Training Packages - Middletown Centre For Autism

Event summary

Date

Tuesday 15 Nov 2022

Start Time

09:30

End Time

15:30

Middletown Centre for Autism, Middletown, Armagh

Closed

Autism and Communication
This full day training with use a combination of lecture and workshops to enable delegates to consider the impact of communication challenges for autistic students in mainstream settings. There will be an exploration of the foundations of communication, providing participants with an in-depth look at how autistic students engage socially and how to support them to reach their communication potential.
Participants will learn how to support their students to better understand expectations during the day and in the classroom, using visual methods. A range of practical strategies will be explored for use by educational professionals.

Participants will:
•   Explore the core issue of communication difficulties with autistic students
•   Understand the importance of social attention as a basis for interaction and learning and how to support attention difficulties
•   Develop an understanding of several autism specific strategies to support students with challenges with understanding, expression, and communication

Location

Middletown Centre for Autism
35 Church Street
Middletown
Armagh
BT60 4HZ
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Tracey McGovern

Tracey McGovern is a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist at Middletown Centre for Autism. She is skilled in the delivery of early intervention programmes and has a keen interest in multi-agency working from the diagnostic process through to intervention in school and home settings. Tracey has considerable experience in training parents and health professionals in the key issues associated with autism. She has also worked widely with education professionals in multi-agency teams as an integral member of an innovative diagnostic and intervention service.

Eleanor McStay

Eleanor McStay-Fearon is a Trainer/Advisor and Specialist Speech and Language Therapist at Middletown Centre for Autism. Eleanor has worked as part of the Learning Support and Assessment Service for many years, working directly with autistic children across school and home. Eleanor holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Sensory Integration and is an Advanced Sensory Integration Practitioner. She has worked closely with parents, teachers and health professionals to support the implementation of communication, sensory and emotional regulation supports across home and school environments.