UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF SUPPORTING INDIVIDUAL’S EXPERIENCE OF DEMENTIA.

LEARNING OUTCOME 1 – Understand how the legislation and policies that support the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities.

Identify legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights, inclusion, equal life chances and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities.

Explain how this legislation and polices influence the day to day experiences of individuals with learning disabilities and their families.

LEARNING OUTCOME 2 – Understand the nature and characteristics of learning disability.

Explain what is meant by ‘learning disability’

Give examples of causes of learning disabilities

Describe the medical and social models of disability

State the approximate proportion of individuals with learning disability for whom the cause is ‘not known’

Describe the possible impact on a family of having a member with a learning disability

LEARNING OUTCOME 3 – Understand the historical context of learning disability

Explain the types of services that have been provided for individuals with learning disabilities over time

Describe how past ways of working may affect present services

Identify some of the key changes in the following areas of the lives of individuals who have learning disabilities:

Where people live

Daytime activities

Employment

Sexual relationships and parenthood

The provision of healthcare

LEARNING OUTCOME 4 – Understand the basic principles and practice of advocacy, empowerment and active participation in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families.

Explain the meaning of the term ‘social inclusion’

Explain the meaning of the term advocacy

Describe types of advocacy

Describe ways to build empowerment and active participation into everyday support with individuals with learning disabilities

LEARNING OUTCOME 5 – Understand how views and attitudes impact on the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and their family carers.

Explain how attitudes are changing in relation to individuals with learning disabilities

Give examples of positive and negative aspects of being labelled as having a learning disability

Positive aspects of being labelled as having a learning disability:

Negative aspects of being labelled as having a learning disability:

Describe steps that can be taken to promote positive attitudes towards individuals with learning disabilities and their family carers

Explain the roles of external agencies and others in changing attitudes, policy and practice.

LEARNING OUTCOME 6 – Know how to promote communication with individuals with learning disabilities

Identify ways of adapting each of the following when communicating with individuals who have learning disabilities:

Verbal communication -

Non – verbal communication

Explain why it is important to use language that is both ‘age appropriate’ and ‘ability appropriate’ when communicating with individuals with learning disabilities

Describe ways of checking whether an individual has understood has understood a communication, and how to address any misunderstandings