Support participation in learning and development activities
In this lesson, you will learn:
- The benefits of engaging in activities
- That feeling bored and frustrated is a common cause of challenging behaviour
- About ‘backward chaining’
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Teaching new skills’ by the Challenging Behaviour Foundation
- ‘Let’s get active: A guide to physical activity and sport for people with a learning disability’ by Mencap
- ‘Supporting skill development of adults with intellectual disabilities within a day service environment.’ By Karyn Willoughby
- ‘Designing everyday activities living environments for adults with autism’ by Katie Gaudion
- ‘The importance of meaningful leisure activities for persons with Dementia’ by Denise Ansell
- ‘Fitness and Mobility Exercise (FAME) Program for stroke
- ‘Learning for older people in care settings’ by the Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills and the National Voice for Lifelong Learning
- ‘Active support: A handbook for supporting people with learning disabilities to lead full lives’ by Active Support
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read ‘Activities for people with learning disabilities’ on the Super Carers website.
- Click to read ‘Common barriers to participation experienced by people with disabilities’ on the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention website.
- Click to read ‘Community-based day activities and supports for people with learning disabilities’ on the SCIE website.
- Click to read ‘A guide to developing life skills for adults with a disability’ on the Endeavour website.
- Mencap provide an ‘Employment service’ for people with learning disabilities. Click to learn more.
- Click to read ‘Helping young people with learning disabilities to understand money’ on the Money Advice Service website.
- Click to find ‘Activities’ on the Council for Disabled Children website.
- Click to read ‘Learning difficulties and computing’ on the Ability Net website.
- ‘Teaching skills to children with disability: practical strategies’ on the Raising Children website.
- ‘Independence, choice and risk: guide to best practice in supported decision making’ from the Department of Health.
- Click to read ‘Fun and activities for seniors: Why play is important and how to do more of it’ on the Great Senior Living website.
- ‘Activities for people with learning disabilities’ on the People First website. Click to find some examples of activities to try with people with learning disabilities.
- ‘Enhancing informal adult learning for older people in care settings’ by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education.
- ‘Activities in care homes’ by the North West Dementia Centre.
- Think And Challenge
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