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Supporting People Who Self-Neglect

Duration

1 day

Course Overview


Self-neglect has been defined as the inability (intentionally or non-intentionally) to maintain a socially and culturally acceptable standard of self-care with the potential for serious consequences to the health and wellbeing of those who self-neglect and perhaps too to their community (Gibbons, 2006). This 1-day course is designed for frontline workers to understand the difficulties we are faced with when presented with someone who self-neglects to the perceived detriment of their physical and mental health.

Learning Outcomes

  • Self-neglect and risk factors that can lead to it
  • Mental Capacity and issues of consent
  • The right to make unwise decisions
  • Safeguarding and self-neglect
  • Practice remedies
  • Legal remedies
  • Risk reduction strategies

Methods of Delivery


Training methods utilised include Presentations, Chalk & Talk, PowerPoint, Group work, Handouts, Tutor presentations, DVD Presentation.



  • Course Content
  • Audience
  • Training Considerations
  • Certification
  • Related Courses

Course Content

  • To know the causes, effects, signs, symptoms of self-neglect
  • To understand the physical, psychological and social impact of self-neglect
  • To understand what is meant by person-centred support and its impact on the individual
  • To know how to help maintain the person's dignity
  • To know how to ensure that support is culturally appropriate
  • To know how to ensure that the person maintains their human rights through the development of the condition
  • To know how to support people in terms of daily living
  • To know what challenges may present themselves and how to overcome these
  • To understand the effectiveness and importance of using multi-agency and team working

Target Audience

The course is designed for Health & Social Care workers in all settings. The course will assist the organisation to deliver CQC Outcomes 1, 2, 4.

Training Considerations

Certification

The delegates will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the course.

Related Courses

Hoarding Disorder
 
Supporting People Who Self-Neglect
DURATION: 1 day

COURSE OVERVIEW:
Self-neglect has been defined as the inability (intentionally or non-intentionally) to maintain a socially and culturally acceptable standard of self-care with the potential for serious consequences to the health and wellbeing of those who self-neglect and perhaps too to their community (Gibbons, 2006). This 1-day course is designed for frontline workers to understand the difficulties we are faced with when presented with someone who self-neglects to the perceived detriment of their physical and mental health.

Learning Outcomes:
· Self-neglect and risk factors that can lead to it
· Mental Capacity and issues of consent
· The right to make unwise decisions
· Safeguarding and self-neglect
· Practice remedies
· Legal remedies
· Risk reduction strategies

METHODS OF DELIVERY:
Training methods utilised include Presentations, Chalk & Talk, PowerPoint, Group work, Handouts, Tutor presentations, DVD Presentation.





LEARNING OBJECTIVES
· To know the causes, effects, signs, symptoms of self-neglect
· To understand the physical, psychological and social impact of self-neglect
· To understand what is meant by person-centred support and its impact on the individual
· To know how to help maintain the person's dignity
· To know how to ensure that support is culturally appropriate
· To know how to ensure that the person maintains their human rights through the development of the condition
· To know how to support people in terms of daily living
· To know what challenges may present themselves and how to overcome these
· To understand the effectiveness and importance of using multi-agency and team working

TARGET AUDIENCE
The course is designed for Health & Social Care workers in all settings. The course will assist the organisation to deliver CQC Outcomes 1, 2, 4.

TRAINING CONSIDERATIONS


CERTIFICATION
The delegates will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the course.

RELATED COURSES
Hoarding Disorder

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