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Autism Awareness

Introduction

The module will take 45 minutes - 1 hour to work through and is intended to provide a basic understanding of autistic spectrum disorders.

Apart from Schools, this course is free for Sefton Council employees. Please note Councillors are exempt from charges for this course.

Charges apply for all other organisations: 

  • Individual license - £32 per person 
  • Group license (more than 10) - £27 per person 

Please contact us at training.services@sefton.gov.uk if you wish to obtain a group licence.

By enrolling on this course you are agreeing to the terms set in our charging policy which can be found here. Once enrolled on this course, you will be billed accordingly.

 

Courses

Duration: 45 minutes

This course contains the following modules:

Module name Type Duration
Autism Awareness Online 00:45:00

Audience

For family carers and professionals working within non clinical health and social care services where they may come into contact with people who have autism for example,  social care, police, fire, leisure voluntary sector and other providers of services to people.

This course is also relevant to Councillors.

Objectives

  • Understand some of the key definitions around autism and autistic spectrum disorders.
  • Identify some of the key characteristics of ASD and the myths/ facts surrounding these.
  • Name the key pieces of legislation/ guidance which supports those living with autism. 
  • Use some practical strategies to support someone with autism including communication and ‘autism friendly’ approaches.

Enrolment details

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