This free to attend three half day course will cover the following areas;
• Overview of what Social Care is.
• Introduction to the main models of Disability.
• What Personalisation is, how it has become part of Social Care Policy and where the role of a Personal Assistant fits in.
• What the role of a Personal Assistant is, the skills and values that Direct Payment employers want and an understanding of ‘Person Centred Care’.
• Equality and Diversity in relation to disability.
• An understanding of safeguarding, signs of abuse and what to do if abuse is suspected.
• Health and Safety from an employee’s perspective.
• Some of the issues to consider when applying for Personal Assistant Roles and once in the role of Personal Assistant
To find out more and book your place please click on the following link: Introducing the role of a Personal Assistant in Health and Social Care
http://www.disabilitynorth.org.uk/training/introducing-the-role-of-a-personal-assistant-in-health-and-social-care/