Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disability (Awareness) – for Health and Social Care

Objectives

Once you’ve completed this course, you’ll have a knowledge of:

• What a learning disability is
• The experience of a person with a learning disability
• The possible support needs of people with mild, moderate and severe learning disabilities, and how they differ
• What dementia is
• What the lived experience of a person with dementia might be
• The possible support needs of people with mild, moderate and severe dementia
• Different types of mental illness
• What the experience of a person with a mental illness can be
• The possible support needs of people with different mental illnesses
• How to promote the safety of people with a disability
• Social and medical models of disability
• How to support a person with a learning disability, dementia or a mental illness
• The importance of early diagnosis
• Legislation relating to people with mental illness, learning disability or dementia
• The requirement for confidentiality
• Aspects of mental capacity in decision-making

Modules

• Dementia – Needs and experiences
• Learning Disabilities – Needs and experiences
• Understand the needs and experiences of people with mental health conditions
• Adjustments necessary in caring for individuals
• Early detection of mental health, dementia and learning disabilities
• Understand the legislation and policies
• Mental capacity and how care is provided