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Introduction to Autism: Parent Workshops School Years 1-5 (Primary) (VAT Exempt)
Dates: - (4 Day workshop)
Wednesdays: 30th October 2024, 6th November 2024, 13th November 2024, & 20th November 2024.
9:30am – 12:30pm -
Who is this course for: Parents and Carers.
Fee: Free
Venue: Teams Virtual Call
Areas Covered:
•To develop an understanding of Autisms.
•To identify how autism can affect families.
•To have information about what is available for families in Leicester city and beyond.
Course Outcomes:
•Gain a better understanding of autism.
•Provide families with information.
•Signpost to support organisations.
•Gain an understanding of what is meant by Social Communication.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
•Gain a better understanding of Sensory Processing in autism.
•Explore your child’s sensory differences.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
•an understand of what is meant by emotional regulation.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
£0.00
Cues Training (Coping with Uncertainty in Everyday Situations)
Who is this course for: Parents (Same parents to attend all 8 sessions)
Dates: Course of 8 sessions
Summer terms
30th April 2025,
7th May 2025, 14th May 2025, 21st May 2025,
4th June 2025, 11th June 2025, 18th June 2025 and 25th June 2025
9:00 -12:00
Cost: Free to Parents attending
Venue: Training Room 1.2, New Parks House, Pindar Road, New parks, Leicester. LE3 9RN.
Areas Covered:
Coping with Uncertainty in Everyday Situations (CUES)
The CUES intervention programme supports parents in gaining confidence in their ability to recognise and manage their child's difficulties with uncertainty through group learning opportunities.
A parent-based programme of intervention based on CBT principles, focusing specifically on intolerance of uncertainty for young people with ASD experiencing anxiety
Course Outcomes:
To help parents develop an understanding of uncertainty and its impact, try out strategies and share opportunities for discussion and support
This course will be delivered by Ollie walker LCI Team.
£0.00
Introduction to Autism: Parent Workshops School Years 1-11 (delivered in Hindi)
Parent Autism Workshops: For families of autistic pupils in years 1 to 11. Training will be delivered in Hindi only (suitable for Gujarati, Punjabi and Urdu speaking parents who understand the Hindi language)
Dates: 4 day course
Thursdays: 1st May, 8th May, 15th May and 22nd May 2025
Time: 9.30-12.30pm
Venue: Face to face. Belgrave Sure Start, Cossington Street, Leicester. LE4 6JD
Who is it for: Parents & carers
Families (of no more than 2 adults) can sign up
Fee: Free
Areas Covered:
•To develop an understanding of Autisms.
•To identify how autism can affect families.
•To have information about what is available for families in Leicester city and beyond.
Course Outcomes:
•Gain a better understanding of autism.
•Provide families with information.
•Signpost to support organisations.
•Gain an understanding of what is meant by Social Communication.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
•Gain a better understanding of Sensory Processing in autism.
•Explore your child’s sensory differences.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
•an understand of what is meant by emotional regulation.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team. (Pravina Parmar)
£0.00
Introduction to Autism: Parent Workshops Secondary School Years 11-16
Dates:
Wednesday 5th March, 12th March, 19th March & 26th March
9:30am – 12:30pm
Who is this course for:
Parents and carers.
Venue:
Will be run via Microsoft Teams if face to face not possible.
Areas Covered:
•To develop an understanding of Autisms.
•To identify how autism can affect families.
•To have information about what is available for families in Leicester city and beyond….
Course Outcomes:
•Gain a better understanding of autism.
•Provide families with information.
•Signpost to support organisations
•Gain an understanding of what is meant by Social Communication.
•Explore your child’s sensory differences.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
•Gain an understand of what is meant by emotional regulation.
•Provide practical ideas and strategies to support your child.
This course will be delivered by the LCI Team.