CPD-Accredited Professional Training
Delivered by Helen Edgar (Autistic Realms) and Tracy Jones (Spectrum Parents Support).
Meet The Team
CPD-accredited training delivered by highly experienced and qualified professionals.
Meet Helen Edgar
Qualified Early Years/Primary teacher: 20 years in SEND Early Years / Primary settings near Birmingham in the UK (profound and multiple learning disabilities).
Published writer specialising in neurodiversity, autism and education. Providing neurodiversity-affirming training, workshops and educational resources for families and professionals to support neurodivergent young people.
Meet Tracy Jones
Qualified Level 4 Learning Support Practitioner with over 15 years experience in childcare and education, including 12 years in SEND settings within the Midlands, UK.
Qualified and accredited Advanced level Hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner. Providing holistic support to parents of neurodivergent children, promoting parental well-being through training, workshops, and one-to-one individualised support.
Our Services
Explore out training for schools and organisations.
Explore and Support
Training for schools and organisations to explore neurodiversity-affirming ways of supporting children and young people in education.
Individually Tailored
These training sessions are designed for settings in the UK and can be tailored to meet your individual needs.
Lectures and Workshops
Lectures/seminars and workshops are also available for organisations/teacher training/education/ health and social care course providers.
Current CPD Accredited Course:
Understanding Neurodiversity and Being Neurodiversity Affirming
We offer full and half day seminars which are suitable for all audiences and settings.
We explore why we need to flip the narrative and move away from the deficit-based pathological approaches which so often frame education, health and social care practice and cause harm.
By adopting neuro-affirming practice we can gain a deeper understanding of peoples needs and validate the voices and experiences of neurodivergent, disabled and other marginalised groups. By embracing neurodiversity and neuro-affirming practice everyone has a chance to be heard and thrive in their own way.
Course Learning Objectives
- To gain an understanding of the neurodiversity paradigm (pathological vs social model of disability) and the harm that ableism causes.
- To have a better understanding of the different types of neurodivergence.
- To gain insight into some of the issues surrounding intersectionality.
- To understand why we need to shift our language and ways of being.
- To understand ways we can embrace neurodiversity and apply different neuro-affirming approaches with young people and their families to support well-being and improve outcomes that benefit everyone.
Cost
Please contact us to find out more about our CPD accredited online training (certificate on completion).
Contact Us
Get in touch with us using the link below.
Due to demand we not are currently taking new bookings.
We hope to re-open later in 2025
Thank you for your interest and support.