Reablement training

Course aims and objectives

All attendees must be up to date with Moving and Handling of People training.

The course will focus on:

• Local policy in managing a reablement service
• Approaches, skills and techniques appropriate to reablement
• Practical aspects of reablement - functional skills etc.
• Recording and report writing
• Outcome focussed care planning
  
  

At the conclusion of this training course participants should:

• be aware of the structure, assessment process and referral process for the local reablement service
• compare the old ‘hands on approach’ with new ways of working, emphasising the differences between care, reablement and rehabilitation
• have considered the new ways of working and new approaches in particular what skills reablement workers need
• have a knowledge of strategies for reablement and what factors need to be in place for reablement to be successful
• have considered positive risk taking in reablement
• be aware of a range of communication skills and techniques to try with unco-operative individuals
• have an improved knowledge of a range of medical conditions, looking in particular at strategies for the practical management of clients with these conditions e.g. strokes, OA, RA, COPD, dementia
• have looked in particular at manual handling techniques i.e. transfers, assisted walking, techniques and strategies for dressing and washing
• have an awareness of informal assessments that reablement workers will need to undertake on a day to day basis
• have practised dressing techniques
• have considered the importance of equipment as a means to enable clients to be independent
• have looked at outcome focussed care - what is it?
• have considered recording and reporting in detail
• support people in accessing their own resource, family, friends, community and the local support/services available
  
  

For further information, or if you have booked a place on the course and have not received notification to attend please contact the Workforce Development & Learning Administrative Team. Please do not turn up to any course unless you have received notification of your place as the event may be fully booked.