Publisher's Synopsis
In light of The Ryan Report (2009) this comprehensive training pack will provide staff with the knowledge and practical skills to ensure the safety and personal development of individuals with intellectual disabilities, high support and complex needs. Personal Development, Relationships and Staying Safe: A training pack for staff supporting adults with intellectual disabilities, high support and complex needs will provide frontline caregivers the skills and knowledge to teach and inform their service users about a variety of complex and sensitive issues around developing their own identity, forming relationships and staying safe in the context of physical and sexual abuse. The aims of this training course are to increase staff awareness, understanding and knowledge of the topic of staying safe, the promotion of personal development and relationships specifically for persons with high support and complex needs i.e. people with a severe to profound level of intellectual disability. As well as this, the course can be used to provide staff with practical skills to help individuals who use intellectual disability services to learn about safety, personal development and relationships.
