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Following the success of the 2011/2012 webinars - Axcis Education Recruitment and The National Autistic Society (NAS) will be producing a second series of six free 1-hour online autism webinars, covering key topics to help you develop your skill base and learning.
Education is a fundamental part of every child's life but far too many children with autism are not getting the education they need. With the right support, every child has the opportunity to succeed. Parents and young people agree that knowledge of autism, more than anything else, helps children's needs to be met.
That's why Axcis Education Recruitment and the National Autistic Society developed this series of webinars so that teachers and other autism professionals can learn the tools and strategies they need to support children with autism effectively.
The online webinars are FREE to watch.
1 - Understanding the autism spectrum
2 - The framework of intervention
3 - Positive behaviour support
4 - Sensory considerations
5 - Communication and social interaction
6 - Boundaries, relationships and sexuality
Series Two
1 – Education of girls on the autism spectrum
2 – The science of making friends for teens and young adults with ASD: The UCLA Programme
3 – Neurodevelopment & Social Competence in Autism Spectrum Disorder
4 – Educational provision and teaching approaches for children with PDA
5 – The new Ofsted framework
6 – Promoting inclusion, preventing bullying
Webinar 1 - Education of girls on the autism spectrum (Watch this Webinar)
was conducted on Tuesday 11th December 2012 (6:30pm to 7:30pm)
Speakers: Jacqui Ashton-Smith, Executive Principal, Helen Allison and Robert Ogden Schools
This webinar looks at the differences in how autism presents in girls, examining the potential reasons why girls with autism are not being identified and the problems they may encounter at school as a result. The webinar also addresses the specific educational needs of girls with autism, providing useful information about how teachers and SENCOs can modify lessons and presenting strategies that are geared specifically towards girls with autism.
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Webinar 2 - The Science of Making Friends for Teens and Young Adults with ASD:
The UCLA Peers Programme (Watch this Webinar)
was conducted on Thursday 24th January 2013 (6:30pm - 7:30pm)
Speaker: Dr Elizabeth Laugeson, Director of the UCLA PEERS Clinic, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
PEERS is a new cutting-edge social skills intervention which Dr Laugeson has developed. It is a parent-assisted intervention, soon to be cited by NICE as the best example of an evidence-based social skills intervention for youth with ASD, and is aimed at assisting motivated teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders who are interested in learning ways to help them make and keep friends. The PEERS intervention is well supported by positive outcomes in a randomized controlled clinical trial and follow-up study.
The webinar provides an overview of the PEERS programme, talking about why it was developed and how it is structured. It offers a fascinating insight into this new intervention for teens.
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Webinar 3 - The SCERTS model: Neurodevelopment & Social Competence in Autism Spectrum Disorder (Watch this Webinar)
was conducted on Thursday 7th February 2013 (6:30pm - 7:30pm)
Speakers: Emily Rubin, Director of Communication Crossroads
Current research in neurodevelopment fosters our understanding how learning differences in ASD impact the development of social competence. This research also provides us with an understanding of the most essential priorities for directly addressing the core challenges faced by children and persons with ASD and related disabilities, and their families.
This webinar describes how the SCERTS® Model, a multidisciplinary educational approach, addresses these challenges by building competence in Social Communication, Emotional Regulation and Transactional Support, and is applicable for individuals with a wide range of abilities and ages across home, school and community settings.
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Webinar 4 - Educational provision and teaching approaches for children with PDA (Watch this Webinar)
was conducted on Wednesday 20th March 2013 (6:30pm - 7:30pm)
Speakers: Ruth Fidler, Assistant Head, Sutherland House School
Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome (PDA) is a lifelong disability that affects boys and girls equally. The main difficulty for people with PDA is their avoidance of the everyday demands made by other people, due to their high anxiety levels when they feel that they are not in control. However, because they tend to have better social communication and interaction skills than other people on the spectrum, they can use those skills to disguise their resistance through common avoidance behaviour. As a result, people with PDA usually experience increased difficulty throughout their lives. They often imitate inappropriate behaviour or come across as overbearing, and may exhibit an obsessive desire to dominate socially, which can be extremely disruptive within classroom settings. This webinar provides an overview of what PDA is and discusses strategies and techniques that will help teachers and SENCOs support people with the disorder in the classroom.
