Learning Disability awareness

Learning disability is the term preferred by health and social care organisations to describe:

• A significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information or learn new skills (impaired intelligence) with
• A reduced ability to cope independently (social function)
• Which started before adulthood, with a lasting effect on development. (Valuing People 2001)

What the course covers:

• Explore the meaning of the term learning disabilities
• Review the causes of learning disabilities
• Look at some of the specific health needs associated with learning disabilities
• Support ways of working with people whom have a learning disability

This course can be done remotely or face to face nationally.