SEND Support Service - Courses for parents and carers
We offer a range of virtual and face-to-face courses and workshops to help parents understand and support their child's Special Educational Need (SEN). These occur from September to July each year.
Courses and workshops
Type of course
Virtual
Length of course
2 sessions lasting 90 minutes, over 2 weeks.
Time slot available
6pm to 8pm
What the course will include
Learn how social communication difficulties affect anger.
It will cover how to:
- evaluate behaviours
- teach relaxation techniques
- teach your child to understand what anger is and other different emotions
- communicate emotions
It will also look at creating individualised plans, specific to your child’s needs.
Book a place
You can find the next available course dates and sign up using Eventbrite.
Type of course
Virtual.
Length of course
2 sessions lasting 90 minutes, over 2 weeks.
Time slot available
10am to 12pm
What the course will include
Support with anxiety in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
The course aims to improve your confidence in recognising and managing your child’s anxiety.
We will help you to:
- make an action plan
- look at different strategies appropriate for your child
We will look at ways that you can introduce these at home.
Book a place
You can find the next available course dates and sign up using Eventbrite.
Type of course
Virtual or face-to-face workshop.
Length of course
2 sessions lasting 90 minutes, over 2 weeks.
Time slot available
10am to 12pm
What the course will include
The workshop aims to help you:
- understand more about difficulties surrounding food and ASD
- explore strategies and visual resources to support overcoming food and eating difficulties
- create bespoke resources to support positive change
Book a place
You can find the next available course dates and sign up using Eventbrite.
Type of course
Individual face to face consultation appointments in Kettering (Appointments in G01), select your time slot via the different tickets available, these appointments are for parents only.
Time slots available
- 9:30am to 10:30am
- 10:30am to 11:30am
- 11:30am to 12:30pm
- 1pm to 2pm
- 2pm to 3pm
- 3pm to 4pm
What the course will include
Puberty and adolescence can be challenging times for young people and for those who care for them. In this session, we will share specific strategies to support challenges related to puberty.
Topics covered include:
- physical changes
- personal care
- examples of visual supports to aid understanding
Please note the content is not suitable for children or young people.
Book a place
You can find the dates of the next available workshop and sign up using Eventbrite.
Type of course
Virtual
Length of course
Two 90-minute sessions.
Time slot available
10am to 12pm
What the course will include
The workshop is designed to help you:
- gain a basic understanding of sensory processing
- consider how sensory processing relates to you and your child
- understand the formula of sensory circuits and how to set one up
Book a place
You can find the next available course dates and sign up using Eventbrite.
These 6 week courses are for parents and carers of children with social communication difficulties and / or autism.
You must attend all 6 sessions in order to get the best out of this workshop.
Each session is 90 minutes long and is held virtually once a week for 6 weeks. Sessions will enable you to develop a range of support strategies for your child.
For parents and carers of children and young people with social and communication difficulties and / or autism aged 8 to 19.
Time slot available
10am to 12pm
Book a place
You can sign up for the next available course using Eventbrite.
Type of course
Virtual.
Length of course
A single 90-minute workshop with an option for an individual follow-up consultation appointment.
Time slot available
10am to 12pm
What the course will include
The workshop will cover:
- the sequencing of toileting
- strategies to try and bridge the child's gaps or sticking points (including sensory)
- show ways to move the sequence on from the child's starting point
We cover the sequence from start to finish, break it down into each step and discuss the barriers that might be encountered related to that step and ways to try and overcome them.
Book a place
You can find the next available course dates and sign up using Eventbrite.
If no dates are showing or bookings have closed, email us at [email protected], providing the course or workshop title and your contact details.
We will add you to a waiting list and contact you with details of the next available sessions.
All courses and workshops will be arranged subject to demand. If there are insufficient numbers to make any course viable, the event may be cancelled, and you will be informed in advance of the start date.
Last updated 09 February 2024