Health Practice
Stroke Awareness
What the course covers:
- What a stroke is and what can be done to prevent stroke & vascular disease
- Understanding the wide-ranging effects of stroke and what help is available – key information and signposting
- Developing an awareness of the different ways communication can be impaired after a stroke and knowledge of how you can support an individual’s communication
- How to recognise when somebody is having a stroke or a TIA (transient ischaemic attack) and what to do about it
- Awareness of the causes and effects of vascular dementia
How this course can be completed:
- Classroom: this course can be completed as a half-day course in a classroom environment, which lasts approximately 1.5 learning hours.
- Webinar: this course can be completed as a webinar that lasts approximately 1.5 learning hours.
How to book on to a course:
Creative Support staff – You can find dates for this course on our webinar rota. To book on to a course, please complete an
application form
Participants from other organisations – Please complete this application form or contact James Perkins at:
james.perkins@creativesupport.co.uk // 07972 735 378
How to request a course for your service:
To request an additional course for your service, please complete the Extra Training Request Form. This is an online form. Once submitted, this will be sent to our training coordinators who will be in touch with more information.
