Swindon Safeguarding Partnership

• Time: 10.00am to 1.00pm
• Date: 9 November 2023 (face to face) FULL

Target group

Staff working with children and their families where there is a diagnosis of autism have the skills to understand autistic behaviours and identify risk. 

Aims and objectives

• Describe how to support children and parents/carers to manage this alongside normal childhood development behaviours and mental health difficulties. Particularly focusing on older children/transition from primary – secondary age and adolescence rather than younger children.
• Identify the early signs of escalating behaviour and ensure that the right support is offered to parents to understand and be able to manage this
• Discuss how autism is assessed and when to seek further advice /guidance if there is an escalation of concerns/safeguarding risks including reference to any risk assessments

Pre-course reading materials

• Training handouts
   

£80

This charge will apply if your agency is required to pay.

More information about fees and whether your agency is required to pay: Training programme information and frequently asked questions

To book a place on this course, click on the link below:

After attending the course, please click on the link below to complete a course evaluation form:

• Course evaluation - Understanding and working with children and young people who are undiagnosed or have a diagnosis of autism