Learning Disability and/or Autism: On-line training for parents, carers & support workers

Developed with and for family members, there is now a range of on-line training for parents, carers and support workers in Cheshire and Merseyside, delivered by CANDDID (the Centre of Autism, Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Intellectual Disability) at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.  Each module can be completed as a one-off event or you can complete multiple modules.  This course is available for up to 2 years from 2019.

The training is free to access for parents, family and other unpaid carers.   Employers of support workers and personal assistants can access the training for a small charge.

Each module aims to provide practical advice, solutions and tips.  Training can be supported by facilitated sessions. 

Topics include

• Family and carers as partners
• Supporting children and young people
• Preparing for adulthood
• Communication
• Law, Ethics and Safeguarding
• Stopping Over-Medication of People with Learning Disabilities
• Healthcare for people with learning disabilities or autism

Parents and carers: to sign up for the training please email cwp.canddid@nhs.net  with your name and email address.

Employers: please visit www.canddid.nhs.uk/training for more information.

This training offer has been funded through the Cheshire and Merseyside Local Workforce Action Board in partnership with the Cheshire and Merseyside Transforming Care Programme