For Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week we are running a Wellbeing for Parenthood workshop, to help support Mothers, Parents and Carers. It will be delivered remotely via MS Teams and give a flavour of the types of treatments that TALKWORKS offers. It will take place on-
- Thursday 5th May 10.30am-12.30pm
For anyone who would like to attend a Wellbeing workshop, please advise them to call 0300 555 33 44 to reserve a place. If you would like any more information about the other services TALKWORKS offers, please feel free to email myself or visit our website at https://www.talkworks.dpt.nhs.uk/parental-support-for-mental-health,
TALKWORKS for Sleep: A two-hour session to help people manage a range of sleep problems from waking in the night to struggling to fall asleep;Thursday 28th April 17.45pm, Monday 9th May 12:30pm, Wednesday 25th May 17:45, Wednesday 8th June 10am and Wednesday 22nd June 17:45pm.
Understanding, supporting and utilising impulsivity ft Harry Thompson |
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Wednesday, 4 May 2022 at 19:00pm |
Parent Autism Awareness programme
Attending the Autism awareness parent programme gives parents and carers an opportunity to develop their understanding of autism and look at practical solutions to managing and supporting presenting needs.
4 weekly ‘live online’ sessions (approx. 2hrs each) related to the following topic/themes:
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No. |
Topic |
Programme 2 |
Programme 3 |
Programme 4 |
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1 |
Autism overview |
Wed 27 Apr 1-3 p.m |
Fri 6 May 10a.m-12 |
Wed 22 Jun 9.30-11.30 |
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2 |
Communication |
Wed 4 May 1-3 p.m |
Fri 13 May 10a.m-12 |
Wed 29 Jun 9.30-11.30 |
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3 |
Understanding and supporting behaviour |
Wed 11 May 1-3 p.m |
Fri 20 May 10a.m-12 |
Wed 6 Jul 9.30-11.30 |
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4 |
Sensory |
Wed 25 May 1-3 p.m |
Fri 27 May 10a.m-12 |
Wed 13 Jul 9.30-11.30 |
Apply direct by email to: LDP-LearnerSupport@babcockinternational.com
To secure a place on any of the above programmes, or express your interest for forthcoming programmes.
Parent Autism Topic based workshops – The Communication & Interaction Team (Babcock LDP)
These are topic based workshops, and available for parents/carers to choose from based on the priority needs for their child/young person and desired knowledge and further understanding in these topic areas:
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Date |
Time |
Topic |
Trainer |
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Mon 16 May |
12.30-2.30 |
Autism – Communication (verbal – support strategies) |
Laura O’Shea |
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Tues 24 May |
9.30-11.30 |
Autism – Managing stress + anxiety |
Alison Cann |
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Wed 15 Jun |
9.30-11.30 |
Autism – Demand avoidance + PDA |
Robert Good |
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Fri 8 Jul |
9.30-11.30 |
Autism – Vulnerability + online safety |
Paul Lamanna |
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Thurs 28 Jul |
9.30-11.30 |
Autism – Sensory processing + integration |
Kevin Jones |
Apply direct by email to: LDP-LearnerSupport@babcockinternational.com
NAS ‘Free’ parent autism training offer
Each course includes a 2 hour session at the same time each week, for 6 weeks in total. All of the training is online
EarlyBird, EarlyBird Plus and Teen Life parent sessions (autism.org.uk)
