Relationships and meaningful activities are important in everyone’s life and helping people connect in their communities can enable them to find real friendships. Support to undertake a task or activity should be matched to a person’s need. Skills teaching can help people learn new skills and improve their quality of life. Learning outcomes What you will know You will understand: the importance of recognising, enhancing and supporting the strengths and abilities of people with learning disabilities the benefits of continued engagement in roles and relationships, and that people with learning disabilities have a right to be supported to achieve this the importance of participation in meaningful activities what Active Support how to match support levels to need, consequently helping people develop new skills and make the most of new opportunities the nature of community mapping. What you will be able to do You will be able to: interact with people with learning disabilities in a person-centred way that recognises and utilises their unique strengths and abilities encourage people with learning disabilities to retain, regain or gain social networks, work, education and community connections support people with learning disabilities to complete tasks successfully, regardless of how little input or how much support they need build an Active Support plan support skills development facilitate the active participation of people with learning disabilities, their family and carers as partners in care use community mapping to increase networks and opportunities for people with learning disabilities.
Relationships and meaningful activities are important in everyone’s life and helping people connect in their communities can enable them to find real friendships. Support to undertake a task or activity should be matched to a person’s need. Skills teaching can help people learn new skills and improve their quality of life. Learning outcomes What you will know You will understand: the importance of recognising, enhancing and supporting the strengths and abilities of people with learning disabilities the benefits of continued engagement in roles and relationships, and that people with learning disabilities have a right to be supported to achieve this the importance of participation in meaningful activities what Active Support how to match support levels to need, consequently helping people develop new skills and make the most of new opportunities the nature of community mapping. What you will be able to do You will be able to: interact with people with learning disabilities in a person-centred way that recognises and utilises their unique strengths and abilities encourage people with learning disabilities to retain, regain or gain social networks, work, education and community connections support people with learning disabilities to complete tasks successfully, regardless of how little input or how much support they need build an Active Support plan support skills development facilitate the active participation of people with learning disabilities, their family and carers as partners in care use community mapping to increase networks and opportunities for people with learning disabilities.
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