Palliative (End of Life) Care and Learning Disability

This course is for anyone who may need to support someone with a learning disability who is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Please note we do not recommend this course for anyone who has recently suffered a bereavement.

AIMTo enable you to:

• Support people with learning disabilities with life-threatening illnesses, their families, and their peers
• Work collaboratively with other Health and Social Care professionals
• Minimise stress, pain and distress for all involved
• Carry out planning that will help to achieve the best possible outcomes for everyone

The Course covers:

• Lessons learnt from research into supporting people with learning disabilities who are dying
• Recognising and minimising the stress affecting everyone"s communication and behaviour
• Person-centred End of Life planning
• Roles, expectations, policies and procedures
• Barriers of achieving best practice in this area and how to overcome them
• Helpful resources
• Accessing further information or support

Please contact Tracy Woolls in Business Development on 01453 761163.

Wednesday 29 June 2011, 09.30-16.00 (1 day course)