1252 OV courses in Cardiff

Course Overview: It is important that everybody who works in the care environment recognises the signs of potential eating and drinking difficulties and is able to support service users to eat and drink. This course combines both theory and practical sessions to equip those who work in care settings with this knowledge.   Course Aims: Define Dysphagia Identify the main parts of the human mouth and pharynx Recognise signs and symptoms of aspiration Know when to refer a service user Recognise good positions at mealtimes Experience food textures and being fed in different positions Management responsibilities

Dysphagia presents a multifaceted challenge that can culminate in aspiration, malnutrition, and a diminished quality of life. This course serves as a comprehensive exploration of dysphagia, unravelling its root causes, evaluation techniques, and measures for ensuring secure swallowing practices.

This course will help you to gain a better knowledge of the policy which underpins end of life care. It will help you to learn about the delivery of great end of life care and improve your communication skills to strengthen working relationships during this period. You will also feel you have a better understanding on how to support the friends and family of the person that you are caring for.

The Food Hygiene Regulations 2006 are considered to be the most important food safety and hygiene regulations in the UK. These regulations go one step further than the Food Safety Act 1990 as they specify that ALL food businesses have a legal obligation to make sure that food they prepare and serve to the public is safe and hygienic.

Challenging behaviour is causing increasing concern today as many individuals have increasing levels of stress and uncertainty in their lives. Understanding the causes of challenging behaviour is the first step towards finding ways to support individuals and manage their behaviour.

To increase your awareness and understanding of what safeguarding children means, in order to increase your confidence to enable you to make a positive contribution towards the process.

This confidentially & effective record keeping training course is aimed at assisting staff to understand what is expected of them regarding confidentiality, maintaining accurate up to date records and documents.

Our Equality and Diversity Training course covers the Equality Act 2010 and discusses the details relating to discrimination as well as unfair treatment within a professional environment.

All employees should be aware of and knowledgeable about health and safety in the workplace. This course is ideal for all staff and employees at all levels, providing them with the underpinning health and safety knowledge that they will require to work safely and efficiently on a daily basis.

This course explores Autism and the current body of thinking and knowledge around Autistic Spectrum Disorders. This enables learners to consider how to adapt their practice with useful strategies to better support an individual with autism.