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This course contains several sections and covers a huge amount of material concerning Mental Capacity Assessment and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. -
These courses help to define mental health, look at the symptoms of some mental health issues and the impact they can have, as well as legislation and how to devise an action plan to promote mental well-being in the workplace for you and your employees. Both of these courses aim to improve your understanding of your own and your employees’ mental health and well-being, and how you can better promote workplace well-being through slight changes in day-to-day behaviour. -
This course covers the different aspects of your life and how you can improve your mental health and wellbeing in those areas. Aimed at anyone who wishes to improve their mental health and wellbeing the course takes around one hour to complete. Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK could suffer from mental health at least once a year with 1 in 6 people in England reporting common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. Whilst there has not been a significant rise in mental health problems in recent years people are finding it harder to cope with the illness with self-harm and suicidal thoughts increasing. Having positive mental health in the workplace can lead to an increase in productivity and morale which can also have a good effect on your colleagues. -
This online Misogyny Awareness course provides you with the knowledge you need to identify and tackle misogynistic behaviour that might be experienced in the workplace. Sexism and misogyny have damaging effects on women. It’s not just the mental burden of experiencing derogatory comments in-the-moment, but also the long-term impact it can have on their wellbeing, behaviours and life choices. -
Modern slavery and trafficking are two of the most important safeguarding topics for anyone working with vulnerable children or adults. It is crucial that they have an in-depth knowledge of these areas and can spot the signs and symptoms of abuse. Human trafficking, human exploitation and modern slavery are alarmingly widespread issues in today's society. Statistics from Unseen show that there was a 35 per cent increase in the number of people identified as trafficking victims in the UK from 2016 to 2017, while 4,586 victims of modern slavery were reported to the Home Office in 2016 alone. -
Having a basic knowledge surrounding Oral health means social care workers and supporters are able to ensure the individuals in their care can be properly supported to prevent pain and further health problems caused by poor oral health. Individuals in your care may not be able to verbalise their pain or discomfort for reasons as so it is important to understand the behavioural signs of someone who is suffering from dental pain. This 30-minute course can be used as an introduction or as refresher training to ensure that all learners have up to date knowledge of Oral Health. -
The Toxic Trio describes the massive impact that domestic abuse, parental mental health issues, and parental substance abuse can have on both vulnerable children, young people and the parents themselves. This course will help the learner define what the toxic trio means and its effects. This will help to guide learners on how to deal with suspected toxic trio cases. This trio of vulnerabilities course contains information and resources to enable practitioners to define and identify the effects of such abuse and act accordingly. -
With this Person Centred Care in Social Care course understand the basics of being able to work in a person-centred way, how to establish consent when providing care and support and encourage active participation whilst also being able support the individual’s right to make choices.. This 30-minute course can be used as an introduction or as refresher training to ensure that all learners have up to date knowledge of Person-Centred Care in health and social care. -
Understanding and implementing Positive behaviour support has a variety of benefits in including reducing behavioural challenges, improving long term support for those in your care, and an increase in the quality of life of individuals. Learn about positive behaviour support (PBS) including specifically what it is and who it’s for as well as understanding the PBS framework 2015. This 30-minute course can be used as an introduction or as refresher training to ensure that all learners have up to date knowledge to promote positive behaviour in health and social care. -
Safeguarding anyone against radicalisation and extremism is an extremely important responsibility. It’s crucial that anyone working with vulnerable children, young people or adults are able to recognise the signs and symptoms of potential radicalisation. This training course will help learners to understand various forms of radicalisation and extremism and how it can be recognised and countered. This course also looks into further steps and organisations to contact if they suspect someone is being radicalised. This is a wide-ranging course covering radicalisation and extremism. -
Within a social care setting there can be a lot of documents and information used daily to provide support to individuals. Not handling these documents and information correctly could lead to an array of consequences ranging from personal risks to the individuals, to consequences for the organisation which could result in a fine. As such there is a great level of importance to understand correct procedures in handling data. Explore the need for secure handling of information, best practises such as the seven principles of processing personal data responsibility whilst also discovering how to access support for handling information with this short course. This 30-minute course can be used as an introduction or as refresher training to ensure that all learners have up to date knowledge of Recording and Reporting. -
It’s important for anyone working in a social care setting to understand their responsibilities when it comes to caring and protecting the adults in their care. With this short course discover the different types of abuse adults may face, how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse, how to reduce the likelihood of abuse and much more. This 30-minute course can be used as an introduction or as refresher training to ensure that all learners have up to date knowledge of Safeguarding Adults.
