Training Packages - Middletown Centre For Autism

Event summary

Date

Tuesday 2 May 2023

Start Time

15:15

End Time

17:15

St Joseph's Primary School, Carryduff, Down

Closed

Autism and Understanding Anxiety
Primary aged autistic children may experience anxiety in many situations, with some experiencing significant anxiety difficulties. For many, school is a major source of stress.
This session is an introduction to strategies that can be used to alleviate the experience of anxiety for autistic children.
This will include:
•   An introduction to cognitively based strategies
•   How to develop child centred strategies to deal with anxiety.
Participants will:
•   Understand how the difficulties experienced by autistic children, including sensory difficulties, can contribute to the development of anxiety.
•   Understand how anxiety can escalate and may result in an outburst.
•   Develop some simple strategies to prevent the escalation of anxiety.
•   Understand the basics of cognitively based management approaches.
Course Overview
•   Anxiety triggers and build up.
•   “On the spot” anxiety management strategies.
•   Developing a “stress kit.”
•   Cognitively based approaches and the emotional toolkit

Location

St Joseph's Primary School
8 Knockbracken Drive, BT8 8EX
Carryduff
Down
BT8 8EX
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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.