Tier 2 Autism course

Description

Welcome to the Halo Staffing Tier 2 course on Autism.

We begin this course with an explanation of the spectrum of autism including abilities, disabilities, and spiky skills profiles. This will be followed by the importance of equal, timely access to autism assessment and diagnosis including some of the barriers to diagnosis. The next topic will be about the legislations relevant to autism in the UK.

We will then describe quality care, person-centred support, and strategies to support autistic individuals. The following topic will be about supporting autistic people in dealing with change. The next topic will inform you how the behaviour of an autistic individual may indicate stress.

We will then explain you how to interpret a change in an autistic individual’s presentation or behaviour. This will be promptly followed by a description of common issues faced by autistic people and how you can support them. The next two topics will be about stimming, activities that people with autism adopt to ‘self soothe’ or ‘self-regulate’ or just ‘calm down’.

We will then inform you about the common communication needs of autistic people. This will be followed by a description about how health inequality affects autistic people and what are the main causes of it. List of reasonable adjustments to be put in place so that autistic people can access health care and other services will be the next topic. The role of health action plans and health passports in signposting important adjustments will be informed next.

We will then inform you about the types of abuse which may be especially relevant for autistic people. This will be followed by an explanation of how people with autism do have the right to make decisions and what should be your role in supporting them in this process. The next topic will be about raising a safeguarding concern and where to get information and advice on Mental Capacity Act or Equality issues.

We will then list your responsibilities as a care provider for an autistic person. The importance of working with others, including role of family members, carers and supporters in the lives of autistic people will be informed next.

Finally, we will explain how employers can meet the needs of autistic people in their workplace.

You can view the introduction video for Tier 2 Autism (Blended) course below.

 

 

Is this for me? 

This course has been carefully designed for carers, support workers, nurses and managers who want to learn more about Tier 2 Autism. As specialists in providing staffing solutions Halo Staffing’s courses are relevant for many industries including health and social care for carers, support workers, nurses and managers. Completing this course will ensure that you are fully up to date with relevant content to provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in your field. On successful completion of this course, you will be issued with a certificate and digital badge valid for 1 year.

Why should I take this course? 

You should take this course if it’s necessary for you or your team to learn more about autism, protect people and keep them safe from harm and abuse in a health care setting. Keeping in line with The Human Rights Act 1998, Mental Capacity Act 2005, The Health and Social Care Act 2008, The equality Act 2010, The Care Act 2014 and The General Data Protection Regulation 2016.

What will I learn? 

This course will provide you and/or your team with an advanced understanding of autism, spectrum of autism including abilities, disabilities, and spiky skills profile, the legislation relevant to autism in the UK along with quality care, person-centred support and strategies to support autistic individuals in dealing with change, how behaviour may indicate stress and how to interpret a change in an autistic individual’s presentation or behaviour, the common issues, communication needs and health inequalities faced by autistic individuals.

The health action plans, autism health passports and reasonable adjustments which are required to ensure autistic have an equal access of health services, stimming and other self-soothing techniques employed by autistic individuals to calm themselves, the abuse and safeguarding concerns including where and who to raise them with, the role family members and carers in supporting an autistic individual has also been informed via this course. Finally, the course will explain how employers can play their part in providing a safe and supportive employment for autistic people.

Course Duration:

Face-2-Face session will be delivered at your location for up to 16 attendees. Cost of this course is for all 16 attendees.

eLearning: 3 hours.

Face to Face session:  Equivalent to a one day course.