Learning disability and dementia - one day course booking

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Would staff who are knowledgeable about learning disability and dementia benefit your service or organisation now and in the future?
Would ongoing access to information about dementia that is informed by Expert Advisors with a learning disability support your work?
How do you provide evidence of upskilling your staff and enhancing culture to promote the rights of the individuals you support?

Aims

• To enable delegates to provide individualised and evidence-based support for people with a learning disability and dementia.
• To develop ongoing local workplace knowledge and avoid organisations 'reinventing the wheel' with each new diagnosis of dementia.
• To actively demonstrate how your organisation is meeting national dementia standards and regulations in relation to diversity, equality and equity.

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Booking options

This one-day course is now available to book in different formats, please read the Terms and Conditions before proceeding:
1. Organisation booking for up to 20 staff.

• ​In-person: the host organisation is responsible for room booking locally, catering and ensuring technology and equipment for a presentation with internet access is available. The fee does not include cost of trainer travel from Central Scotland or accommodation (if required).  Fee - £650

• Online: ​this course is available online for booking by one organisation. The course is not recorded. Fee - £600

Please contact SquarePeg Training using the link above if your organisation would like to ask a question or make an in-house booking, either online or in-person. This is a popular method of delivery with current online availability is shown below:
Thursday 14 November 2024 / Thursday 28th November 2024 / Thursday 5th December 2024 / Wednesday 15 January 2025 / Wednesday 29th January 2025 / Wednesday 12 February 2025 / Wednesday 26th February 2025
Your booking is not confirmed until you have returned the booking form (provided on request) and received email confirmation from SquarePeg. ​


2. Individual booking 

• ​Online: this course can be booked by, or on behalf of, an individual for online delivery using the link in the boxes below. Next dates are: 5th November 2024 and 3rd December 2024. Fee - £99 per person.​

Tuesday 5th November, online one-day course - Learning disability & dementia

£99.00

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Tuesday 3rd December, online one-day course - Learning disability & dementia

£99.00

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• In-person: dates will be available for the course to be booked by individuals at the University of Stirling campus in Central Scotland. ​Fee - £125 per person. Links to book on campus delivery will be available later in 2024, please use the enquiry form above to register your interest. ​

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Learning objectives

Those attending will be supported to:

• recognise the potential impact of dementia on people with a learning disability and on those who provide support. 
• recognise the importance of an assets based approach that empowers people with a learning disability and dementia to make decisions, exercise choice, and access information, including about their diagnosis.
• ​engage with co-designed activities that reinforce the importance of individualised support after a diagnosis of dementia including non-drug interventions and the importance of relationships.​
• share information locally with ongoing access to training resources. 
• develop plans for an organisational approach to supporting people ageing with a learning disability. 
• demonstrate organisational compliance with regulatory requirements and/or demonstrate implementation of priority areas in national dementia strategy or plan.​

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What is included in the fee?

• One day of training delivered by Professor Karen watchman and informed by Expert Advisors with a learning disability. 
• Ongoing access to online SquarePeg Training  toolkit. The password to access the toolkit is provided to course attendees after the training and should not be shared. ​​​​​

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Course feedback 

The whole day was so useful and informative. Good mix of case studies and chat and general information. 

The resources and links are great and the discussions great too.

So many changes I can make that I just wasn't aware of. 

I found the face to face group work very beneficial.  Its good to hear what other people have experienced and what measures they have put in place, the videos were excellent. 

I learnt a lot more than expected and atmosphere online was friendly and relaxed.

Great use of teaching skills, kept us engaged at all times.
   
​Karen was an excellent facilitator,  I really enjoyed the course and would highly recommend for all frontline staff.