Understanding Autism– Autism Training for Health and Social Care Practitioners
Who is it aimed at?
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PRACTITIONERS - This course has been developed to support Health and Social Care professionals working with Autistic individuals (children and adults).
This course is relevant to you if:
- you work in a service where you may support autistic people and their families.
- you need to be aware of how to adapt your practice/communication to support autistic individuals (adults or children)
What are the objectives?
- To identify how autism is defined and diagnosed
- To explain how autism affects a person’s interaction with the world around them
- To provide practical ideas and introduce resources which may be useful when supporting autistic individuals
How will it make a difference?
- It will improve the social care workforce’s knowledge and understanding of autism.
- It will ensure that the workforce is aware of the resources available for professionals when working with autistic individuals
Delivery method:
Online
Duration:
Half Day
Cost:
No Cost
How to apply:
If you work for Carmarthenshire County Council (CCC) and are logged into a CCC device – PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone, complete this application form.
If you work for the Council but do NOT have access to a CCC device or an email address your line manager will need to apply on your behalf.
Council employees cannot apply for any courses from their own personal device.
Partners, agency staff or people who do not work for the Council cannot apply for this course.
The online application system will only show courses that are actively open to book a place on. If the course you are interested in isn’t listed you can register an interest with the Learning and Development team, email: learninganddevelopment@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Find out more information on how to make and manage your application. If you need any assistance or have a query please email the Learning & Development Team.