Stage 2 training on learning disability and autism, co-delivered with people who have lived experience. Practical, human and rooted in the real difference good care makes.
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training is the national standard for learning disability and autism training for health and social care staff. It is named after Oliver McGowan, whose death showed how much needs to change in the way services understand and support autistic people and people with a learning disability.
Stage 1 is completed as eLearning. Stage 2 — delivered here — is the interactive session where learning becomes practice, led by trainers working alongside co-trainers with lived experience.
A full day face-to-face session for staff who provide care and support, or who make decisions about a person's care. Deeper practice on capacity, consent, diagnostic overshadowing and annual health checks.
Recognise diagnostic overshadowing and the health inequalities faced by autistic people and people with a learning disability.
Adapt communication, use accessible information and involve families, carers and advocates well.
Plan and record adjustments that make care accessible, from appointment length to sensory environment.
Work confidently with the Mental Capacity Act, best interest decisions and supported decision making.
Use lived experience insight to shape care that is respectful, safe and genuinely person centred.
Understand annual health checks, hospital passports and the legal duties that sit behind good practice.
The training is a requirement for health and social care staff in England who make decisions about people's care.
The eLearning must be finished before your Stage 2 session. Your employer or eLearning for Healthcare account provides access.
Choose a date below and complete the registration form. We will confirm your place by email.
Sessions are interactive and discussion based, so please join for the full session with camera on where possible.
We charge £90 per learner for Oliver McGowan Stage 2 training. Eligible adult social care employers can reclaim this cost through the Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS).
LDSS funding is ring-fenced for Oliver’s Training. Claims must be submitted within 3 months of course completion, and reimbursement depends on the fund remaining available.
Read the LDSS guidanceEmployers must meet all of the following criteria to claim LDSS funding for Oliver McGowan training:
For Oliver’s Training, funding covers both regulated and non-regulated care staff, including agency staff and CQC-registered managers. It does not cover personal assistants or regulated health professionals such as registered nurses or allied health professionals.
New dates are added regularly. If nothing here suits your team, get in touch and we can arrange a session for your organisation.
Complete the form below to book your place. We will email you to confirm your session and share joining details.
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We can deliver Oliver McGowan Stage 2 sessions for your organisation on dates that fit your rotas. Get in touch to talk it through.