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1 Day Course

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Where and When

Delivered at a venue of your choice throughout the UK or by tutor led remote online delivery, contact us for availability.

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Accredited Course

The course content are accredited by the Open College Network (OCN) Credit4Learning as a Level 3 course.

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Course Overview

Prader Willi syndrome is a rare genetic condition which affects around 15,000 people and is caused by an absence of chromosome 15.

This training course provides the knowledge about Prader Willi syndrome, the known causes, challenges and considers methods of providing individual support. This is a Level 3 accredited course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Below are the main topics covered in this course, expand each one to see the criteria.

1Understand what Prader Willi is
  • 1.1Describe what Prader Willi is
  • 1.2Explain facts and myths associated with Prader Willi
  • 1.3Analyse the historical perception Prader Willi
  • 1.4Explain and evaluate current research into Prader Willi
2Understand indicators and effects of Prader Willi
  • 2.1Describe how Prader Willi can affect people in different ways during different stages of life
3Understand characteristics of Prader Willi
  • 3.1Explain and evaluate characteristics of Prader Willi
  • 3.2Define how characteristics of Prader Willi can relate to characteristics of autism spectrum conditions
4Understand the challenges of Prader Willi
  • 4.1Explain additional challenges including health considerations for people with Prader Willi
5Understand communication challenges including Flexibility of Thought
  • 5.1Explain and evaluate communication barriers associated with Prader Willi including Flexibility of Thought
6Understand ways to provide support to people with Prader Willi
  • 6.1Describe practical ways of supporting people with Prader Willi

Accreditation

The course content are accredited by the Open College Network (OCN) Credit4Learning as a Level 3 course.

Certification

Each learner completing this course will receive an accredited Level 3 certificate of learning.

Additional Information

Training course duration

1 Day (please contact us if you require training which runs to a different timescale).

Availability of this training course

This Prader Willi Syndrome Awareness training course is available as in-house training at a venue of your own choice throughout the UK. Alternatively, also available remotely via a tutor led course over Zoom or MS Teams.

Audience for this course

This Prader Willi Syndrome Awareness training course is designed for professionals working with children and young people including support teams, education professionals and foster carers. This training course is also suitable for professionals working with adults.

QCF Units

<p>This Prader Willi Syndrome Awareness&nbsp;training course is designed to meet the standards outlined in the new Children&rsquo;s Homes (England) Regulations which were introduced on 1st April 2015 and can contribute to outcomes of QCF units including the National Diploma for the Children and Young People&rsquo;s Workforce. This training course is also suitable for professionals working with adults.</p>

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"Excellent and relevant information, giving a great insight into the condition. I learned lots about possible approaches to working with people with Prader Willi syndrome. Prader Willi Training Course (Level 3)"

Mel Brown - Aitch Care - London

"Really fantastic training! I got every skill which I needed from it! Thank you! Prader Willi Training Course (Level 3)"

Rachel Conroy - Aitch Care - London

"Mark was very informative, involved groups and listened to everyone’s comments. Everyone was involved in the training, and there were interesting activities, tasks and discussion. Mark is a very knowledgeable and approachable trainer. "

Debbie Gittons - The Seashell Trust

"The course met our needs ideally, and was designed especially for our use, which was wonderful! I will certainly use Ringway Training for our future training and would recommend Mark to any organisation. "

Christina Loynett - Managing Director at Learning

"I would also like to say that the training Mark provides from Ringway is fantastic the whole group really enjoyed the training and we all learnt something new but he made a rather dry subject very enjoyable and interactive. "

Emma Kershaw - e-QAS Training