Training Course

Autism and SPELL in Higher Education - virtual delivery

8 and 9 December 2020

 
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About the course

 

This virtual introductory course builds your knowledge of autism and how to support autistic students at university. The course will involve a pre-course online activity and four 1.5 hour live sessions with one of our Training Consultants, delivered via Microsoft Teams

SPELL is a framework for understanding and responding to autistic people’s needs. It will allow you to develop better practice and use evidence-based strategies to support autistic students.

Providing learners have a degree, this course meets the BIS criteria for university mentors and non-medical helpers. Visit the DSA-QAG (Disabled Students Allowances Quality Assurance Group) for the full criteria.

 

 

Training and Events E: [email protected] T: +44 (0) 300 303 4313

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Key topics

Some of the key topics this course will cover include:

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  • The main areas of difference in autism (social communication and interaction, sensory processing, information processing)
  • How does autism affect people's lives?
  • Causes of anxiety and stress
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  • What happens at university for autistic students
  • Introduction to the SPELL framework – strategies to adapt your practice and environment and make them more autism-friendly.

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Trainer

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Lorraine is an Autism Training Consultant who has worked with autistic people and their families throughout her career and is passionate about increasing understanding of autism. Joining The National Autistic Society in 2005, Lorraine has delivered a variety of autism training to both professionals and families, covering a range of topics including sensory differences, continence, sexuality and women and girls. She has lectured on autism at a variety of UK Universities and has spoken at several conferences on autism and related subjects.

Her publications include Toilet Training and the Autism Spectrum: A Guide for Professionals (2016) with Dr Eve Fleming, Toileting problems in children with autism (2014) in The Nursing Times, and the NAS Teen Life workbook. Lorraine developed the new NAS Teen Life parent support programme and accompanying Licensed User Training, and has written a variety of articles on Network Autism, covering topics such as catastrophising and toileting difficulties.

Lorraine’s most recent project is as one of the content writers for the NAS’s newest online training module on autism in women and girls, which launched in March 2018.

“My favourite part of the job is the opportunities I get to constantly learn more about autism, often from autistic people themselves, and to share that knowledge with those who come on my training”.

 
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Using Microsoft Teams for accessing training

This guide aims to support delegates with how Microsoft Teams (Teams) works for training sessions, how they can interact and the general etiquette during training. A full guide can be accessed here.

Accessing the training:

The training is accessed by clicking each of the links at the stated date and time in the emails you will be sent. There is a separate link for each session.
We recommend that you access via the Teams App on a Desktop. The benefit of this is that you are likely to be able to see more of your fellow delegates, and the presentation and video sharing may work better for you. You can download the App for free if you don’t have it already. Please note – you can still access the training without downloading the app if needed (via a web browser).

Interaction during the training:

The trainer will deliver the session by using a presentation, with a combination of information delivery, group discussions and short activities to facilitate interactivity. A PDF copy of the presentation will be attached to the email containing the links to the sessions.
We encourage delegates on our sessions to ask questions or share perspectives, and this can be done verbally or by using the chat function. During the session, you may be asked to keep yourself muted when you are not talking or interacting with others. This is to reduce disturbance from background noise.

General etiquette:

We recommend that delegates have their video cameras switched on if possible, as this can help facilitate a more interactive session.
At the beginning of the session, you will be able to see yourself, the trainer, and other participants. The number of people you will be able to see on screen may depend on your screen size and how you are accessing the session.
When the trainer is showing the presentation, you should still be able to see them in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
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Why attend?

  • This course brings together knowledge about autism and practical approaches that will help you immediately in your work.

  • The training will be delivered by a National Autistic Society trainer who has many years’ experience of supporting autistic people.


 

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Fees

Course Fee £150 + VAT

This includes:

  • training information provided electronically for each delegate
  • free online module - Introduction to Autism in the workplace
  • opportunity to hear autistic perspectives; this may be through films, quotes from autistic people or the inclusion of a speaker by experience
  • signposting to relevant literature and resources
  • certificate of attendance for your CPD records.


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Who should attend?

This course is ideal for university staff who support autistic students and want to know more about autism and supportive approaches. This course is specifically designed to meet the needs of university mentors and non-medical helpers, in line with the BIS criteria.

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The course was a brilliant top up and gave me some very valuable information.

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