What do you know about learning disability and mental health?

Introduction.

·                  My name is Sara Jane Gorman.

·                  I am a Learning Disability and Mental Health trainer for the University of Wolverhampton.

·                  I am an Advocacy worker for 1 Voice Wolverhampton too.

What is Mental Health?

·                  Most if not all disabilities link have mental health problems.

·                  Most disabilities can affect some people in a physical, Mental and emotional way.

·                  Mental disabilities can affect the mind which can bring on Mental Health problems.

·                    Physical disabilities limit an individual's ability to physically function.

ICE BREAKER

·                  Now we are going to do the icebreaker.

·                  Now talk to the person sitting next to you about what you want to learn today.

·                  Write on the post it note and stick it on the Post-it board.

·                  Thank you.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

·                  These are the aims and objectives for today.

·                  To define what a learning disabilities and health problems are.

·                  To inform learners about the needs and wants of people regarding your services.

·                  To explore and challenge values, behaviours and attitudes.

·                  To provide an introduction to producing accessible information.

LEARNING DISABILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.

·                  Now I’d like to know what the word learning disability and mental health problems mean to you.

·                  Please get into groups of four or more and talk about it.

·                  Please feedback to me afterwards.

·                  You have 15 minutes.

LEARNING DISABILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.

·                  My own experience.

·                  Service providers don’t understand learning disability and mental health problems.

·                  Many Employers don’t understand learning disability and mental health. For example

·                  People with learning disabilities have less freedom and choice. For example

·                  People with learning disabilities are not allowed to take risks. For example.

Clear information

·                  In your files there’s a handout of the accessible information guidelines.

·                  This will show how to make information clear.

·                  Don’t think everyone likes it the same so ask the person first.

·                  Get yourselves into groups of four and talk about it.

·                  You have 15 minutes to feed back to me, thank you.

Please tell me one thing you have learned today about Learning Disability and Mental Health?

·                  Have we covered everything in today’s session on the post-its?

·                  I hope you have learned what you have hoped to learn.

·                  Please fill in the feedback form in your file to tell me what you have learned and how you feel about the session.

·                  Good bye have a safe journey home.

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