Introduction:
This Stroke Awareness Train the Trainer course equips healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills required to deliver effective stroke awareness training within their organisation. With around 150,000 people experiencing a stroke in the UK each year, understanding how to recognise symptoms, respond quickly, and support recovery is essential for improving patient outcomes.
Designed for professionals responsible for training healthcare teams, this course combines subject knowledge with practical teaching skills. Participants will learn how to structure engaging sessions, communicate key information clearly, and support staff in providing safe, person-centred care for individuals affected by stroke.
Course Development:
Role and Responsibilities of a Trainer
- Understanding the trainer’s duties, legal obligations, and professional standards
- Teaching and learning approaches, learning styles, and effective communication methods
- Course planning, lesson structure, aims, and objectives
- Assessment, feedback, and evaluating learner understanding
- Practical training delivery and mentoring others in safe practice
Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand how a stroke occurs
- Explain the different types of stroke
- Identify common signs and symptoms of a stroke
- Understand the importance of immediate action
- Know what steps to take once a stroke has been identified
- Identify stroke risk factors
- Understand stroke-related impairments
- Recognise how communication can be affected after a stroke
- Provide effective support for individuals following a stroke
Course Content:
Trainer Development
- Role and responsibilities of a trainer
- Understanding how people learn – learning styles and cycles
- Effective communication and use of training resources
- Developing a training strategy and using your training pack
- Course structure, lesson planning, and setting aims and objectives
- Risk awareness, insurance, and compliance requirements
- Assessment methods, feedback, and mentoring techniques
- Designing and delivering a mini lesson based on medication administration
Stroke Awareness
- What is a stroke, explanation and causes
- Different types of stroke
- Effects of stroke on mobility and communication
- Common signs and symptoms of stroke
- FAST test
- Stroke treatment and rehabilitation
- Emergency response
- Providing support
- Living with Stroke
Course Benefits:
Delegates will receive an editable PowerPoint presentation (copyright form to be signed).
