Practitioner Certificate Course for Helping Professionals Working with Autistic Adults
Facilitator / Presenter - Evaleen Whelton, Jude Morrow, Eoin Stephens and Stiof MacAmhalghaidh
Venue - Online through Zoom
Date and Time - Over 10 days, 10am to 5pm, Saturdays and Sundays from October 2022 to March 2023
Link to booking website - https://ausometraining.com/practitioner-certificate-course/
This course is IACP CPD recognised and awarded 60 CPD points by the IACP.
Course length: Date and Time - Over 10 days, 10am to 5pm, Saturdays and Sundays from 21st January to June 2023
Course Dates:
Sat 21st Jan 2023 , Sun 22nd Jan, Sat 11th Feb, Sat 4th March, Sat 1st Apr, Sat 22nd Apr, Sat 13th May, Sat 27th May, Sat 17th June, Sun 18h June 2023
Course outline:
Day 1 (Saturday): Introductions, current knowledge. Neurodiversity paradigm.
Day 2 (Sunday): What is autism/being autistic 1
– Myths, history, current thinking/terminology, discovery/ women …
Day 3 (Saturday): What is autism/being autistic 2
– Masking, sensory sensitivity, stimming, etc…
Day 4 (Saturday): Anxiety (Generalised, Social etc), Depression, PTSD, Eating, Disorders, OCD, low self esteem, etc…
Day 5 (Saturday): General implications for therapy/counselling/helping
– Therapeutic environment, communication differences, structuring therapy, relevant goals, assessment/diagnosis/ discovery (for your client or for you)
Day 6 (Saturday): ADHD, Dyspraxia, EDS, gender etc…
Day 7 (Saturday): Therapeutic approaches
– Person-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, etc…
Day 8 (Saturday): Demo/practice sessions
Day 9 (Saturday): Supervision, networking, practice considerations, further CPD, etc
Day 10 (Sunday): Presentations of individual learning summary