Health Professionals in Sene West District receives training in Intellectual Disabilities

Inclusion Ghana, in collaboration with LEHUF Foundation, has successfully conducted its 4th training for health professionals on intellectual disabilities. The training was very well received, with the participants engaging and contributing to a very lively training. It was observed that the participants were pleased to acquire new knowledge on the subject of intellectual disabilities and the trainer, Auberon Jeleel Odoom, guided the participants through many of the myths and confusion around the issue of ID.Many participants commented that they looked forward to implementing their newly acquired communication skills to ensure improved diagnosis and patient care. Further, it was agreed as a group that peer support and supervision were key to ensuring that health care was improved in the health facilities and all participants agreed to share their new knowledge in the health facility. After the training, all participants made three personal goals as to how they would implement their learning from the training and these will be tracked in the coming months. The overwhelming feedback from this training is that it should be rolled out for all health professionals.Inclusion Ghana was also pleased that local media took a keen interest in the training, with a radio presenter attending all days of the workshop and producing detailed media coverage about the training.

Inclusion Ghana, in collaboration with LEHUF Foundation, has successfully conducted its 4th training for health professionals on intellectual disabilities. The training was very well received, with the participants engaging and contributing to a very lively training. It was observed that the participants were pleased to acquire new knowledge on the subject of intellectual disabilities and the trainer, Auberon Jeleel Odoom, guided the participants through many of the myths and confusion around the issue of ID.

Many participants commented that they looked forward to implementing their newly acquired communication skills to ensure improved diagnosis and patient care. Further, it was agreed as a group that peer support and supervision were key to ensuring that health care was improved in the health facilities and all participants agreed to share their new knowledge in the health facility. After the training, all participants made three personal goals as to how they would implement their learning from the training and these will be tracked in the coming months. The overwhelming feedback from this training is that it should be rolled out for all health professionals.

Inclusion Ghana was also pleased that local media took a keen interest in the training, with a radio presenter attending all days of the workshop and producing detailed media coverage about the training.

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