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Training & WorkshopsSupporting Adoptive Families Parenting Autistic Children (Repeat session from our highly popular 2024 program)

Supporting Adoptive Families Parenting Autistic Children (Repeat session from our highly popular 2024 program)

Who this is for

Adoption practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, designated teachers, and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

This expert-led training session led by Dr Helen Rodwell will help practitioners to develop an understanding of autism and neurodiversity in adopted children. We will learn about different ideas on how professionals can ‘get to know’ and then support autistic children, young people, and their families.

“I thought the entire training event was excellent and hearing the input from the adopter perspective was really very valuable and the video clips looking at sensory perceptions from the child’s perspective..” – Attendee, 2024

We will discuss the different aspects of autism and the challenges it can pose for children and parents, providing strategies for managing challenging situations.

“The content of the webinar was so very helpful and interesting. I also really liked the trainer, she shared the information in a really accessible and interesting way.”– Attendee, 2024

The training day will explore the following areas:

  • Overview of autism, neurodiversity, and neurodevelopmental disorder
  • Beliefs about autism, trauma & attachment
  • What does research and the autistic community tell us?
  • Tools & resources to support adoptive parents navigating placement transitions, contact, and explaining the past

Learning 0utcomes

  • Overview of autism, neurodiversity, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
  • Overview of autism, trauma & attachment
  • Tools & resources which professionals can use to get to know the autistic child/young person and identify what might help

Learning 0utcomes

  • Core messages for Parents and Professionals
  • Incorporating the Stress Model: Regulation vs Dysregulation
  • Transforming the Drama Triangle into a Winners Triangle
  • Techniques to deal with Transitions
  • Managing Defiance and Physical and Verbal Aggression

About the trainer

Dr Helen Rodwell

Helen is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Certified Theraplay Practitioner, Supervisor and Trainer, and EMDR Europe Accredited Adult, Child and Adolescent Practitioner.

Helen has extensive experience of working therapeutically with birth families, ‘looked after’, ‘edge of care’ and adopted children and adolescents. Her specialist area is working with children who have experienced trauma, abuse, bereavement, separation, attachment difficulties, developmental trauma and / or show complex behavioural / emotional difficulties, and neurodevelopmental differences. Helen consults and offers supervision and training to other professionals including those working within post-adoption, ‘looked after’ and family legal systems. Her therapeutic models include Theraplay, DDP, EMDR, cognitive behaviour therapy, parenting strategies, clinical hypnosis and family systemic therapy.

Instructions

A member of staff will be in touch with attendees one week prior to the event to share a pre-event delegate pack.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@cvaa.org.uk. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.

Training & WorkshopsSupporting Adopted Children and Young People with Trauma, Attachment Disruption and Neuro-diversity (including ASC/ADHD)

Supporting Adopted Children and Young People with Trauma, Attachment Disruption and Neuro-diversity (including ASC/ADHD)

Who this is for

Adoption practitioners and managers (Voluntary Adoption Agencies, Regional Adoption Agencies, Local Authorities, and independent social workers), children’s social care services, children and family social workers, foster carers, kinship carers, designated teachers, and other professionals working with children and families.

Details

Supporting adopted children and young people facing trauma, attachment disruption, and neurodiversity, including conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASC) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), requires a multifaceted approach rooted in understanding, empathy, and specialized care. Recognising the unique challenges these individuals encounter, adoptive parents and professionals must provide a nurturing environment that prioritizes stability, consistency, and therapeutic interventions tailored to their specific needs.

I absolutely loved this training! I think anyone who interacts with young people in their work in any way should complete this training. I learned various new skills to use in my interactions with young people. It has changed the way I think and communicate. Thank you so much. Denise and Zach are excellent at what they do.”– Attendee, 2023

This training course focuses on an attachment, ‘love-based’ approach which is based on techniques and strategies from The Great Behaviour Breakdown; The trainers incorporate their ideas and strategies developed from living and working with children with additional needs, as well as drawing on DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy)/PACE (Playfulness, Acceptance. Curiosity, Empathy, and theraplay) techniques.

I have found this one of the most beneficial training I  have attended. I will definitely be able to use the strategies within my work. the instructors are very knowledgeable, there is a good pace to the training,  with good examples given. I have already started to recommend this course to my colleagues.” – Attendee, 2023

This training focuses on the particular difficulties faced by children and young people in managing stress and provides a to help parents, carers and professionals manage their children’s behaviours and support their regulatory development.

You will learn practical strategies and be provided with a TOOLBOX of techniques to support parents.

Learning 0utcomes

  • Core messages for Parents and Professionals
  • Incorporating the Stress Model: Regulation vs Dysregulation
  • Transforming the Drama Triangle into a Winners Triangle
  • Techniques to deal with Transitions
  • Managing Defiance and Physical and Verbal Aggression

About the trainers

Denise Golding is a senior social work practitioner and counsellor. She has 30+ years’ experience of working with children and families, including the past 25+ years working in adoption. She has worked in Child Mental Health and in Statutory as well as Independent and Voluntary Agencies. Denise now works independently as a trainer and counsellor.

Zach Gomm is a foster carer and adopter; he has fostered many children over the past years and is an adoptive father to his son who he has parented using The Great Behaviour Breakdown techniques with amazing results for the past years. Zach now works as a trainer and online coach offering parenting support.

Instructions

A member of staff will be in touch with attendees one week prior to the event to share a pre-event delegate pack.

If you have any questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@cvaa.org.uk. We will aim to answer your query within two working days.

CVAA accept online payments only. In case you do not have instant access to your company card, we suggest using your personal card instead to book a training event and claim it back with your agency in your expenses. Requesting an invoice to pay for our standard practice events is not possible.