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Webinar 5 - The new Ofsted inspection framework (Watch this Webinar)
was conducted on Thursday 11th April 2013 (6:30pm - 7:30pm)
Speakers: Janet Thompson, National SEN Adviser, Ofsted
This webinar, by HMI Janet Thompson, examines the new Ofsted inspection framework. It provides an overview of how the framework has changed and what inspectors will be looking for. In particular, it will help teachers and SENCOs to understand how it applies to SEN in schools and how they can best prepare for inspections.
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Webinar 6 - Promoting inclusion, preventing bullying (Watch this Webinar)
was conducted on Thursday 16th May 2013 (6:30pm - 7:30pm)
Speakers: Gareth D Morewood, Director of Curriculum Support, Priestnall School
This webinar discusses how a whole school approach to improving access, participation and achievement can help promote inclusion and prevent bullying of children with autism in mainstream schools. Methods of introducing a whole school approach are outlined and information on where to find resources and guidance to support teachers and SENCOs with implementing this approach are be provided.
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Series One
Webinar 1 - Understanding the autism spectrum (Watch this Webinar)
was conducted on Thursday 10 November 2011 (6:30pm to 7:30pm)
Speakers: Steven Owens, Mandy Rutter, Aimee Brown
This webinar will help you develop an increased awareness of how autism is displayed and a better understanding of the autism spectrum. In particular, you will learn how to identify the triad of impairments and explore the range of abilities found within autism.
Webinar 2 - The framework of intervention (Watch this Webinar)
was conducted on Thursday 1 December 2011 (6:30pm to 7:30pm)
Speakers: Steven Owens, Mandy Rutter, Aimee Brown
This webinar will help you identify areas for improvement using the SPELL framework and have a better awareness of how to structure information for individuals with autism. It will look at how to focus on the more positive aspects of each individual and will increase your understanding of some of the difficulties faced by people with autism, including a clearer knowledge of the impact of environmental factors.
Webinar 3 - Positive behaviour support (Watch this Webinar)
was conducted on Thursday 19 January 2012 (6:30pm to 7:30pm)
Speaker: Louise Albert
This webinar will help you develop a greater ability in defining challenging behaviours relating to people with autism and how to identify causes of anxiety and associated characteristics. It will increase your understanding of how to use individualised support strategies and to be more confident in identifying and making changes as to how to teach children with autism.
Webinar 4 - Sensory considerations (Watch this Webinar)
was conducted on Thursday 26 January 2012
Speakers: Louise Albert, Lisa Sturgess
This webinar will help you develop a better understanding of the evidence base for sensory differences in children with autism, as well as sensory systems and how they are affected. You will learn how to use individualised support strategies in the classroom, to create a more sensory-appropriate learning environment for children with autism.
Webinar 5 - Communication and social interaction (Watch this Webinar)
was conducted on Thursday 1 March 2012 (6:30pm to 7:30pm)
Speakers: Lilias Nicholls, Joanne Neill (both Speech and Language Therapists)
This webinar will help you to better understand the difficulties people with autism have with social aspects of communication and learn how to adapt language and communication styles for children on the autism spectrum. Attendees will be more aware of and be more confident in using a range of individual strategies to support the development of social interaction skills.
Webinar 6 - Boundaries, relationships and sexuality (Watch this Webinar)
Wednesday 21 March 2012 (6:30pm to 7:30pm)
Speaker: Richard Mills
This webinar will help you gain a greater awareness of how the main differences in autism directly impact on the development of relationships. It will provide some key tips and advice on how to talk competently and confidently about relationships, puberty and sexuality to children with autism.
If you are keen on attending future autism training events then please keep an eye on our Candidate Training and Client Events pages. You may also like us on facebook, follow us on twitter or link with us on LinkedIn for the latest updates.
