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• Assertiveness
• Team Leading
• Time Management
• Leadership Styles
• Effective Meetings
• Chairing a meeting
• Supervision

• Give an understanding of what a stroke is, and its associated symptoms
• Explain some of the causes of a stroke
• Assist attendees in developing effective communication skills with people who have suffered a stroke
• Assist attendees in developing effective support with mobility
• Assist attendees in developing effective support with dressing people
• Assist attendees in developing an understanding of thinking and behaviour issues
• Give an understanding of the need for person centred care

• Give an understanding of Skin Care and Personal Hygiene
• Give an understanding of the importance of Pressure Area Care
• Give an understanding of Basic Foot Care
• Give and understanding of Continence awareness
• Give an understanding of Continence Care

• Raise awareness of what sexuality is
• Understand the rights of adults with learning disabilities
• Consider what responsibilities you have
• Raise awareness of the laws governing us regarding sex
• Consider what consent actually is
• Understand the different relationships
• Consider intimate care and education
• Understand what is acceptable behaviour
• Raise awareness to lifestyle choices
• Consider sexually explicit materials and privacy
• Raise awareness of sexual deviance

• Understand what defensible documentation is
• Understand the importance of safe and professional work policies and procedures
• Give an understanding as to the care standards as a working document
• Discuss confidentiality
• Look at the employers rights
• Look at the employee’s responsibilities and conduct
• Effective record keeping
• Accident, incident and complaint writing

Gain an understanding of what risk assessment is, the reasons why it is compulsory, and look at the 5 steps to assess risk. Gain an understanding of Risk Ratings, look at best practice risk assessments, and where possible, review your own risk assessment paperwork. Consider some of the conditions that may warrant risk assessment, and gain an understanding of the need for risk assessment and person-centred care.

• Understand the importance of keeping records
• Give an understanding of confidentiality
• Discuss boundaries
• Look at current legislation
• Understand the importance of the data protection act
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Effective record keeping and reasons for recording objectively.
• Care plans
• Accident, incident and complaint writing

• Raise awareness of professional boundaries
• Consider what influences professional boundaries
• Raise awareness of professional relationships
• Understand the procedures you must adhere to at all times
• Raise awareness of contracts of care with SU where appropriate

• To increase your knowledge and understanding of palliative care
• To explore quality of life in palliative care
• Multi Disciplinary Team
• Advanced Care Planning

• Definitions and legislation
• Manual handling injuries
• The spine
• Biomechanics
• Ergonomics
• Risk assessment
• Practical assessment
• Theory test

• Raise awareness of capacity and incapacity
• Understand the type of people who may need to have a capacity assessment
• Raise awareness of communication when dealing with people who have little capacity
• Understand and have an awareness as to people with short term memory loss and factors associated with that
• Have an understanding of money matters, personal care, guardianship and intervention orders

• Raise awareness of the mental Health (care treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
• Understand the law within the Act and how it can be used
• Raise awareness of Detention, Emergency, Short Term and Compulsory Treatment Orders
• Understand how the Act Safeguards Service User’s
• Have had hands on experience in working with the document itself

To understand and be able to apply the essential elements of standard infection control precautions. to use knowledge gained to assess risk in practice, to work competently to reduce the risk of infection for service users, colleagues and self.

• Understand the importance of infection control
• Understand the chains of infection
• Consider personal hygiene, and norovirus
• Look at habits we have and how those can prevent good infection control
• Look at standard infection control precautions
• Hand washing and the importance of a good routine
• Understanding the need for PPE and why we use it
• Understanding of handling spillages, waste, laundry, and sharps

• Give an understanding of what Health and Safety is
• Understand the difference between an accident and incident
• Understand the consequences of slips trips and falls
• Look at the employers and employee’s responsibilities
• Understand what COSHH means
• Understand symbols
• Understand the importance of hand washing in relation to health and safety

• To increase your knowledge and understanding of grief and loss
• To recognise the feelings associated with grief and loss
• To be aware of the stages of grief
• To consider ways in which you can support someone through loss
• To consider ways in which you can support yourself

• Broken Bones
• Sprains and Strains
• Burns and Scalds
• Emergency Action
• Unconscious Casualty
• Heart Attack
• Choking
• Resuscitation
• Severe Bleeding
• Shock

• Raise awareness of Attitudes and Values
• Understand the impact with regards to the Care Standards
• Consider what the six strands are and how people can be prejudice
• Raise awareness of the laws that govern us
• Consider ways in which we could have been influenced in the past

• Give an understanding of what epilepsy is
• Look at some of the causes
• Understand there are different types of epilepsy
• Be aware of the signs to look for
• Have an understanding of triggers and auras in epilepsy
• Insight into AED’s
• Be aware of safety precautions
• Do’s and don’ts when dealing with someone taking a seizure
• Insight into severe epilepsy
• Understanding the need for a person centred approach

• Give an understanding of what dementia is, and its associated symptoms
• Understand what is not dementia
• Look at ways to reduce the chances of dementia
• Give an understand as to how dementia sufferers can or may feel
• Demonstrate ways in which you can develop effective communication with people who have dementia
• Give an understanding of the need for person centred care

• Equip you so you can provide a good quality service in accordance within your organisation
• Understand you are an important member of their team
• Raise awareness of how you can carry out your work effectively and efficiently in line with policies and procedures
• Have an understanding of good working practices and a positive attitude to work
• Understand the importance of delivering a high quality care and support service
• Understand self awareness is vital when you are a professional carer and the responsibilities that go along with holding such a position

Carers will be able to:
• Explain the difference between an indwelling catheter and a supra-pubic catheter
• Explain a closed drainage system
• Explain catheter care and how to obtain a specimen
• Know when to call a doctor

• Raise awareness of the types of communication there are
• Understand the need for good communication skill
• Consider barriers to communication
• Raise awareness of open and closed questions
• Consider ways to promote communication with all service users

• Give an understanding of what Challenging Behaviour is
• Review current legislation
• Understand the ABC
• Recognise potentially violent episodes
• Identify causes of violence and recognise warning signs
• Identify communication skills and behaviour which defuse aggressive behaviour
• Examine personality types
• Understand the importance for reflection

• Raise awareness of Asperger’s syndrome
• Understand the difficulties associated with someone who has Asperger’
• Gain an insight into the reasons for the behaviours of someone who has Asperger’s
• Consider what we can do to aid them
• Raise awareness of treatments available
• Recognise the need for a person centred approach

• Understand the importance of Advanced Care Planning (ACP)
• Understand the benefits of such planning to Service Users, their families and carers
• Understand the process of ACP
• Have an awareness of the importance of communication in ACP
• Consider opening questions for ACP
• Understand the need for the push on ACP
• Consider the advantages of ACP
• Have an awareness on the cautions of ACP
• Understand timings and triggers with ACP

• Consider what the law says about protecting vulnerable groups, and what measures there are currently regarding the Acts that protect them
• Raise awareness of the types of abuse
• Encourage good observation skills to spot potential signs of abuse
• Raise awareness of where abuse happens and who are potential abusers
• Consider ways in which the risk of abuse could be minimised

Training providers have identified a growing need to make learning more relevant to specific business environments to increase effectiveness. These new qualifications are required to address new National Occupational Standards reflecting sector-specific needs.

In line with this demand, the REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene has been designed to address the food safety needs of the catering, manufacturing and retail sectors.

Content:
• Legislation
• Food safety hazards
• Temperature control
• Refrigeration, chilling and cold holding
• Cooking, hot holding and reheating
• Food handling
• Principles of safe food storage
• Cleaning
• Food premises and equipment

Duration: 1 Day