Course Description
Overview of the Level 2 Dysphagia Awareness Course
Curve Learning’s Level 2 Dysphagia awareness training course provides health and social care workers practical ways to support the people in your care who live with various swallowing abilities and difficulties.
This 45 minutes e-learning course helps learners understand how to use the IDDSI framework to manage people with different swallowing abilities safely and finding alternatives to oral feeding and covers the importance of multi-disciplinary working when caring for someone with Dysphagia.
Why is Dysphagia Awareness Training Important for Care Staff?
Dysphagia is far more common in care settings than you may think, affecting as many as 7 in 10 people in care , often linked to conditions such as stroke, dementia, parkinson's and age-related muscle weakening.
This course is important to take for carers because without the proper awareness, everyday mealtimes can carry serious risks. Poor management of swallowing food and drinks can lead to choking, aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition and dehydration which can be missed without the right awareness of Dysphagia.
Our Level 2 Dysphagia Awareness training course gives learners the knowledge to spot the early warning signs, follow safe eating and drinking guidance.
Benefits of Dysphagia Awareness Course
The positive impact of studying the Dysphagia awareness training course for carers and care organisations leads to reduced risks of emergencies through people in care choking and having a team of carers with confidence to support safer mealtimes.
Carers can study this course around busy work schedules, so it's available online through our e-learning portal and in person at Curve’s training venue or your premises. The e-Learning course takes just 30-45 minutes to complete, combining engaging activities with a multiple-choice assessment, and learners receive a certificate on successful completion.
This course is made for care assistants, support workers, healthcare assistants and anyone in a health and social care role who supports people with swallowing difficulties, across care homes, domiciliary care, NHS trusts and private healthcare providers.
Ready to give your team skills and confidence to support people in care with Dysphagia?
Get in touch with our team today to discuss dates, delivery format and pricing for the Level 2
Dysphagia Awareness training course.
Call us on 01924 84 27 87 or email us at contactcurve@curvelearning.co.uk
