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Support Collective

The Support Collective at Project Art Works offers a broad range of training and events in collaboration with trusted contacts and partners. Our training is both online and in-person. Thanks to our funders we can offer these learning opportunities free of charge to caregivers and personal assistants (employed via a personal budget). 

November

Understanding Stress, Anxiety and Trauma
Delivered by the National Autistic Society
Thursday 12 November, 9.30 – 15.30

Understand how to define stress, anxiety and trauma and why autistic people might be more likely to experience them. Recognise possible responses to stress and anxiety. Gain a deeper understanding of autistic trauma and burnout.  Book your place here.

Makaton Level 1, two day course
Delivered by Hastings & Bexhill Mencap
Wednesday 25 November and Wednesday 2 December, 9.30 – 13.30

Makaton Level 1 covers the use of Stage 1 and 2 signs and symbols and how to use them within a specific setting and we work on the participants becoming comfortable with the use of Makaton and using it in their home environment. Book your place here.

Working with & supporting PDA young people and adults
Delivered by PDA Society
Friday 27 November, 9.30 – 14.00

What is Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)? Demands and their effects, how PDA can feel, how caregivers can feel, practical  guidance, helpful approaches, Teenagers, Individual needs, Inclusive support, resources and signposting.. Book your place here.

December

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) – informed level
Delivered by PBS UK
Monday 7 December, 9.30 – 15.30

This course focuses on the 12 components of PBS. Learn what PBS is, how it focuses on quality of life and behaviour analytic processes to contextualise and understand behaviours of concern over the long-term. Book your place here.

Booking for the training is essential. All courses are listed on Eventbrite. Please contact georgie@projectartworks.org for more information.

This funded training is delivered in partnership with Independent Lives and is only possible due to funding from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Ongoing

  • Independent Lives provides a wide range of funded training aimed at support personal assistants and Direct Payment employers. Find out more here
  • Amaze is a charity that gives information, advice and support to families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Brighton & Hove and Sussex. Find out more here. They offer free workshops for parent carers of children and young people with SEND book here
  • Renaissance Legal specialise in working with families and carers of disabled and vulnerable individuals, helping them plan effectively for the future with Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Court of Protection applications and Inheritance Tax Planning. They deliver a range of informative legal webinars.  Find out more here
  • Future Learn offer a range of Autism courses and awareness training as part of their psychology and mental health training offer. Find out more here

Lead image by Albert Geere

 

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