After completing this section, learners should be able to understand:
The importance of building connections and showing empathy in care.
The importance of supporting an individual’s right to make their own choices.
Ways to support individuals in making decisions about their care.
How to encourage active participation in their own care and daily activities.
Module 4 : Managing risk
Easy
2:51 mins
By the end of this section, you should be able to:
Explain why a risk assessment is a key part of an individual’s care plan.
Demonstrate how to manage risks and handle dilemmas.
Describe the five steps of the HSE risk assessment model.
Module 2 : Privacy in action
Easy
9:58 mins
After completing this section, learners should be able to understand:
The importance of recognizing and respecting personal space and emotional boundaries.
How to maintain respectful interactions with individuals in care settings.
The ethical and legal responsibilities related to confidentiality and privacy.
Module 1: Introduction
Easy
3:32 mins
After completing this section, learners should be able to understand:
The importance of privacy and dignity in health and social care.
The meaning of the terms privacy and dignity.
How treating individuals with respect, privacy, and dignity can improve their experiences and outcomes.
Brief description of Privacy and Dignity
Easy
1:48 mins
After completing this section, learners should be able to understand:
The importance of maintaining privacy and dignity when providing care or support.
The definitions and meaning of the terms privacy and dignity.
How respecting an individual’s privacy and dignity improves their experience and overall outcomes.
Module 6 : case study
Easy
6:45 mins
These case studies demonstrate important lessons in healthcare, behavior understanding, sensory needs, and independence for autistic individuals.
Module 5 : Legislation and further reading
Easy
5:08 mins
After completing this section, learners should understand:
The key legislation related to the rights and care of autistic people.
The purpose and structure of Health Action Plans (HAPs).
Where to find reliable information and further reading about autism and relevant laws.
Module 4 : Trauma and Co-morbidity in Autism
Easy
9:36 mins
After completing this section, learners should understand:
That autistic people can experience trauma and its effects.
How trauma may present differently in autistic individuals.
The importance of healthy lifestyle choices for coping with trauma.
That autistic individuals may experience more than one condition at the same time, known as co-morbidity.
Module 3 : Autism and the Senses
Easy
8:51 mins
After completing this section, learners should understand:
What sensory overload is and how it can affect thinking and communication.
The difference between hypersensitivity and hyposensitivity.
How additional sensory systems influence autistic individuals.
How to make reasonable environmental adjustments to reduce sensory overload.
Module 2 : Communication and Behavior in Autism
Easy
9:07 mins
After completing this section, learners should understand:
What challenging or distressed behavior is and the reasons it may occur.
The different forms of non-verbal communication used by autistic individuals.
How to adapt language to improve communication with autistic people.
