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Mental health workers training

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 17,476 The Mix Honorary Guru
I'm curious, do all mental health workers including support and social workers get trained in first aid, mobility assistance etc?

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 17,476 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hey,

    I'm a support worker, During my induction period i was trained in the following:
    *Food Hygiene.
    *First Aid
    *Safeguarding Children
    *Equality and Diversity
    *Health and wellbeing
    *FireSafety
    *Health and Safety.
    *Non aggressive physical and pyschological restraints.
    *Mental Capacity act
    *Depreveation of liberty safeguarding
    *Infection Control
    *Epilepsy
    *Medication
    *Manual Handeling

    I wasenrolled on a lot more but i kinda.....quit.


    If this helps you're question?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 17,476 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Redhead wrote: »
    Hey,

    I'm a support worker, During my induction period i was trained in the following:
    *Food Hygiene.
    *First Aid
    *Safeguarding Children
    *Equality and Diversity
    *Health and wellbeing
    *FireSafety
    *Health and Safety.
    *Non aggressive physical and pyschological restraints.
    *Mental Capacity act
    *Depreveation of liberty safeguarding
    *Infection Control
    *Epilepsy
    *Medication
    *Manual Handeling

    I wasenrolled on a lot more but i kinda.....quit.


    If this helps you're question?

    Is mobility assistance part of manual handling? And to be honest that looks like a course list that's common to almost all care service providers, not just mental health or even not just healthcare. For example, I know care home workers do a very similar set of training courses to that too.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 17,476 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Well I work with Severley autistic children and with mental health too....
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