Course Summary
Course Category: Employment / Lifelong Learning
This fully online programme is designed to equip participants with the essential skills to commence work in a residential service in the intellectual disability sector.
The programme is a training resource for any person who will be working or managing within a residential service in intellectual disability services. Nurse, social care worker, health care assistant or support worker.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Person Centredness and Rights
Getting Residential Ready
Infection Prevention and Control
Introduction to Positive Behaviour Support
Introduction to Fire Prevention
Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons
Back Care and Safer Manual Handling
Intimate and Personal Care
Introduction to Health and Safety
Food Hygiene
Recording and Report Writing
Staff Wellbeing and Self Care
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
