Support Daily Living for Psychiatric Disorder Patients Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of psychiatric disorders and their impact on activities of daily living.
• Assess the functional abilities and support needs of individuals with psychiatric disorders.
• Develop and implement person-centred support plans to promote independence in daily living activities.
• Apply therapeutic communication techniques to encourage participation in daily routines.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of support interventions and adjust plans as needed.
• Promote a safe and supportive environment that respects the individual's rights and dignity.

Target Audience

This course is designed for healthcare workers, support staff, and caregivers who assist individuals with psychiatric disorders in residential, community, or clinical settings.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals component provides supervised hands-on experience in assisting with daily living activities, communication, and crisis intervention. Learners apply skills in simulated and real-life settings under guidance, ensuring competence and confidence.

Practical Activities

• Personal Care Assistance Simulation — Learners practice assisting with bathing, dressing, and oral care using mannequins and role-play, focusing on dignity and safety. (6h)
• Medication Management and Vital Signs — Learners practice medication administration (simulated), storage, and monitoring vital signs on peers and mannequins. (6h)
• Mobility Assistance and Transfer Techniques — Learners practice safe patient handling, transfers, and use of mobility aids under supervision. (6h)
• Communication and De-escalation Role-Play — Learners engage in role-play scenarios to practice therapeutic communication and de-escalation techniques with simulated agitated patients. (6h)
• Daily Support Plan Development and Team Handover — Learners develop a person-centred daily support plan for a case study and practice team handover communication. (3h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.