Publisher: NSW Department of Family and Community Services (Ageing, Disability and Home Care); NSW Ministry of Health (Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Office); Health Education and Training Institute
Purpose
Goal is to improve knowledge, skills and confidence – leading to better mental health and wellbeing for people with an intellectual disability.
The educational content is primarily focussed on adults, but also has relevance to young people. There is some information about developmental stages in the first introductory module.
The four areas covered are:
- About Intellectual Disability
- Fundamental Skills in intellectual disability and mental health
- Clinical Foundations in intellectual disability and mental health
- Specialist Topics in intellectual disability and mental health
- Challenging behaviour
- Emergency mental health care
Additional Information
There are currently 18 modules available for disability professionals, with further modules to be released in 2020. At the end of the first module you are asked to provide some demographic and professional details. This data is used to gain information about the audience, and how to improve the site.
This e-learning is delivered entirely online, so each module can be completed at your own pace. You can start a module and come back to it later, and you can revisit a module you’ve already completed. You can decide how much time you want to spend doing the activities, and in how much detail you want to pursue the links to other information built into the module pages.
This e-learning is offered primarily to meet professional learning needs. It does not count towards a certification and there is no formal assessment process. Therefore there is no call for recognition of prior learning.
