ObjectivesThis course will equip you with the skills, knowledge and values to work in the wide and varied field of learning disabilities. As well as academic study in the university, you will undertake placement work with children, adolescents, adults and older people who have a learning disability to learn the essential skills in a care setting. The Department of Health (DoH 2001) have estimated that there are approximately 210,00 people with severe learning disabilities in England and a further 1.2 million people with mild or moderate disability.
* Life-span development
* Practice placement 1
* Individual health needs
* Practice placement 2
* Personal and academic development
* Preparation for professional practice
* Communication
Year 2
* Developing practice skills: Adults in ordinary settings
* Practice placement 1
* Portfolio 1
* Developing skills in working with people in with additional needs
* Practice 2
* Risk Assessment and Risk Management
* Communication in groups
Year 3
* Continuing analysis of the social and public health context of learning disability services
* Practice placement 1
* Portfolio 2
* Team working in health and social care
* Continued debates: people with complex psycho-social needs