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“Developing a practical skills based program for Carers of People with Disability”

“Developing a practical skills based program for Carers of People with Disability”. Why are you here?. Interwork gained funding to design a training program for Carers of People with Disability We need you to tell us what should be in the package!. THE TRAINING PACKAGE TOPICS. BASIC FIRST AID

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“Developing a practical skills based program for Carers of People with Disability”

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  1. “Developing a practical skills based program for Carers of People with Disability”

  2. Why are you here? • Interwork gained funding to design a training program for Carers of People with Disability • We need you to tell us what should be in the package!

  3. THE TRAINING PACKAGE TOPICS • BASIC FIRST AID • MANUAL HANDLING • DISABILITY AWARENESS • PERSON CENTRED SUPPORT • PLANS • DELIVERING SUPPORT • INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL CARE

  4. THE TRAINING PACKAGE TOPICS • MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS • ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY • RESOURCES/SUPPORT- WHAT IS OUT THERE? • MANAGING MEDICATION • LEGAL ASPECTS OF CARE • MANDATORY REPORTING • DEALING WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIOURS • COMMUNICATION

  5. GROUP ACTIVITY • 30 minutes • Top ten topics that your group believe is needed for training your Carer in the scenario

  6. PERSONAL CIRCUNSTANCES SCENARIO • 20 minutes • Top ten topics that you believe are needed for training your Carer based on your personal experience

  7. BREAK • 10 minutes

  8. TOPICS • Basic First Aid • Manual Handling • Disability Awareness • Person Centred Support • Plans • Delivering Support • Introduction to Personal Care • Dealing with Challenging Behaviours • Mental Health Awareness • Assistive Technology • Resources/ Support- What is out there? • Managing Medication • Legal aspects of care • Mandatory Reporting • Communication

  9. THANK YOU!

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