Face to Face and on line Courses and Training 2024

Face to Face and on line Training  Courses  

Welcome to our  overview page of our face to face and online courses for  2024. Just click on the course titles for more details of each face to face and on line course of interest to you.

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New for 2024 !

Understanding Mental Capacity

This course has been designed as a half day workshop to understand the Mental Capacity Act 2005

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Mental Capacity

There are many misunderstandings about how the act is applied and how a best interest decision is made.

This workshop explains the Act explains where it sometimes isnt always clear and how to collect evidence if you think a person is at risk through their decision making history.

The course is on zoom and is from 1pm to 4pm

2nd October 2024

4th December 2024

£75 +VAT

Autism & Sensory Processing

Due the success of the Oliver McGowan Training 

We have added a new course that will enable you to understand in more depth how to enable people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) who have visual Sensory processing disorders.

The training is offered both on line and Face to Face, and is open to parents, Support workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists  for more details of the course Click here Autism & Visual Processing

For dates

20th November on Zoom £75 +VAT

To book Contact Mark@markgrayassociates.co.uk

 

Back by popular demand this is one of our most popular on training courses.

Supporting people with Dementia & Sight Loss Courses On line

This course will help you to identify different types of Dementia, you will understand common sight issues found in People with Dementia.

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Dementia Missing Pieces

Ideas for changing the Environment and better Communication and Support

31st July 2024

30th October 2024

11th December 2024

22nd January 2025

 

To Book Contact Mark@markgrayassociates.co.uk

All courses and training for this programme  are on Zoom must be booked in advance £75 +VAT includes E Cert and PDF of slides used.

 

Medication Workshops for Rehabilitation Workers

This Medication course is one of our  new  on line training courses launched in 2022 and was our first successful  foray in to bitesize training courses.

These are new 1.5  Hour on line workshops following out of our recent work with RWPN which  are designed to look at the impact of medication on Functional Assessment and supporting older people with Visual impairments who are on medication.

Mobility & Orientation Risk Assessment and General Function to help reduce accidents during Rehabilitation support improve timing for support and get the best from your clients.

For details go to the Workshop Page here

To book its £50  +VAT booking forms mark@markgrayassociates.co.uk

includes Certs Slides & CPD

Dates

9th October 2024

13th November 2024

15th January 2025

The second most popular of our on line training courses is for people working in the field of residential, domiciliary or day care services for people with a Learning Disability

MDVI (PMLD)

Multiple Disability Masterclass (Supporting & Developing Communication with people with PMLD)

This will help you to make the lives of People with profound & Multiple Learning disabilities so much better by improving communication, the environment and additional Health checks and benefits.

Using real life case studies this is a Masterclass used for University Teaching sessions for Students undertaking the Learning Disability Nursing Degree and is on offer to support staff Nurses wanting to undertake CPD and SALT’s wishing to extend their knowledge and practice

17th July 2024

6th November 2024

If you would like more details of these courses, or a course run near you  click on the links above  or  Email us at Mark@markgrayassociates.co.uk  for a booking form.

Brain Injury & Sight Loss

Looking at types of brain injuries  caused by

Trauma /Illness/Stroke

The typical conditions of sight impairments both permanentA carer supporting a man with a brain injury and temporary that people experience.

the course will look at how the brain works and what happens following incidents caused by Illness or stroke and the associated Eye Conditions.

Where to go for help and gaining a better understanding of the support you can give clients this condition.

11th September 2024

8th January 2025

If you would like more details of these courses, or a course run near you  click on the links above  or  Email us at Mark@markgrayassociates.co.uk  for a booking form.

Learning Disability & sight loss & introduction

A popular course that used to be run by Mark during his tenure with the RNIB Multiple Disability Service  between 1990 and 2005 updated for the current times. This course looks at the issues faced by people

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with a range of learning disabilities including CVI & other common conditions

The course will cover supporting people with a  Sight test & how to do a functional Assessment of People with limited communication.

27th November Nottingham

£100 +VAT

If you would like more details of these courses, or a course run near you  click on the links above  or  Email us at Mark@markgrayassociates.co.uk  for a booking form.

 

Attachment Workshops 

Following requests from SEN professionals in the North East we discovered that there was a need for more training around Attachment theories and the practical skills required for managing difficult behaviours relating from negative attachments.

These  will cover

Overview of attachment theory

Then overviews of types what they are what the implications are for support

  1. Secure attachment
  2. Insecure Avoidant
  3. Insecure ambivalent
  4. Disorganised controlling

Strategies for support in 2;3, 4, type behaviour

We also discuss  recognising similar behaviour traits  in Autism ADHD and what may be different

 All courses are £100 +VAT inc lunch handouts and CPD certs

2024 Prices