of change: Understand how you can implement change in order to improve care provided
PCC: Describe how PCC fits in with dignity, privacy and respect

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This awareness course will enable learners to learn about supporting the needs of LGBT people and recognise the equal standing that LGBT people have.

The course reflects the Care Quality Commissions approach to LGBT people and sexuality and also embraces the research and information published by Age UK and Stonewall who campaign for equality and diversity.

This training applies to all health and social care workers that work in settings such as Care Homes, Day Centres, or supporting an individual in their own home. This also applies to hospital staff at health care assistant level, unpaid and voluntary workers.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

Meaning of LGBT+ and how this relates to sexual orientation and gender identities.
Laws relevant to LGBT people and the rights that they have.
The approach to assessment and what LGBT people need.
Be able to make a difference for LGBT people that you support.
Be able to support LGBT people with their sexual relationships.

Course Syllabus Includes

Definitions of LGBT+
Sexual orientation
Gender identity
Sexuality
Ageing without children
Equality Law
Human Rights
Consent
Data Protection
Open Communication

Assessment of needs
End of Life
Challenging Prejudices
Attitudes
Making a Difference
Healthy Relationships
Holistic care
Sexual Disinhibition
Support plans and risk assessments
Capacity

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Relationships are a fundamental part of work in health and social care. Being able to build meaningful and rewarding relationships with individual’s supported and cared for has a positive effect on their wellbeing. It also positively impacts on staff and their wellbeing, contributing to their sense of achievement at work.

The key to this is building and maintaining professional boundaries and being open and transparent about the healthy professional working relationships that we should have at work, in health and social care.

This training course is suitable for any health and social care staff that work in Care Homes, in the community, on hospital wards, or even volunteers or any other members of staff that have contact with vulnerable individuals through their work.