Training Catalogue

This training is aimed at professionals across health and social care services.
* Please note we also offer this course as a full day option for a more in depth and detailed training package.

What is covered?:

• The profiles of autism
• Common needs autistic people experience
• Communication
• Emotional Regulation
• Meltdowns
• Engaging autistic individuals
• Tips on de-escalating distressed behaviour
• Environmental factors and sensory issues
• Executive Functioning

This training is aimed at parents/carers of autistic children with a PDA profile.

What is covered?:

• What is PDA
• Strengths of the PDA profile
• Challenge our thinking
• Self-care
• Approaches to consider

This training is aimed at professionals working within the perinatal services.

The training will be 6 hours in total consisting of two half day sessions of 3 hours per session costing £400 + VAT each session.

Part 1: Autistic Mothers and Perinatal Mental Health

Covering: What is autism, how to identify autism in people accessing your services as well as adjustments and strategies you can use to support autistic mothers in pregnancy and parenthood.

Part 2: Learning Disability and Perinatal Mental Health

Covering: What is a learning disability, how to identify people using your service who may have a learning disability, other common co-occurring needs within this population as well as adapting your support and being aware of your obligations under the Equality Act to ensure your service is accessible to people with a learning disability.

This training is aimed at all health and social care workers with a focus on adulthood.

What is covered?:

• Overview of what autism is
• Awareness of the screening tools available for adults
• Introduction to the assessment process
• What autistic people want you to know
• Common misdiagnoses
• Adapting your practice for autistic patients

This training is aimed at professionals, autistic individuals and parents/carers of autistic individuals.

What is covered?:

• Autism Myths
• Profiles of autism
• Diagnosing autistic females
• Social differences and challenges
• Mental Health
• Sexuality and Puberty
• Perinatal Mental Health
• Menopause