Understanding and Supporting individuals with PDA (multiple dates)

Description

Our fantastic course Understanding and Supporting individuals with PDA is available as a half day session.

We’re bringing this to you live and online, via Zoom, with fully guided training across two hours 9.30am – 11.30am.

During this training session, our aims are that participants will:

– Understand the meaning of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and the history of this profile on the Autistic Spectrum

– Know how to support a PDA pupil/student in class and elsewhere

– Recognise what causes the behaviours associated with PDA and the best methods to de-escalate

– Be more aware of how PDA and Autism are linked

The PDA Society states that the profile of Pathological Demand Avoidance includes individuals who:

• have a need for control which is often anxiety related

• are driven to avoid everyday demands and expectations (including things that they want to do or enjoy) to an extreme extent

• tend to use approaches that are ‘social in nature’ in order to avoid demands

• present with many of the ‘key features’ of PDA rather than just one or two

• tend not to respond to conventional parenting, teaching or support approaches

Attendance at one of our courses will ensure that you will have a greater understanding of PDA, and you’ll be able to use strategies which are most effective for the PDA profile.

Remaining dates in 2022:

Wednesday 12 October 2022

Thursday 8 December 2022

Who should attend:

This half day programme is designed for:

• teaching staff

• SENCos

• student mentors

• personal tutors

• lecturers

• pastoral teams

• parents

• carers

• youth workers

Fees for the training include fully guided training (via Zoom), all course resources and a certificate of attendance.     

When you book your place, please inform us of the date you require

Get in touch if you’d like more information 07763942771.

We also can provide this training in-house for your teams, and have a full Level 2 Award  short-course qualification available.

Attendance is only £40 per person