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The Social Care Academy Learning Portal has a lot of training.
All training is either free, or the funding is reclaimable.
To access the learning portal, you need to be 16 and over, and living or working in Staffordshire or Stoke-on-Trent.
We also have instructions on how to access the learning portal available.
The training library will be updated the first week of each month.
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Adult Safeguarding in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
Communication and Interpersonal Skills to Support Individuals
Foundations of a Person-Centred and Person-Led Approach
Strengths-Based Approach
Working in Adult Social Care
Action Planning
Assessing Risk
Audit Fundamentals
Career Development Planning
Delivering Quality Improvement
Effective Handovers
Ensuring Dignity and Respect
Interviews
MiDoS for Care
Person-Centred Care Planning
Supervisions (for Supervisors)
Supporting People to Look How They Want
Advance Care Planning
Early Identification of End of Life
End of Life Education for Care Homes
Falls Prevention for Care Homes
Palliative Care Introduction for Care Support Workers
Nutrition in Palliative Care
Palliative Care Emergencies
Scabies Management in Social Care
Spirituality and End of Life Care
SWAN Model in End of Life and Bereavement Care
Data Security and Protection for Care Staff
Data Security and Protection for Data Protection Leads
Deterioration Training
16 October: Operational Workforce Planning
21 October: Audit Training
22 October: PRN Protocols
22 October: Care Planning
22 October: Last Days of Life
23 October: Safe Administration of Medication
23 October: Accidents and Incidents
27 October: Symptom Management at End of Life for Care Homes: Treatment
30 October: Care after Death
7 November: Dysphagia Awareness (South)
11 November: Care Planning
12 November: ReSPECT and Advance Care Planning
12 to 13 November: Leadership Support
18 November: Dysphagia and IDDSI
19 November: Advanced Dementia
20 November: Wound Care
20 November (Morning): Risk Assessment
20 November (Afternoon): Risk Assessment
20 November: Responding to Distress: Communication Skills
27 November (Morning): Scam and Fraud Awareness
27 November (Afternoon): Scam and Fraud Awareness
27 November: Care after Death
3 December: Assessment and Care Planning in Palliative and End of Life Care
4 December: Dysphagia Awareness (North)
4 December: End of Life Education for Care Agencies
8 December: Last Days of Life
11 December: ReSPECT and Advance Care Planning
12 December: Care after Death