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Dysphagia Awareness Training
Last updated:
July 2026
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This Course Includes:
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Full audio voiceover
8 CPD points
Description
Fear of choking incidents, missing subtle signs, and silent aspiration create stress for caregivers. The Dysphagia Awareness Training from High Skills Training is designed to address these concerns by teaching staff to recognise, assess, and respond safely to swallowing difficulties, aspiration risk, and silent aspiration, reducing risks and improving confidence during mealtimes. This course also ensures compliance with CQC Regulation 14, and aligns with IDDSI and the EDSCF, providing clear guidance on safe mealtimes and person-centred support.
This online course is ideal for care home staff, care assistants, senior carers, domiciliary care workers, healthcare assistants, nurses, and family carers managing residents with swallowing difficulties. It is also suitable for hospitality and catering staff, support workers, SLT assistants, dietitians, occupational therapists, and care home managers overseeing compliance and mealtime safety.
Learners will focus on recognition and assessment of dysphagia, including early signs, use of screening tools, monitoring, and communication with healthcare teams. Treatment and intervention modules cover swallowing-therapy techniques, diet and fluid modification under the IDDSI Framework, oral hygiene, and multidisciplinary team roles. Nutrition and hydration management explains texture-modified diet planning, hydration strategies, and support for residents with co-existing conditions like dementia or stroke.
Other modules introduce risk management, choking awareness, aspiration prevention, emergency preparedness, legal and ethical considerations, and holistic care practices for emotional support and education.
The course also provides additional modules on the foundations of dysphagia care, evidence-based interventions, safe mealtime practices, and professional development. Learners will access a quiz and worksheet to assess understanding, reinforcing practical knowledge and confidence in daily care routines.
With 24/7 learner support, a 14-day money-back guarantee, a FREE Digital Certificate, and fully online delivery, this course allows flexible learning. Enrol in this Dysphagia Awareness Training now to safely support residents and manage mealtimes with confidence.
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What you will learn in this course
- Early signs and symptoms of dysphagia and their impact on residents’ safety.
- Use of screening tools and effective communication with healthcare teams.
- Swallowing therapy techniques and diet modification using the IDDSI Framework.
- Planning and monitoring texture-modified diets and hydration strategies.
- Risk management, choking prevention, aspiration awareness, and emergency response.
- Holistic care including patient support, education, emotional wellbeing, and ethical practice.
Who Should Take This Course
- Care assistants and support workers in residential, nursing, and domiciliary care settings.
- Healthcare assistants and ward-based staff support mealtimes and daily care routines.
- Team leaders and supervisors are responsible for safer care practices, documentation, and escalation pathways.
- Anyone working with older adults or clinical risk groups (e.g., stroke or dementia support environments) where dysphagia is more common.
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Dysphagia Awareness Training
Curriculum
Foundations of Dysphagia Care
Section Overview of Foundations of Dysphagia Care
Understanding Dysphagia
Self-Assessment Case Study: Understanding Dysphagia
Anatomy and Physiology of Swallowing
Stages of the Swallow in Dysphagia Care
Types of Dysphagia (Oropharyngeal and Oesophageal)
Causes and Contributing Factors of Dysphagia
Populations at Risk for Dysphagia
Domiciliary Care and Dysphagia Care (Compare and Contrast)
Highlights of Foundations of Dysphagia Care
Recognition and Assessment of Dysphagia
Treatment and Intervention for Dysphagia
Nutrition and Hydration Management for Dysphagia
Risk Management and Safety from Dysphagia
Holistic and Supportive Care for Dysphagia
Additional Resource
Quiz
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