National Centre For Autism and Mental Health
Autism and Demand Avoidance – NEW
A two-day online training.
Module 7 in the BPS Approved Cert/Dip in Autism and Mental Health
£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 of understanding how demand avoidance may be experienced and expressed amongst autistic people.” This course ensures you have the knowledge, skills and tools to spot the signs of demand avoidance amongst autistic people and provide the right support.
You can take this course as a stand-alone course or as Module 7 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?
- Understand the different ways that demand avoidance may be experienced and expressed amongst autistic people
- How to reframe our understanding of demand avoidance drawing on the lived experiences of autistic people.
- Awareness of the current research, available resources and approaches to understanding and supporting autistic people who experience demand avoidance.
- Understand the relationship between autism, demand avoidance and identity.
- Awareness of the model of demands exceeding capacity to cope amongst autistic people; the Awareness Response and Communication (ARC) tool; and the Autistic Person’s Hierarchy of needs - for increasing understanding of demand avoidant responses amongst autistic people.
- Awareness of an individual’s neurodevelopmental profile when screening for demand avoidance as part of a neuro-informed initial assessment.
- Practice using case examples to understand demand avoidant responses.
- Understand the impact of demand avoidance on mental health and access to mental health services and education.
- Awareness of strategies and helpful approaches that can be adapted for school and home environments when supporting an autistic person with a demand avoidant profile.
- Understand the role and purpose of low arousal approaches when supporting autistic people who experience demand avoidance.
- Awareness of low arousal support strategies that promote safety and effective communication, including: “Developing a Low Arousal Practice,” Good Practice Guide and 7 Low Arousal and Compassionate Communication Strategies
- Practiced and modelled using the communication strategies and resources.
- Received an overview of other NCAMH tools and resources in the course that support self-soothing, de-compression, safety, and co-regulation (low arousal approaches including (e.g. Trauma Resource Pack, Self-Care Strategies, Self-Soothing and Calming Resources, Compassionate Communication Pack, PICASSO Framework).
- Access to additional learning resources, guidelines, and links to further your learning in relation to demand avoidance.
- Opportunity to reflect on the application of learning from the course into your own practice.
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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
Developing a low arousal practice resource pack
Seven Low Arousal and Compassionate Communication Strategies
How many lessons are there in this course?
There are six lessons in this module/short course including:
Lesson 1: What is demand avoidance?
Lesson 2: Autism and demand avoidance.
Lesson 3: Autism, identity and demand avoidance.
Lesson 4: Autism and demand avoidance, spotting the signs and helpful approaches
Lesson 5: Developing a low arousal practice and good practice resource pack.
Lesson 6: Seven low arousal and compassionate communication strategies resource pack.
What are the benefits of completing this training?
• Understanding of Autism and Demand Avoidance (using an inside out & neuro-affirmative approach)
• Certificate of completion (this course equates to 16 hours CPD and is recognised by the BPS).
• 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 demand avoidance.
• 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 6 TUTOR LED VIDEOS
- 6 COURSE WORKBOOKS (1 PER LESSON)
- 4 NCAMH PODCAST INTERVIEWS
- 1 DEMAND AVOIDANCE SCREENING TOOL
- 2 RESOURCE PACKS INCLUDING WORKSHEETS (DEVELOPING A LOW AROUSAL PRACTICE AND 7 LOW AROUSAL AND COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES).
- 3 ARTICLES
- LINKS TO CQC GUIDANCE
ADDITIONAL BOOKS, LINKS AND RESOURCES - LINKS TO SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
- 3 REFLECTIVE PRACTICE WORKSHEETS
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 5: Autism and Anxiety
• Module 6: Autism and Depression