Table of Contents

1. Tutorial Video
2. Reading Materials
• Laser Learning reading text ‘Understanding learning disabilities’
• ‘Learning disabilities: applying All Our Health’ on the Gov UK website
• Valuing People Now’ on The Mental Health Foundation website
• ‘People with learning disabilities in England’ on the Gov UK website
• ‘Core capabilities framework for supporting people with a learning disability’ by Skills for Care and the NHS
• ‘Resources for healthcare professionals’ on the Mencap website
• ‘Person-centred future planning: A quick guide for practitioners supporting people growing older with learning disabilities’ by the SCIE
• ‘Shaping the future together’ by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
• ‘Shaping the future together’ by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
• ‘Communication for person centred planning’ by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
• ‘Supporting personal relationships: Supporting people who need care and support to have meaningful relationships’ by Skills for Care
• ‘Learning to live with risk’ by Skills for Care
• ‘What is Active Support?’ by the British Institute of Learning Disabilities
• ‘Supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges, including those with a mental health condition’ by NHS England
• ‘Positive Behaviour Support’ on The Challenging Behaviour Foundation website
3. Presentation
• Learning disabilities: Causes and conditions
• Managing a service for people with learning disabilities
4. Good Practice Example
• ‘Making best interests decisions’ by the SCIE
• ‘Social model of disability’ by Scope
5. Interactive Quiz
6. Evidence Opportunities
7. Extended Learning
• Click to read ‘A flexible model to support person-centred learning disability nursing’ on The Nursing Times website.
• ‘Peter & friends talk about covid-19 and having a learning disability and/or autism’ by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities. This book aims to help people’s voices to be heard and not only the specific difficulties people have experienced during the pandemic, but the remarkable resilience they and their carers have shown.
• Click to read ‘Reaching out to people with learning disabilities and their families from Black and Minority Ethnic communities’ by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities.
• ‘How to use the worked examples to support workforce development: Supporting people with a learning disability and/or autistic people’ by Skills for Care. These worked examples will help you understand the learning and development needs of an individual’s workforce and what this might cost. Families, adult social care employers, and commissioners can use them when they’re planning support options with people.
• ‘Supporting friendships for older people with learning disabilities’ by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities. Friendships and leading an active life are issues that are important to health and emotional wellbeing. People with learning disabilities often have few friends, either with or without learning disabilities, while growing older brings additional challenges in maintaining friendships and participating in shared activities. Click to read more.
• Click to read ‘Learning disability and mental health’ on the Skills for Care website.
8. Think And Challenge