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.
Module 1 : Autism – The Basics
Easy
9:32 mins
After completing this section, learners should be able to:
Understand how common Autism is in the UK.
Identify the main characteristics of autism and how they may appear to others.
Recognize the importance of special interests for autistic individuals.
Brief introduction of Autism Awareness Tier 1
Easy
2:45 mins
After completing this section, learners should be able to understand:
The prevalence of autism in the UK and how common it is among the population.
The core characteristics of autism and how these traits may appear in everyday behavior and interactions.
The concept of special interests, which are strong and focused interests often developed by autistic individuals.
Module 7: dispensing of schedule 2 drugs
Easy
2:31 mins
After completing this section, you will be able to understand:
The correct procedure for dispensing Schedule 2 Controlled Drugs
The requirements for confirming the identity of the person collecting the medication
The responsibilities of the dispenser during the supply process
The information that must be recorded in the Controlled Drugs Register (CDR)
