Neurodevelopment Pathway Training for parent/carers

The Neurodevelopment Service offer a range of free training and support sessions aimed at parents and carers whose children have received an autism diagnosis. The learning programme is designed to empower families with the knowledge, skills and strategies to support and understand their child’s autism.

Some sessions are delivered online in webinar format and include a question and answer session, and some are delivered at venues across the borough.

If you have any queries please contact the Neurodevelopment Pathway Team.

Eating/Feeding workshop

This online workshop delivered by the specialist occupational therapy team will give you an understanding of the problems around feeding and eating. This workshop is designed to look at practical strategies to support carers/parents around this and have a better understanding around feeding/eating issues.

Understanding Behaviour workshop

This online workshop where we will enhance your understanding of children’s behaviour. Delivered by Andy Sampson from Embrace there will be lots of advice and strategies and the opportunity to ask questions and interact. During this event, we'll explore various aspects of behaviour, from the underlying motivations to the impact of different environments.

Communication/Visuals

This online workshop, delivered by the ASC specialist speech therapy team is designed to help parents and carers develop a greater understanding of communication differences in autism, including strategies to support and develop your child's communication and advice around visuals used to support your child.

Social Communication Skills Training

This online workshop is delivered by the Adult Social Care specialist speech therapy team and is designed to help parents and carers develop a greater understanding of communication differences in Autism, including strategies to support and develop your child's communication and advice around visuals used to support your child.

Anxiety Workshop - CAMHS

Dates to be confirmed.

Embrace/ information session

This online workshop is being delivered by Chris Hamnett from Embrace. This is an information session to discuss what Embrace can offer families and the process of direct payments and Personal Assistants and how to apply for Direct payments.

Kooth Social and Emotional support workshop

Join us for an exciting online workshop designed to provide you with valuable tools and strategies to enhance a young person’s social and emotional well-being. This is delivered by a Kooth practitioner.

Watch our autism training video

You can watch our short 40 minute autism training session online. It provides families with an understanding of their child’s autism diagnosis, and covers communication, behaviour and sensory differences in autism.

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