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Annebrook House Hotel, Bellview, Mullingar, Westmeath
Day 2 of the 2-Day training event.
Teenagers with autism go through the same difficulties and challenges associated with adolescence as their typically developing peers. Day 2 of this 2-Day event focuses on how the supportive adult can develop and tailor resources and strategies to support the teen understand what is happening, what is expected and how to develop daily functional skills independently.
Life Skills: Feeling valued and having a sense of autonomy is central to satisfaction in life; the development of independent functional life skills facilitates this. As acquiring such skills can be, a challenge for the teen with autism, this part of the 2-Day training event will identify what these key skills are and effective practical strategies that supportive adults can use to develop and progress these emerging skills.
Relationship and Sexuality: Effective teaching of issues around relationships and sexuality involves close collaboration between school and home to ensure messages are clear and consistent for the teenager with autism. This element of the training will focus on the delivery of relationships and sexuality education for teenagers with autism. It will incorporate behavioural interventions and visual strategies to help the teenager with autism cope with some of the typical issues of adolescence.
Overview of Day 2 of the 2-Day event:
• How to help teenager with autism develop a positive sense of self and self-determination.
• Some strategies for developing sexuality and relationship education.
• The key functional skills the teenager with autism needs to master independently.
• Practical strategies on how to assess readiness, devise a plan and implement practical strategies to support development of these key daily living skills.
Expected Outcomes for Day 2 of the 2-Day event.
Participants will:
• Be provided with strategies for the delivery of sexuality and relationship education to teenagers with autism.
• Understand why the development of practical functional independent skills is difficult yet crucial for the teenager with autism.
• Explore signs of readiness and how using visual support strategies can progress the teaching and development of functional life skills
Location
Annebrook House Hotel
Austin Friars Street
Bellview, Mullingar
Westmeath
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Majella Nugent
Majella’s training specialism is Relationship and Sexuality Education, Transitions and Special Education Needs. Majella has contributed to the development of the curriculum as a Professional Associate with CCEA for learners with MLD and co-ordinated specialist trainings including Transition to Higher Education (Ulster University and Trinity College Dublin), 16+ Education and Employment, and Sibling trainings. Majella is an Associate Lecturer on the Post Graduate Certificate with Mary Immaculate College Limerick.
Edel Quinn
Edel's main specialisms are in early intervention and delivering training in the implementation of visual strategies and behaviour. Edel is a Certified TEACCH Trainer with Division TEACCH, North Carolina. Edel has developed and delivered anxiety trainings and anxiety research projects to parents and professionals across Ireland. She has delivered at Autism and Mental Health Conference, NAS and the Autism Congress. Edel is an associate lecturer on the Post Graduate Autism Certificate with Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. Edel is working towards accreditation with BACP as a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist.
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Annebrook House Hotel , Bellview, Mullingar , Westmeath