Module 5 – Autism and Anxiety
A two-day online training.
Module 5 in the BPS Approved Cert/Dip in Autism and Mental Health.
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£192
(inclusive of all course materials)
Are you a practitioner seeking to increase your knowledge when supporting autistic people with co-occurring mental health concerns?
This two-day online training course introduces you to a “model for understanding & supporting autistic people who experience Anxiety and Trauma.” Essential knowledge, tools and skills when supporting autistic people with co-occurring mental health conditions.
You can take this course as a stand-alone course or as Module 5 in the BPS Approved Certificate and Diploma in Autism and Mental Health. All course materials are available online via a learning management platform so you can complete at your own pace and time.
What will you learn on this course?
- A model for understanding anxiety and how it may present amongst autistic people (including social anxiety) and how it may go under the radar.
- How to reframe anxiety using autistic people’s lived experience descriptions.
- How to spot the signs of general anxiety and social anxiety using two separate micro-stressor tools
- How to spot of the signs of trauma amongst autistic people (using the autism and trauma spotting the signs tool).
- Understand the evidence base and research relating to anxiety and trauma amongst autistic people.
- Understand the impact of Anxiety and Social Anxiety on an autistic persons’ mental health and well-being (including the neurobiology of anxiety and trauma).
- Have learnt a model for reframing traumatic experiences when supporting autistic people
- Access to tools and resources for supporting increased self-awareness, self-soothing, screening and assessment.
- Ability to use the Autism and Anxiety Trauma Resource Pack including: what is safety, what does safety look like, images of safety, who is a safe person, my safe people in pictures, creative resources for building images of safety, what does trauma, distress and lack of safety look like.
- Ability to use dialectical, mindful, sensory, creative and trauma informed approaches to supporting self-soothing and anxiety reduction.
- Deeper understanding of the autistic persons lived experiences in relation to anxiety and trauma and what is helpful.
- Access to tools, resources and strategies that support autistic people with increasing felt safety, advocacy and a reduction in anxiety and traumatic experiences.
- Opportunity to reflect on the application of learning from the course into your own practice using the reflective practice tools.
- Access to supplementary psychoeducation, learning materials and resources.
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Investment
£192.00 (inclusive of all course materials)
For multiple bookings or for employer invoicing please call 07545 190915.
Discounts are available for multiple bookings.
Resources and Strategies you will take away
As part of this course, you will receive training on and have access to the following resources (1 set of resources per practitioner, multiple licences and discounted rates available for teams who want to use the resources more widely):
• Autism and Anxiety Micro Stressor Tool (spotting the signs)
• Autism and Social Anxiety Micro Stressor Tool
• Autism and traumatic events tool
• Autism, Anxiety and Trauma Safety Resource Pack
• Five Strategies for Calming and Self-Soothing
• The Wise Mind Resource Pack
How many lessons are there in this course?
There are six lessons in this module/short course including:
Lesson 1: What is Anxiety?
Lesson 2: Autism and Anxiety. A model of Anxiety in Autism
Lesson 3: Autism and Social Anxiety
Lesson 4: Autism and Trauma, “Reframing Trauma.”
Lesson 5: Autism, Anxiety and Trauma, “Spotting the Signs.” Evidence based skills and approaches.
Lesson 6: Skills and Resources.
What are the benefits of completing this training?
• Understanding of Autism and Anxiety (using an inside out & neuro-affirmative approach)
• Certificate of completion (2 Days CPD, 16 hours).
• Work towards the BPS Approved Certification in Autism and Mental Health.
• Ability to adjust practice.
• Specific skills and resources for supporting Autistic people who experience co-occurring anxiety and trauma.
• Access to supportive resources, skills, and approaches.
• Increased awareness around your own practice.
• Application of learning into practice.
What else will you take away from this course?
• PDF Course handouts
• Further reading/reference list
• Course guide
• 12 week access to 7 Tutor Led Videos
• 6 Course Workbooks (1 per lesson)
• 4 NCAMH Podcast interviews
• 2 Micro-Stressor (Spotting the Signs Tools) – Anxiety Micro-Stressor Tool and Social Anxiety Micro-Stressor Tool
• 1 Autism and Traumatic Events Spotting the Signs Tool
• 3 Skills based resource packs (Autism and Anxiety Resource Pack, Trauma Resource Pack, Wise Mind Resource Pack). 19 Activities/Worksheets.
• 2 Psychoeducation Tools (included in resource packs)
• 3 Articles
• 3 Screening Tools
• 5 Reflective Practice Worksheets
• Links to supplementary materials.
How long with this course take to complete?
The learning on this online training course equates to approximately 2 days of training (16 hours).
Can I go on to complete the BPS Approved Certificate?
If you would like to go on to complete the BPS Approved Certificate please click here to go to the course page. There are a further six online modules in the Certificate Programme including:
• Module 1: Understanding Autism and Mental health
• Module 2: Core practitioner skills and adjustments to practice
• Module 3: Sensory Awareness and Regulation
• Module 4: Autism, Alexithymia, Masking/Camouflaging and Synesthesia.
• Module 6: Autism and Depression
• Module 7: Autism and Demand Avoidance