Short Courses
Our expert-led short courses are designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of those working in health and social care. Offered in full-day and half-day formats, these training sessions cover a wide range of essential topics. Participants will receive a certificate of completion and any CPD points earned with each course.
We offer have the opportunity to provide recommendations and requirements to tailor the courses to your needs.
If you’re interested in enrolling, simply fill out the form below with your course selections, preferred start date and any other requirements. A member of our team will be in touch to finalise the details.
Our Short Courses
Please browse our selection of short courses. We will always have tea, coffee and soft drinks available. There is also a food truck that comes around in the day but we do not provide lunch.
We are also able to offer bespoke training packages to suit the specific needs of your organisation. If you would like to book a combination of any of our sessions or book multiple sessions over the year, please talk to us about what you would like.
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- An understanding of the autistic spectrum
- An understanding of diagnostic challenges and opportunities
- An understanding of the sensory, personal and behavioural needs of individuals
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- Professional and legal responsibility and accountability
- Policies, processes and procedures
- Storing controlled drugs
- Safely administering controlled drugs
- Transportation, destruction and disposal requirements
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £405
Course Objectives:
- Regulatory guidance and quality standards
- The Medicines Act 1968 and other applicable legislation
- The medicine cycle
- How to competency check staff who will be administering medication
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- The characteristics of ADHD
- Diagnosis and referral
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- Supervision skills and competencies
- Regulatory requirements
- Processes to follow
- Best practice guidelines
- Planning and implementation of meaningful support and development sessions
- Considering the ‘golden thread’
- Challenges and how to work through them
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- Tonic clonic seizure management
- Care Planning and recording
- SUDEP risks
- Buccal Midazolam administration and individual / person centred protocols
- Emergency care
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- Best practice, duties and responsibilities
- Building empathetic communication strategies
- The benefits and challenges of communication
- Communication skills – techniques and tips
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- Causes and triggers of conflict in the workplace
- Approaches to conflict
- Personal conflict management styles
- Using collaboration and negotiation techniques to aid conflict resolution
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- Legislation and best practice guidelines
- Common types of dementia
- Memory processes and the stages of dementia
- Person centred approaches to dementia
- Tips and techniques to aid quality of life
- Influencing factors for communication and interaction
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- Distress tolerance – coping strategies, acceptance, distraction techniques from self-destructive behaviours, relaxation
- Understanding how emotions work and emotional regulation skills
- Interpersonal effectiveness and behaviours
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- End of life care planning
- Legislation and best practice
- Skin and mouth care
- Ways to alleviate pain
- The importance of correct positioning
- Sensitive issues
- Managing the emotions of others and ourselves
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- Being confident with difference
- The legislation and best practice
- Factors to support inclusive environments
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- Understanding Epilepsy, its causes and effects
- Diagnosis of epilepsy
- Types of seizures and seizure triggers
- Status Epilepticus
- Epilepsy medications
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- Relevant legislation, professional and regulatory guidance
- Enhance knowledge of risk assessment and management in relation to working with epilepsy
- Recognition and development of Epilepsy Care Plans and Risk Management Plans which are fit for purpose
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- The impact and consequences of a fall
- Risks and hazards which contribute to falls
- Reducing the risk of falls
- Using a multifactorial risk management approach
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- What FAS is, what causes it?
- Signs and symptoms of FAS
- Related behaviours
- Some of the mental health problems associated with FAS
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- Duty of Candour, legislative and regulatory requirements
- Thresholds of harm
- Incident identification, evidence gathering and investigation skills
- Root cause analysis, interviewing skills
- The influence of human factors
- Evaluation of evidence
- Notification and reporting processes
- Making recommendations
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- The skills and attributes of an effective key worker
- The importance of the key worker role
- Building and enhancing relationships with individuals
- Planning, conducting and recording a key worker session
- Key worker information and the person-centred care planning process
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- Learning disability
- Provide safe and person-centred support
- Communication needs and strategies
- Awareness of STOMP / LeDeR
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- Understanding the process of grief
- Different reactions to loss
- Effective communication skills
- The emotional issues surrounding death and dying
- Providing the right level of reaction and support to the individual and family members
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- Personal safety
- Risk awareness and risk reduction
- Good working practices
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- Legislation and regulation with regard to medication administration
- Categories of medication
- Safe administration of medication
- Reporting and recording requirements
- Medication refusal – what to do
- Effective auditing processes
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- The principles of the Mental Capacity Act and the Code of Practice
- Obligations under the legislation and regulations
- Two stage test – Diagnostic and Functional
- The process of establishing valid consent
- Reasonable belief and best interests actions
- Balance sheet approach
- Understanding the role of the IMCA / Office of Public Guardian / Court of Protection
- Advanced decisions implications
- Understanding of Deprivation of Liberty safeguards
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- Person Centred Care and planning
- The Care Planning cycle
- Documentation and record keeping
- Care Plan reviews
- Risk Assessment and Risk Management
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- What is performance management?
