338 Health & Wellbeing courses in Heywood

Health and safety course covering legislation for safety within care

This course will start by giving you an overview of some of the common types and causes of learning disabilities, characteristics and behaviours and how they affect people. We will consider which learning & behavioural strategies are appropriate and how using a person centred approach to care will get the best results and ensure that needs of the individual are effectively met. We also discuss overcoming the stigma attached to learning disabilities

Dysphagia is the medical term for swallowing difficulties this course aims to give the learner knowledge and skills regarding the causes, symptoms, stages, treatments and complications.

The aim of the course is to celebrate diversity, challenge biases, and ensure equal opportunities for all.

The next Lancs CPAN Site Visit will take place at Active Cycles in Accrington Arndale Centre on Monday the 18th March, 10.00am – 12 noon. The visit will include an insight into the operations of the Active Cycles Programme and the potential to support further localised opportunities to get more people accessing affordable bikes. With more push on Active Travel and the benefits for the Environment too, we would really welcome discussions on how we can all do more as a sector.  Tea, Coffee and Cakes will be provided but to help us with sustainability, we would welcome people to bring their own mug or travel cup, thus cutting down on plastic/paper cup waste and promoting re use.  Diary invites will be issued as soon as we receive your completed registration.

This course aims to give the learner the understanding of what autism is and how it affects a child or adults daily life, we will discuss the typical behaviours and how to offer support. We will identify a range of interventions and approaches improve the quality and daily lives of individuals with these conditions

A defibrillator (AED) plays an essential part when attempting to save the life of someone who is in cardiac arrest. This training aims to provide the learner with the knowledge, confidence and skills to effectively use the this equipment in a safe and competent manner.