Supporting individuals with learning disabilities; a care quality guide for health and social care staff and carers

Pavilion's care quality guides aim to help you refresh, develop or extend your learning in key areas of practice. If you are new to working with a particular client group or in a new role, you can use the material to quickly develop knowledge you will need, and where appropriate, work towards a relevant qualification. If you are a more experienced worker, you can use the guides to refresh your learning, meet the General Social Care Council's Code of Practice, and for continuing professional development. If you are a manager, you can use these guides with staff in the context of induction, supervision and continuing professional development, and to contribute towards meeting Care Quality Commission (CQC) Standards and Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) Codes of Practice.This guide also provides underpinning knowledge for unit LD 201 Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning Disabilities, and the thinking and practice activities can contribute to evidence of learning.