Training Packages - Middletown Centre For Autism

Event summary

Date

Thursday 31 May 2018

Start Time

11:00

End Time

13:00

Wicklow Primary Care Health Centre, Wicklow, Wicklow

Closed

Autism and Social Communication
Building on knowledge gained in the first two sessions, this training event aims to increase parents’ understanding of how autism affects communication and will provide strategies that may help.

Expected Outcomes
Parents and family members will have an increased understanding of:
• How autism impact communicative development.
• How autism impacts communicative exchange.
• How to use children’s and young people’s strengths to help them communicate more effectively.
• The reasons behind the difficulties faced by children the area of social communication and how to help.

Location

Wicklow Primary Care Health Centre
Knockrobbin
Wicklow
Wicklow
A67 K5C7
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Majella Nugent

Majella Nugent is an Autism Trainer/Advisor in Middletown Centre for Autism. Majella has experience teaching and supporting autistic children and young people in schools. Majella’s experiences include Pre-school, Mainstream Primary and Post-Primary and Special Schools across Ireland. Majella also has experience teaching autistic students in Further Education. She has lectured and assessed modules on the Early Childhood Foundation Degree and the Level Three Autism qualification, as professional development for parents and professionals. 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.