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About the course
This one-day course will develop your understanding of how to carry out care and support needs assessments that are sensitive to the needs of autistic adults.
Don’t miss out!
Places are limited so book now to avoid disappointment.
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Course overview
Some of the key topics this course will cover include:
- explores the range of difficulties experienced by autistic adults and the impact of these on carrying out care and support needs assessments
- the importance of placing the individual at the centre of thinking about autism
- how to undertake assessments which respond to the specific needs of autistic adults within the SPELL framework
- matching support to meet the needs of autistic adults
- key laws and policies relating to supporting an autistic adult and what they mean in practice.
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Benefits of attending
The course meets the training requirements of the autism strategy, Think Autism and will support you in knowing the key laws and policies relating to supporting autistic people and what they mean in practice.
- you will learn to recognise the difficulties in carrying out needs assessments for autistic adults and identify approaches and strategies to overcome these
- through learning to place the individual at the centre of thinking about autism and how to match support to meet their needs, you will be able to complete care and support needs assessments which reflect the nature of autism
- meet fellow practitioners and work with an NAS trainer who has many years' experience of supporting autistic people
- On completion of the course, you can join Network Autism, our online professionals' forum.
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Who should attend?
This course is aimed at a variety of adult social care staff who carry out care and support assessments, including assessments of need and support planning. A basic understanding of autism is required for this course.
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Great balance of information, provision and discussion. Both trainer and guest speaker were dynamic and informative
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Fees
The course costs just £185 + VAT and includes:
- training materials and information provided for each delegate
- 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
- lunch and refreshments.
Don't delay - book now to secure your place on this unique and inspiring training session.
