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2008 Course Schedule

 
DateCourseTimesVenueCost*Course Outline
Friday
19th Sep 08		 Care Planning & Needs Assessment 9.30-4.30 Cwmbran £135
  • Legislation
  • Needs assessment
  • The care planning process
  • Service User/Service Delivery Plan
  • Risk Management
  • The Keyworker
  • Good recording practice
Wednesday
24th Sep 08		 Ageing, Death & Bereavment 9.30-4.30 Abergavenny £135
  • The ageing process
  • Legislation
  • Dying and attitudes to death
  • Communicating with people about death and dying
  • Supporting people in ageing and death
  • Bereavement
  • Grief
Monday
29th Sep 08		 Managment & Leadership in Care Settings.

Can be combined with Staff Supervision & Appraisal (1.30-4.30)
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 9.30-12.30 Abergavenny £85
  • Legislative responsibilities
  • Leadership, management and the difference
  • Work allocation, delegation & the difference
  • Supervising staff
  • Disciplinary action and when to use it
  • Managing conflict
Monday
29th Sep 08		 Staff Supervision & Appraisal

Can be comined with
Management & Leadership in Care Settings (9.30-12.30).
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 1.30-4.30 Abergavenny £85
  • Legislation
  • Supervision process
  • Appraisal process
  • Benefits of effective supervision & appraisal
  • Links to reward structures
Wednesday
01st Oct 08		 Dementia Care 9.30-4.30 Cardiff £135
  • Definition of dementia
  • Types of dementia
  • Symptoms
  • Causes
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Prevention
  • Supporting people with dementia
  • Risk management
Tuesday
07th Oct 08		 Introduction to Learning Disability

Can be combined with
Mental Capacity Act.(1.30-4.30)
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 9.30-12.30 Swansea £85
  • Definition of learning disability
  • Types of learning disability
  • Attitudes to learning disability
  • Supporting people with a learning disability
  • Risk Management
Tuesday
07th Oct 08		 Mental Capacity Act

Can be combined with
Introduction to Learning Disability (9.30-12.30)
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 1.30-4.30 Swansea £85
  • What is mental capacity
  • Key principles of the Act
  • Key changes arising from the Act
  • Impact of these changes
  • Assessment of compliance with the Act
  • Action Plan for compliance
Friday
10th Oct 08		 Introduction to Mental Health

Can be combined with
Mental Capacity Act.(1.30-4.30)
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 9.30-12.30 Cwmbran £85
  • Definition of learning disability
  • Types of learning disability
  • Attitudes to learning disability
  • Supporting people with a learning disability
  • Risk Management
Friday
10th Oct 08		 Mental Capacity Act

Can be combined with
Introduction to Mental Health (9.30-12.30)
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 1.30-4.30 Cwmbran £85
  • What is mental capacity
  • Key principles of the Act
  • Key changes arising from the Act
  • Impact of these changes
  • Assessment of compliance with the Act
  • Action Plan for compliance
Monday
13th Oct 08		 Health & Safety in Care Settings

Can be combined with
Record Keeping (1.30-4.30).
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 9.30-12.30 Abergavenny £85
  • Legislation
  • Writing a Health & Safety Policy
  • Employers responsibilities
  • Employees responsibilities
  • COSHH
  • RIDDOR
  • Workplace risk assessment
  • Working at height
  • Asbestos
Monday
13th Oct 08		 Record Keeping

Can be combined with
Health & Safety in Care Settings (9.30-12.30).
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 1.30-4.30 Abergavenny £85
  • What is a “record”
  • Legislation
  • Records required
  • Data Protection Act
  • Confidentiality
  • Freedom of Information Act
  • Good record keeping practice
Wednesday
15th Oct 08		 Care Planning & Needs Assessment 9.30-4.30 Swansea £135
  • Legislation
  • Needs assessment
  • The care planning process
  • Service User/Service Delivery Plan
  • Risk Management
  • The Keyworker
  • Good recording practice
Friday
28th Nov 08		 Health & Safety in Care Settings

Can be combined with
Record Keeping (1.30-4.30).
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 9.30-12.30 Cardiff £85
  • Legislation
  • Writing a Health & Safety Policy
  • Employers responsibilities
  • Employees responsibilities
  • COSHH
  • RIDDOR
  • Workplace risk assessment
  • Working at height
  • Asbestos
Friday
28th Nov 08		 Record Keeping

Can be combined with
Health & Safety in Care Settings (9.30-12.30).
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 1.30-4.30 Cardiff £85
  • What is a “record”
  • Legislation
  • Records required
  • Data Protection Act
  • Confidentiality
  • Freedom of Information Act
  • Good record keeping practice
Tuesday
02nd Dec 08		 Introduction to Mental Health

Can be combined with
Mental Capacity Act(1.30-4.30)
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 9.30-12.30 Swansea £85
  • Definition of mental ill health
  • Types of mental ill health
  • Causes and symptoms
  • Supporting people with mental ill health
  • Risk management
Tuesday
02nd Dec 08		 Mental Capacity Act

Can be combined with
Introduction to Mental Health (9.30-12.30)
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 1.30-4.30 Swansea £85
  • What is mental capacity
  • Key principles of the Act
  • Key changes arising from the Act
  • Impact of these changes
  • Assessment of compliance with the Act
  • Action Plan for compliance
Thursday
04th Dec 08		 Managment & Leadership in Care Settings.

Can be combined with Staff Supervision & Appraisal (1.30-4.30)
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 9.30-12.30 Swansea £85
  • Legislative responsibilities
  • Leadership, management and the difference
  • Work allocation, delegation & the difference
  • Supervising staff
  • Disciplinary action and when to use it
  • Managing conflict
Thursday
04th Dec 08		 Staff Supervision & Appraisal

Can be comined with
Management & Leadership in Care Settings (9.30-12.30).
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 1.30-4.30 Swansea £85
  • Legislation
  • Supervision process
  • Appraisal process
  • Benefits of effective supervision & appraisal
  • Links to reward structures
Wednesday
10th Dec 08		 Mental Capacity Act

Can be combined with
Introduction to Learning Disability (9.30-12.30)
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 9.30-12.30 Cwmbran £85
  • What is mental capacity
  • Key principles of the Act
  • Key changes arising from the Act
  • Impact of these changes
  • Assessment of compliance with the Act
  • Action Plan for compliance
Wednesday
10th Dec 08		 Introduction to Learning Disability

Can be combined with
Mental Capacity Act.(1.30-4.30)
Lunch included if attending both courses on the same day.		 9.30-12.30 Cwmbran £85
  • Definition of learning disability
  • Types of learning disability
  • Attitudes to learning disability
  • Supporting people with a learning disability
  • Risk Management
Thursday
11th Dec 08		 Dementia Care 9.30-4.30 Abergavenny £135
  • Definition of dementia
  • Types of dementia
  • Symptoms
  • Causes
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Prevention
  • Supporting people with dementia
  • Risk management

* Please note prices shown are per delegate and areexclusive of VAT. Prices include refreshments (half day courses - tea/coffee, full day courses - tea/coffee & lunch), a set of course notes and a certificate of attendence. Discounts are available for multiple course bookings