Epilepsy

Course overview

This course is designed for anyone wanting to improve their skills and reach their potential as a practitioner. The course is fully interactive and prompts you to assess your own approach to supporting young people who may require additional support with their condition and their medication. The course covers key topics such as identifying and defining key terms, investigating causes and associated signs and symptoms, researching the background of Epilepsy, identifies and explores relevant legislation and staff response from a first aid and care perspective. The course also includes a downloadable PDF workbook that you can fill in as you complete the training, so that you can develop your skills as a leader or manager and get the most out of the course content.

Aims and objectives

• Investigate the causes of the illness
• Recognise the signs and symptoms
• Research the background of Epilepsy
• Discuss relevant legislation
• Highlight what people can do to support an individual with Epilepsy