ARCS Continuing Professional Development Neurodiversity Awareness Training

ARCS can provide a tailored package of training and awareness workshops, both online and face to face.

Learning resource packs and attendance certificates are available for course attendees.  The main aims of our training packages are to:

  • Increase the understanding of ADHD/ASD/PDA etc, as a neurological condition and its impact on behaviour and emotional well-being
  • Understand the role of medication, where appropriate.
  • Enable the identification of individuals with ADHD/ASD/PDA etc, traits, and create a better understanding of their needs.
  • Provide effective strategies to manage meltdowns and de-escalate potentially volatile situations.
  • Facilitate an informed and empathetic approach to engagement
  • Explore potential reasonable adjustments and support
  • Increase awareness of referral pathways/sign posting
  • Individual resource/information packs available

Training For The Workplace

Neurodiversities in the workplace training from 2 hours to whole day tailored training. Individual resource/information packs available.

Typical Content

Overview of Neurodiversity

  • Different types
  • Co-occurrences with other conditions
  • Myths and misconceptions

How Neurodiversity Impacts on Work

  • Common challenges
  • Neurodiversity superpowers
  • Supporting colleagues
  • Reasonable adjustments

Questions and Concerns

Training For Parents and Carers

Tailored training for parents and carers to enable them to understand their ADHD/ASD child, be an effective advocate, supporting siblings, engaging with schools and managing behaviour and homework.  Individual resource/information packs available.

Typical Content

  • What is ADHD?
  • What is ASD/PDA/other neurodiversities
  • ADHD and medication
  • Neurodversities and mental health in children and young people
  • Neurodiversities and puberty
  • Homework
  • Talking to schools
  • Managing transition to secondary school
  • Navigating the SEN/EHCP minefield
  • Questions and concerns

Training For Organisations working with children and young people in non-educational settings

Tailored training for parents and carers to enable them to understand their ADHD/ASD child, be an effective advocate, supporting siblings, engaging with schools and managing behaviour and homework.  Individual resource/information packs available.

Typical Content

Overview of ADHD/ASD/PDA/other neurodiversities

  • Medical and social models
  • How ADHD impacts on behaviour
  • Co-occurrences with other neurodiverse conditions
  • Medication and other treatments
  • How neurodiversity impacts on coaching/mentoring
  • Dealing with Crisis situations
  • De-escalation strategies
  • Engaging families

Groupwork

  • Tailored case studies
  • Explore tips and strategies
  • Role play and problem solve

Training For Primary and Secondary Schools

Training from 2 hours twilight sessions, to whole day INSET.  Bespoke training for both primary and secondary schools in Lambeth and South London. 

These CPD workshops aim to equip staff with knowledge about what ADHD is, and what it isn’t, other neurodiversities and comorbidities, understanding behaviour and best strategies, the role of medication, engaging with and supporting neurodiverse families, promote an empathic and positive attitude towards children with ADHD and other nerodivergencies, and promote discussion and share good practice tips.

Typical Content

Overview of ADHD/ASD/PDA/other neurodiversities

  • Medical and social models
  • How ADHD impacts on behaviour
  • Co-occurrences with other neurodiverse conditions
  • Medication and other treatments
  • How ADHD impacts behaviour and learning
  • Explore and share classroom strategies
  • Q&A

Groupwork

  • Looking at range of difficulties and behaviours which impact teaching and learning
  • Explore and share tips and strategies
  • Present challenges and successes

Comments from previous ARCS training workshops:

The feedback and comments we've received from our training courses has been immense:

"Thanks once more, very worthwhile day"


"Brilliant day was more than I expected"


"Congratulations on a very informative ADHD training day I particularly enjoyed the morning session and the panel debate"


"Fantastic training"


"I found Maggie Olowade (sic) contribution was invaluable it was well organised and had some very useful tools to take away and use in real life"


"Thank you so much to everyone who organised and took part, this day was extremely helpful, I appreciate all of you"


"I really learned so much from this session."


"Very insightful and useful training day. Well-structured day. Having dedicated time for Q & A was really helpful and interesting."


"Thank you for all the work that went into the day - I really would like to be able to move forward with sharing the information with colleagues"


"Really helpful"


"well thought out, good structure, good target group"


"The day was so informative, the information was beyond valuable and will defiantly impact on my practice."


"Very informative and well- researched"


"Excellent and informative presentation"


"Really informative with lots of useful strategies that could be shared with staff."


"It was very well organised with speakers from all different relationships with ADHD."


“one of the best training days I have attended for years. Well done and thank you".