Children’s Services ASD Awareness

Course Content 

An increasing number of children and young people are experiencing mental health problems. This course will give you a deeper understanding of mental health and how to help children and young people experiencing mental health problems.  

 

The course covers: 

 

• • What is meant by the diagnosis ASD 

  • Gaining an awareness of the challenges associated with ASD 

  • Understanding what the world is like for older children and young adults with ASD 

  • How to help children and young adults with ASD learn 

  • How to help children and young adults living with ASD to cope with and manager their symptoms 

  • What support foster parents and carers may require 

   

Duration:    3 hours

 

Delegates:   Up to 12

 

Assessment: Ongoing observation and end of session activity.  Each delegate will receive a Certificate of Attendance.

 

Cost: Competitively priced and details are available upon request.

 

Requirements:  In order to gain the most out of the sessions, we request that the delegates remain on the course throughout and, where possible, a quiet area be allocated to save distraction.

 

This course is designed for personal development. It does not provide a regulated qualification.