Oliver McGowan Training - Tier 1
Course overview
This short, online course equips health and social care staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to provide high-quality, person-centred care for individuals with learning disabilities and autism. It is suitable for all staff involved in supporting these individuals.
Tier 1 consists of a 60-minute virtual workshop via Teams delivered by our team of expert trainers. These are individuals who are trained to deliver the Oliver McGowan tier 1 sessions but who also have the unique perspective of being trainers with a learning disability and/ or autism and will share their own stories to bring the content into a lived perspective.
It equips staff with the right knowledge and skills to ensure positive health and social care interactions for people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism.
This course covers the first tier of this training. If you would like to learn more about the second tier, you can view the course from the link below.
Course content
The one-hour course covers the following topics:
- Understanding learning disabilities
- Understanding autism
- Reasonable adjustments
- Self-reflection on attitudes and behaviours
- Communication
- Person-centred support
- Promoting independence
- Common misconceptions
- A positive, respectful approach to care
Course pre-requisites
This is for staff who are NOT patient or client facing, and DO NOT have direct contact with patients or clients.
To attend a tier 1 Oliver McGowan webinar, participants must first have completed Part 1 of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory training in learning disability and autism.
This is an online element and can be accessed for free through the e-learning course provided by Health Education England
Access here - https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/781480
Course details
Price: on application for up to 30 participants
Method of delivery: online through Teams
Course length: 60 minutes
Find out more and book by emailing training@matthewshub.org