Working with Children with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities

For those working with children with learning difficulties or disabilities there are a lot increased considerations that need to take place in regards to their safeguarding and care.

This course gives an overview of information and guidance needed for those who work or care for children and young people in this situation.

This wide-ranging course covers the definitions, needs and laws relating to children with learning difficulties and disabilities, including legislation, communication and partnership.

This course covers the following:

• Views on disabilities and disability awareness
• Working with disabled children
• Types of developmental disabilities
• Models of disabilities
• Barriers faced by disabled children and young people and their families
• Integration and inclusion
• Communication and terminology
• Working in partnership, participation, consultation, person-centred planning
• Safeguarding in relation to disabled children and young people
• Recent research
• Legislation relating to disability issues

The course includes a range of scenarios to enable to learner to reflect on own practice and engage in their learning; it also includes knowledge check challenges throughout.

This Working with Children with Disabilities online course has been designed for those who work with children in any setting.

• Identify different models of disability as well as defined conditions and attitudes towards disability
• Identify barriers experienced by children, young people and their families: what does equality, diversity and inclusion mean for them?
• Working together with parents or carers and other professionals
• How to safeguard children with disabilities
• Understand significant legislation relating to disability issues