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Working With People With Learning Disabilities

 

Who is it for?

People with learning disabilities may need support to live, work and enjoy a meaningful role in everyday life. This skills set has been created for staff supporting people to do ordinary things like:

  • Finding and living in their own house, either on their own or with a friend
  • Finding and doing the job they want
  • Finding a training course or college course
  • Developing an active and full social life, building new friendships
  • Getting away on holiday or for a short weekend break
  • Developing inclusive day supports within local areas.

In addition to the units listed here, there are other units that staff may find relevant to their job roles (e.g. HSC 328 “Contribute to care planning and review”, HSC 399 “Develop and sustain effective working relationships with staff in other agencies”; HSC 3100 “Participate in inter-disciplinary team working to support individuals”). Whilst these are not included in the Skills Set, staff may wish to undertake these units as part of their ongoing CPD.

This skills set is for staff working in a range of person centred services for adults with learning disabilities and for staff transferring to work in this area of practice.

List of Skill Areas & Knowledge
Staff should select and complete 4 units from the following list. Unit selection should be based on job role and candidate need.
HSC 332   Support the social, emotional and identity needs of individuals
HSC 344 Support individuals to retain, regain and develop the skills to manage their lives and environment
HSC 331 Support individuals to develop and maintain social networks and relationships
HSC 366 Support individuals to represent their own needs and wishes at decision making forums
HSC 389 Work with carers, families and key people to maintain contact with individuals
HSC 3114 Promote the needs, rights, interests and responsibilities of individuals within the community
HSC 369 Support individuals with specific communication needs
HSC 370 Support individuals to communicate using technology
HSC 347 Help individuals to access employment
HSC 348 Help individuals to access learning, training and development opportunities
HSC 395 Contribute to assessing and act upon risk of danger, harm and abuse
HSC 337 Provide frameworks to help individuals to manage challenging behaviour

Some of the underpinning knowledge for the units listed above could be covered by the HN Unit: “Working in Partnership with People with a Learning Disability” (available as a distance learning Unit from SQA) and by units contained within the City & Guilds Certificate in Working with People who have Learning Disability.
SCQF Credit Rating & Level:
The HN Unit, “Working in Partnership with People with a Learning Disability” is set at SCQF Level 7. The SCQF level for the SVQ units will be published at a later date.
Links & Progression Routes:
This skills set links with the  SVQ3 in Health and Social Care and to the HNC Health & Social Care.
Assessment:
The units in this skills set must be assessed in accordance with the SVQ assessment guidance published SQA/City & Guilds for the SVQs in Health & Social Care. The HN unit must be assessed in line with the guidance published by SQA for the HNC Health & Social Care


 

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