Overview
This course is aimed at care workers who are involved with clients who have autism. The course can follow two different pathways. One of the pathways looks at child development and autism and the other covers adult mental health as a result of autism.

Outline of Programme

Child Development and Autism

On completion of the course, delegates will understand:

• To look at the key points of a child with autism
• To look at a child’s development versus a child with autism’s development
• The characteristics of autism
• Autism and the difficulties of social interaction
• Problems with Social Communication
• Sensory Difficulties

Adult Mental Health and Autism
On completion of the course, delegates will understand:

• The vulnerability of mental health problems for someone with autism
• Depression and Anxiety
• Ways of managing the anxiety
• Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• The use of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in Psychological Treatments

Assessment:
The course is delivered in 2 hours and Candidates must demonstrate a willingness to learn along with interaction of group activities.

Cost:
Our training courses are competitively priced and we guarantee to beat any equivalent training quote.

SPECIAL OFFER- If three care sector courses are run on the same day at the same venue the third course is free of charge. This could be three of the same courses or a combination of three different ones.