Induction: Autism

Induction: Autism

Level:
Level 2 & 3.

Accreditation:
This course links to Standards 1 – Understand your role, 3 – Duty of care, 4 – Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights, 5 – Work in a person-centred way, 6 – Communication, 7 – Privacy and Dignity, 8 – Fluids and nutrition of the Care Certificate, 16 – Awareness of Learning Disability and Autism

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About this course

Further to completion of the Care Certificate course, this course is designed to support health and social care workers, who are new to supporting autistic individuals, with an introduction and understanding of Autism and their responsibilities relating to this.

The course begins by explaining what autism is. It then sets out how to support autistic individuals by relating the theory of the relevant care certificate standards to working practice. For example, communication’ discusses the barriers to communication that autistic individuals may face, ‘work in a person-centred way’ looks at the impact of sensory experiences: sensitivity to light, touch, sounds, taste, smells, colours/patterns, temperature and ‘fluids and nutrition’ explores specific routines associated with eating and drinking.

In module 2, the final stage of the course, we look at scenarios and strategies that will strengthen knowledge through examples of experience. The scenarios support each standard relevant to caring for autistic individuals.

Guided Learning Hours: up to 30 minutes, dependent on learner’s skills and abilities.

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Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should be able to understand: 

  • What Autism is

  • Their role supporting autistic individuals

  • Their duty of care

  • How to ensure equality, diversity, inclusion and enable human rights

  • Working in a person-centred way

  • The importance of communication

  • How to enable privacy and dignity

  • The role of fluids and nutrition

Course Syllabus Includes

  • What is Autism?

  • Person-centred approaches

  • MCA & your duty of care

  • Direct and Indirect Discrimination

  • Identity

  • Sensory experiences

  • Communication barriers

  • Improving Communication

  • Privacy & dignity

  • Active participation 

  • Nutrition & Hydration

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