Intimate Care: Support and advice for children requiring assistance

This half day course will include relevant legislation, practical tips, sharing of suitable templates as well as an opportunity to discuss any concerns/issues.

Delegates will leave the course with an awareness of:

  • What is meant by support with personal care, the role of support staff in delivering good practice
  • The importance of empowering individuals to make choices regarding their personal care
  • The importance of sensitivity, dignity and respect when supporting people with personal care
  • How differing communication techniques can be facilitated
  • Identifying safeguarding issues with regard to children and young people who require support with toileting/medical needs and use of record keeping and documentation
  • Managing practical personal care within the toilet setting, review of safe use of standard and accessible toilets

Published

8 October 2019

Purposes

For Information / Guidance

School Types

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Contact name

Matt McClay

"Weeks run from Monday to Sunday. Please note that weeks without communications to schools are ignored and the links will go to the last week where a communication was made in this category."