Applied Law and Policy for People with Learning Disabilities, Including People with a Learning Disability who are Autistic
Everything you need to know
Start date: September 2026
End date: October 2026
Module leader: Nicola Woodhall
Level: 7
Credits: 15
Introduction
The module will enable you to explore Domain D of the Advanced Practice Credential Specification for people with learning disabilities including people with learning disabilities and autism. Appraising law, policy and risk across the life span.
Who is this course/module for?
This module is suitable for anyone with a registered professional health or social care qualification supporting people with learning disabilities, for example:
- Registered Nurse all fields
- Social Worker
- Speech and Language Therapist
- Physiotherapist
- Occupational Therapist
What you’ll learn
You will explore and appraise the application and impact of key legislation, regulations and policies that underpin the protection of people with learning disabilities with or without autism.
Such as:
- Mental capacity, deprivation of liberty, equality, and human rights.
- Law, ethics and safeguarding, including equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Discrimination, stigma, and unconscious bias.
- Risk assessment applied to protected characteristics, links between risk-taking and responsibility, empowerment, and social inclusion.
Skills you’ll gain
Ability to apply appropriate law and policy across the life span for people with learning disabilities with or without autism.
How you’ll learn
The module will be delivered utilising a range of delivery options including in person on campus learning, and online delivery.
Fees and Funding for 2026/27
| Indicative price for stand-alone module |
Home student: £915 |
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| How to apply |
You can apply for this module using our online admissions form. After you have registered or logged in, select the module title under "Please choose your first module". |
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Entry requirements
The module requires applicants to be a current registrant on a professional health or social care statutory body register.
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Attendance
Delivery Method:
Blended learning (in-person and online learning activities). A mix of on-campus and online learning, with both in-person sessions and digital activities included in your course. We will require all non-British and non-Irish students to attend campus for an in-person verification check to comply with UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) requirements at the start of their first module.
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Provisional timetable
Next intake for Trimester 1, September 2026 - October 2026.
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Assessment
Module assessment is made up of one or more assessment tasks. The assessment task(s) for this module are:
- 2 Part Exam: A) Numeracy B) Pharmacology
Successful completion of this module will earn you 15 level 7 credits
Further details
For further information please contact the module leader Nicola Woodhall - n.woodhall@shu.ac.uk