- Principles for good performance management
- Defining and measuring performance
- Objective setting and action planning
- Performance reviews
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- What are personality disorders? Definitions and types
- Diagnostic criteria and treatment options
- Behaviours and support
- The impact of personality
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- Understanding the PDA profile
- Links with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- Demands and effects
- Sensory Processing links
- Support skills and strategies
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- What are professional boundaries?
- Why they matter
- The consequences of boundary violations
- Grey areas
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- Different types of trauma
- The impact of trauma
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s)
- Trauma Informed environments
- Trauma Informed Care and Support
- PACE ‘parenting’ approaches to working with individuals
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- What is positive behaviour support?
- Understanding behaviours
- Approaches to PBS
- Functional behaviour assessment
- PBS planning, recording and reporting
- Embedding practices into services
- Models of support
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- Legislative and regulatory requirements
- Best practice guidelines
- The importance of record keeping
- The principles of record keeping
- What and when to record
- Understanding common errors in records
- GDPR, confidentiality and consent to share
- Demonstrating duty of care in record keeping
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- Understanding legislative and regulatory requirements
- Identifying risk and common risk areas
- Taking a person-centred approach to risk assessment
- The 5-step approach to risk assessment
- The importance of regular review and assessment
- Risk and the care planning process
- Defensible documentation
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- Legislation and regulatory requirements
- Implications of getting it wrong
- Pre recruitment checks / paperwork
- Interviewing (including Warner / Bichard report guidelines)
- Onboarding
- Concerns and risk management
- Links with safeguarding processes
- “Person in a position of trust”
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- Understanding the law
- Best practice techniques
- Fair and consistent approaches
- Underlying issues
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- The legislative and regulatory framework
- Types of abuse and neglect
- Managing disclosure issues
- Whistleblowing processes
- Learning from Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
Course Details:
- Half Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult Health and Social Care
- Duration : 3 hours
- Accreditation : 3 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £480
Course Objectives:
- The legislative and regulatory framework
- Types of abuse
- Identification of abuse
- Section 42 enquiries
- Responding to disclosure
- Learning from Serious Case Reviews
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- The legislative and regulatory framework
- Types of abuse and neglect
- Managing disclosure issues
- Whistleblowing processes
- Learning from Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
- The legislative and regulatory framework – Adults
- Types of abuse
- Identification of abuse
- Section 42 enquiries
- Responding to disclosure
- Learning from Serious Case Reviews
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Adult and Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- What is self-harm?
- Why people self-harm?
- Cycle of self-harm
- Risk management and care planning
- Understanding asphyxiation and strangulation
- Ligature risk assessment
- Ligature cutting tools, types and usage
- Managing a ligature incident
- Basic Life Support first aid – primary survey, recovery position, CPR
Course Details:
- Full Day | Face to Face | In-House Programme
- Suitable for Child Health and Social Care
- Duration : 6 hours
- Accreditation : 6 CPD
- Maximum 14 people – £810
Course Objectives:
- Trauma informed care and ACE’s (adverse childhood experiences)
- The different kinds of trauma
- Trauma Informed Care in service settings
- Risk assessment and response to trauma
- Being a more ‘trauma informed’ organisation
- Understanding the impact of actual, potential or vicarious trauma on the lives of individuals
- Starting to promote post traumatic growth
Enquiry Form
Please fill out the form to enquire about one of our short courses. The trainer for that course will be in touch within 24 hours.