Description

Course Contents

This Supporting People with Down Syndrome online course is broken down into 3 bite-sized units with the following titles:

• Understanding Down Syndrome and Offering Support
• Assessing and Improving Support
• Communication and Making Choices

Course Objectives

The objectives for each study unit are that learners will be able to:

• List the main things that people with Down Syndrome want and need from their support networks
• Identify the skills required to support someone with Down Syndrome effectively
• Describe the impacts of Down Syndrome and the difficulties that can arise
• Recognise when someone is a victim of hate crime and take appropriate steps to prevent it
• Explain how support workers can make things easier for people with Down Syndrome
• Differentiate between fact and fiction in relation to some preconceived ideas about people with Down Syndrome
• Describe what a person-centred approach to support is
• Explain what ‘circles of support’ are and how they can be used to assess a person’s needs
• List the purpose of time banks and identify how they can be beneficial to many people with Down Syndrome
• Describe how best to help people with Down Syndrome to communicate effectively and make important decisions
• Explain how person-centred planning can benefit people they support
• Identify the purpose of health action plans
• Suggest ways of helping people to integrate and succeed in finding work

Course Duration

60 – 90 minutes

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