Taking into account current developments in services and treatment, this resource has been rewritten and extended to provide a variety of training techniques to develop the skills and knowledge that support staff need to meet the mental health needs of people with learning disabilites.

This module has been updated to include the new legal information covering the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 2007.

Module 11: Legal and Ethical Issues II
Total timing: 4 hours, 45 minutes
Session 1: Risk assessment and management Time allocated: 135 minutes
Session 2: The Care Programme Approach Time allocated: 140 minutes

Professionals within the social care sector are required to undertake Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Those who use this resource will be able to gain CPD points.

Vital information for: professionals, nurses, support staff, psychologists, psychiatrists, trainers, community and inpatient services.

Other individual modules:
Module 1: Introduction to Mental Health and People with Learning Disabilities - £15
Module 2: Module Psychiatric Disorders - £15
Module 3: Assessment of Mental Health Problems - £20
Module 4: Biological Interventions - £20
Module 5: Psychological Interventions - £20
Module 6: Social Interventions - £15
Module 7: Service Factors - £20
Module 8: Challenging Behaviour - £25
Module 9: Epilepsy -£25
Module 10: Personal and Organisational Stress Management - £25
Module 11: Legal and Ethical Issues I - £30
Module 13: Autism - £25
Module 14: Mental Health Problems and Older People with Learning Disabilities - £20
Module 15: The Mental Health needs of Children with Learning Disabilities - £20
Module 16: Working with Families - £15
Module 17: Offending Behaviour and People with Learning Disabilities - £15
Module 18: Cultural Diversity, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities - £20