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Mental Health & Learning Disability

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Association for Real Change NI

Cost: ARC NI Members £65 | Non-Members £90
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The aim of this course is to raise awareness of staff who support, or may support people with a learning disability who experience mental health issues. The course will raise an awareness of mental illness, its effects on people with a learning disability and provides a basic introduction to assessment and interventions.

This course specifically relates to NICE guidelines on Mental Health problems in people with learning disabilities.

By the end of this course learners will:
 

  • explore what we mean by ‘mental health’ and ‘mental illness’
  • recognise signs and symptoms of main mental health diagnosis.
  • explore autism, dementia and mental health
  • understand that people with a learning disability are at increased risk of mental health problems
  • understand that mental health problems may develop and present in different ways from people without learning disabilities, and the usual signs or symptoms may not be observable or reported
  • understand that people with a learning disability can develop mental health problems for the same reasons as people without learning disabilities
  • explore the reasons why mental health problems are commonly overlooked in people with learning disabilities
  • have an introduction to assessment and interventions.

Method of Delivery: Online via Zoom

Booking: Secure your places through the online booking system at the ARC NI website 

Sector:
  • Education/training
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Men
  • Older people
  • Women
  • Young people

Date and Time

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Location

McSweeney Building
31 Henry Place
Online via Zoom
BT15 2AY
United Kingdom

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Contact Details

training.ni@arcuk.org.uk
028 9038 0962

More Information

All ARC NI member bookings must be made online via the Training Section and Training Portal on the new ARC NI website. Your organisation’s nominated training coordinator will have access to the Training Portal to book training for staff. Please note, we will not accept booking forms from members.

We will continue to accept booking forms from our Health & Social Care Trust members (Belfast, Western, South-Eastern, and Northern). These can be submitted as usual to this email address. We aim to set up online booking for Trust members soon. To request a booking form, please contact me.

Non-Members

All non-member bookings must be made online via the Training Section and Training Portal on the new ARC NI website. You will check out as a guest and be required to make immediate payment.

https://arcni.org.uk/training/

The link below will show you a step-by-step to booking online

https://youtu.be/PIbGKhIapts