Disability Awareness
Course aim
This course is designed to be an introduction to anyone who has not worked with people with any form of disability: including physical disabilities or learning disabilities. Or anyone currently working with someone with a disability and would like to improve their knowledge and improve working relations.
Course Content.
- Defining a disability
- Past attitudes, prejudices and values
- Legislation
- Learning Disabilities
- Rights and choices
- Empowerment: Independence V Dependence
- Communication
- Best practice in the workplace
Objectives
- This course will help staff understand:
- What a disability is
- How society has impacted on how we treat people
- Where our attitudes come from
- Current legislation relating to disabilities
- What learning disabilities are
- Peoples rights and choices
- What is empowerment and how we can reduce it
- Methods of good communication
- Good practice and skills for the workplace
Assessment information
Participants are expected to contribute fully to the course and be fully involved in the practical elements of the sessions.
Duration of the course
The course is designed to be delivered in 6 hours