Overview
Three linked sessions delivered online via Zoom by specialist parenting practitioners.
The sessions are funded by NHS East Berkshire and commissioned by GEMS. Your booking information will be shared with GEMS for reporting purposes. The workshops will be lead by PSC specialist parenting practitioners Mary van der Merwe and Helen Cattermole.
GEMS provide a range of workshops and support for families. For further details please check their website here: GEMS
Event outline
Topics covered:
- What is autism?
- Sensory differences, anxiety and behaviour
- Strategies and supporting the child
- Assessment overview
- Signposting and support available
Autism related resources can be found on our website here: Autism Resources.
Facilitators
Rosy Hall
Parenting Practitioner
Rosy Hall is a passionate advocate for neuroaffirming practice who holds a PgCert Autism and is a certified National Autism Trainer Programme trainer. With 6 years experience coordinating a children and young people’s emotional health service for a local authority, she has vast experience supporting families in crisis and advocating for their needs within the education system.
She has previously run her own peer support group and is a volunteer for the Autistic Girls Network, alongside hosting accessible spaces at horse-racing events nationwide. Rosy’s family is neurodivergent and her lived experience feeds into her professional work.
Hannah Graham
CYP Support Worker
Hannah has her own neurodiverse children so has lots of lived experience of the joy and also the challenges that they can bring. She works with another charity in the area, working alongside parents of SEN children and their schools. She is very passionate about supporting our children’s needs to ensure they have the tools to be successful in their day to day lives.
Attending details
Please book a ticket for each person attending. On booking you will receive a confirmation email. This may go to your junk folder.
Zoom Requirements:
– Please have Zoom downloaded to your PC for the best experience. You can download the software here: https://zoom.us/
– You need a Zoom account to access the workshop. You can sign up for a free Zoom account here: https://zoom.us/signup
Accessing the Event:
The Zoom meeting ID, passcode, and link will be emailed 3 days before the event, and also 1 hour before. Please check your junk folder.
Zoom will ask you to register for the event. Please provide your first name and surname. This allows us to note attendance for our records. The email address requested by Zoom is the one associated with your Zoom account. If there is more than one person on your booking, and you are accessing the event together from one device, then please put both of your names in the Zoom registration form when you join the event.
Please do not sign in/register using ‘Apple ID sign in’ as this removes your name and email address from the Zoom report and we cannot log your attendance, resulting in a DNA (Did not attend) against your name.
Please note that you may not record the event or take screenshots. This is to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of attendees. Many of our events have waiting lists. Please let us know if you are no longer able to attend so we can offer your place to waiting families.
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