154 Social Care courses in Waltham Abbey

This course provides learners with the knowledge they need to respond appropriately to behaviours that may challenge, including how to communicate effectively, understand why individuals may display behaviours, and problem solve with the individual.

A popular 3 day programme aimed at team supervisors and managers. Develop skills in managing yourself, your job and managing others.

This course is developed for care staff and volunteers to raise awareness of the causes of incontinence, the use of continence aids and promotion of good practice.

This course is suited to those who are involved in the planning, provision, and assistance of meals for those in care. It provides a solid insight into the basics of good nutrition as well as providing practical guidance for how to put these into practice within a care setting. Learners will also look briefly at Food Hygiene. This subject forms standard 8 in The Care Certificate.

This time for our network meeting we are taking it back old school style! Back to our roots in Choice Support's meeting room where it all began back in 2017. The programme is still in production but I wanted to make sure we all got the date saved in the diary - you can expect interesting and inspiring work going across all 2000 (!!) of you. A fun and engaging mixture of presentations, practical stuff and discussion.  Also we thought lets go truly original and go back to a shared lunch- please do bring something to share (homemade cakes are always welcome). 

This course is designed to give the learner the knowledge and skills needed to effectively support a person with down syndrome. It provides information regarding causes of the condition genetics & screening, behaviours, practical support and how to promote effective communication.

safe handling of medication

Dementia awareness training

LPS was introduced in the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 and is designed to simplify the process of authorising the care and treatment of a person who lacks capacity to consent to it, where it constitutes a deprivation of liberty. The LPS system introduces new structures, roles, and responsibilities for organisations so it is essential that staff and managers understand the implementation of LPS.

This course looks at the initial alert and the decision-making process in deciding to make a referral, taking into consideration consent and capacity of the alleged vulnerable adult, keeping them at the centre of the decision-making process. How and who to refer to and the different types of response you could expect.