Current Courses
I am always happy to develop bespoke courses to meet particular needs.
All courses are 1 day unless otherwise stated.
Autism
- Working with Autistic adults and children (Meets Care Act, Autism Act and SEND CoP requirements)
- Assessing, Care Planning and Safeguarding with Autistic adults and children (Meets requirements of Care and Support (Assessment) Regulations 2014 Reg. 5 and Autism Act Statutory Guidance Chapter 3)
- Sensory Workshop (1/2 day) (Supports compliance with the SEND Code of Practice and Autism Act Statutory guidance)
- Managing aggressive and/or severe self-injurious behaviour (Meets requirements of Autism Act Statutory Guidance (2015) Chapter 7 and supports Transforming Care)
- Autism and the Criminal Justice System (Meets Autism Act Statutory Guidance (2015) Chapter 9)
- Autism, Best Interests and Deprivation of Liberty (1/2 day) (Improves Mental Capacity Act compliance and supports Transforming Care)
Also Available
- Transition from Children to Adult services - Autism specific
- Autism in schools (General, for staff from a range of settings)
- Improving learning and attainment for autistic pupils – mainstream primary (4-11)
- Improving learning and attainment for autistic pupils – mainstream secondary (11-18)
- Improving learning and attainment for autistic pupils – special schools
- Sensory needs in autism
- Communication with less verbal autistic children/adults
- Communication with more verbal autistic children/adults
- Managing behaviour which may challenge (mainstream settings)
- Managing behaviour which may challenge (special schools and alternative provision)
- Autism and Sexuality
- Autism and Independence
- Autism and Mental Health
- Parent/carer training
Legal Framework Training for Social Care
Safeguarding
- Undertaking Safeguarding Enquiries (2-day, 1-day refresher available)
- Report Writing for Adult Safeguarding
- Chairing Strategy Meetings
- Safeguarding for Registered Managers (2-day)
- Legal Literacy for Adult Safeguarding
- Making Safeguarding Personal
Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty
- Mental Capacity Act - Advanced (Legal Update)
- BIA refresher training
Care Act
- Ordinary Residence (1/2 day)
- Assessment, Eligibility and Care Planning (2-day, 1-day refresher available)
- Charging and Financial Assessment
- Commissioning and Contracting
- SEND and Transition (with CHC if required)
- Legal Update including Judicial Reviews
- Transition from Children's to Adult services - the legal framework for 16 to 25 year olds (including EHCPs and Care Act transition)
Mental Health Act
- Nearest Relative (1/2 day)
Also available
- Mental Capacity Act
- Mental Capacity Act - Assessment & Recording
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
- Deprivation of Liberty in non-DoLS settings (including re X)
- Care Act Ordinary Residence and Legal Risk