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Health and safety for learning disability workers
- Author:
- BRADLEY Alice
- Publisher:
- Learning Matters
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 166p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book is designed to support professionals working in the learning disability sector and undertaking their induction or studying for the level 2 or 3 diplomas in health and social care. It covers material appropriate for: level 2 - contribute to health and safety in health and social care, and level 3 - promote and implement health and safety in health and social care. Each chapter covers one of the learning outcomes within the unit. They all begin with an example taken from real people's stories and include practical examples, thinking points, activities, photographs and other illustrations. The book explains how workers can contribute to the health and safety of the person they support. It covers responding to accidents and sudden illness, reducing the risk of infection, handling hazardous materials, fire safety and personal security. The book puts the person with a learning disability at the centre of the support and offers advice on involving them in maintaining their own health and safety.
Managing challenging behaviour: supporting the Certificates in Working with People who have Learning Disabilities
- Author:
- BRADLEY Alice
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 145p., booklets, CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
A complete package of training materials for managers and trainers, to provide everything staff need to know about working with people with learning disabilities who present challenging behaviour. The pack contains: a trainer’s guide with timed session plans, supporting overhead transparencies, course handouts and activity sheets; a trainer’s reader for the manager or trainer to read before each session; · a CD with overhead transparency masters, course handouts and activity sheets to print out and use; and a workbook for use by participants who cannot attend every session. The trainer pack is fully mapped to the Manage Challenging Behaviour units from the Levels 2 and 3 Certificates in Working with People who have Learning Disabilities. Written by an experienced learning trainer and practitioner, the pack covers: understanding challenging behaviours – why they occur, and factors that influence behaviour; the range of functions that challenging behaviour can serve for people with learning disabilities who challenge; improving the lifestyles of people who challenge;· positive strategies for working with services users that challenge; policies and procedures, teamwork, the role of observation and record keeping, and responding to service users who may be affected by the challenging behaviour of others; and planned and emergency uses of physical interventions.