Training Course

Understanding autism in the workplace

25 June 2020, London

 
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About the course

 

This half-day course will give you a greater understanding of autism (including Asperger syndrome) and increase your confidence in your ability to work alongside or manage your autistic employee effectively.

The training will help you to identify different working strategies that you can use to develop a successful working relationship with autistic colleagues. Through group exercises, you will learn more about autism as well as the relevant phrases and terminology.

 

 

Shauna Fleming E: [email protected] T: +44 (0) 300 303 4313

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Key topics

Some of the key topics this training will cover include:

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  • Understanding autism
  • Communication and interaction
  • Processing information
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  • Sensory differences
  • Potential workplace stressors
  • Workplace adjustments.

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Trainer

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Niki joined the National Autistic Society as a Senior Training Consultant in 2012. She has worked in the field of autism since 2002, initially supporting children and their families and later working within services for autistic adults. She has a psychology degree and an MSc in child development. She has been involved in autism research with various research groups and completed her PhD in autism in 2011. Niki manages the training team and also delivers a range of training courses and talks across the country raising awareness and supporting professionals to develop their autism practice.

My favourite part of my job is meeting such a wide range of professionals and sharing knowledge and experience. But the best part of the job is working with and learning from autistic people themselves."
 
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Venue

The course will be held at The National Autistic Society in London.

393 City Road
London
EC1V 1NG

 

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Why Attend?

  • Gain an increased understanding of autism and be able to identify main areas of difference  
  • Understand that autism affects people in different ways
  • Increase awareness of how autism may affect autistic employees and why
  • Build awareness of practical strategies to enable you to work more effectively with autistic colleagues
  • Increase understanding of practical management strategies and how to implement them
  • Identify ways of changing your own practice and making changes to a workplace to effectively support autistic colleagues
  • Get an attendance certificate detailing eligible CPD hours which can be used as verifiable documentary evidence when submitting CPD recording forms.

 

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Fees

Course Fee £249 + VAT

This includes:

  • training materials
  • certificate of attendance
  • refreshments.

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Who should attend?

This course is suitable for all staff working alongside or managing autistic colleagues, including managers, supervisors, HR staff and workplace mentors.

     

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