SamsonIntellectual disability
Teams in intellectual disability services support people to live the life they choose. Find their courses here.
What training does a disability services team need?
The regulations for designated centres for people with disabilities (S.I. 367 of 2013) say staff must have "access to appropriate training, including refresher training" (Regulation 16). They do not name courses or hours. Since 26 April 2023 the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Acts have been in operation and wardship has been abolished (gov.ie).
Courses for disability services
HIQA, governance and quality
- HIQA Standards Awareness — Intellectual Disability
What the HIQA national standards and regulations mean for your service, for nursing homes and disability services.
Ask about this course - Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Recognising signs of abuse and responding to safeguarding concerns, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015
What the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 means in daily care, for disability, older person, home and hospital teams.
Ask about this course - Advocacy, Rights & Autonomy
Advocacy, dignity and a person's right to make their own choices, for disability, older person and home care teams.
Ask about this course
- Quality Management & Continuous Improvement
Managing quality and improving care services, for managers and teams in care services.
Ask about this course - Incident Reporting & Risk Management
Reporting incidents and managing risk in a care service, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - GDPR & Data Protection in Healthcare
Protecting personal and health information under GDPR, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Preparing for HIQA Inspections — Intellectual Disability
Getting ready for HIQA inspections and service audits, for nursing homes, disability services and home care.
Ask about this course
Disability-specific care and support
- Person-Centred Planning (PCP)
Person-centred planning: dignity, communication and inclusion, for disability, older person and home care teams.
Ask about this course - Prevention and Management of Aggression and Violence (PMAV)
Preventing and managing aggression and violence safely, for disability services teams.
Ask about this course - Managing Behaviours of Concern
Understanding behaviours of concern, and communicating and de-escalating, for disability, older person and addiction teams.
Ask about this course - Community Integration & Social Inclusion
Supporting community participation and social inclusion, for disability services teams.
Ask about this course
- Autism Awareness & Support
Autism awareness and how to support autistic people well, for disability services teams.
Ask about this course - Intellectual Disability Awareness
A short introduction to intellectual disability, accessibility and inclusion, for disability services teams.
Ask about this course - Positive Behaviour Support
Positive behaviour support for people with an intellectual disability, for disability services teams.
Ask about this course - Communication & Accessible Information
Communication and accessible information for people with an intellectual disability, for disability services teams.
Ask about this course - Supporting Independent Living
Supporting people to live independently, for disability services and home care teams.
Ask about this course - Mental Health & Intellectual Disability
Mental health and intellectual disability: how the two meet in daily support, for disability services teams.
Ask about this course - Epilepsy Awareness & Seizure Response
Epilepsy awareness and what a support team needs to know, for disability services teams.
Ask about this course - Dysphagia & Safe Eating Awareness
Dysphagia and safe swallowing: awareness for support teams, for disability services and nursing homes.
Ask about this course - Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma-informed care: understanding how past trauma affects people, for disability and addiction services teams.
Ask about this course - Professional Boundaries & Dignity in Care
Keeping professional boundaries in care work, for disability, home care and addiction teams.
Ask about this course
Management and workforce development
- Conflict Management — Internal Staff
Spotting early signs of conflict and resolving it between colleagues, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Equality, diversity and inclusion: respectful behaviour at work, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Workplace Mental Health Awareness
Mental health awareness: stress, wellbeing and supportive conversations, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Health & Safety Awareness
Health and safety basics: hazards, duties and preventing accidents, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course
- Risk Assessment Training
Finding hazards, judging risks and choosing controls, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Frontline Management & Team Leadership
Leading a team on the front line: communication and performance, for team leaders and managers in every care setting.
Ask about this course - Communication Skills in Healthcare
Clear, respectful communication with colleagues, residents and families, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course
Practical healthcare skills
- Manual Handling
Safe lifting and handling to prevent injury, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Patient Handling
Safe movement of the people you support, to prevent injury, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Infection Prevention & Control
Infection prevention and control: hygiene, PPE and avoiding contamination, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - First Aid Response (FAR)
First Aid Response (FAR): a three-day first aid course, for workplace first aiders in every care setting.
Ask about this course
- First Aid Response Refresher
First Aid Response refresher: a two-day course to renew your first aid skills, for workplace first aiders.
Ask about this course - Basic First Aid
Basic First Aid for emergencies at work, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Fire Safety & Fire Warden
Fire prevention, emergency procedures and evacuation, for fire wardens and care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Sharps, Blood & Bodily Fluid Spillages
Safe handling of sharps and of blood and body fluid spillages, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Medication Management
Medication policy, safe procedures and records, for managers and care teams.
Ask about this course - Basic Life Support & CPR
Basic life support and CPR, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course
Ready to talk about training for your team?
Tell us about your service and Samson's team will reply with a quote.
Ask for a quote