TRAINING

GIVING YOU UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICAL TOOLS

All of our training are designed to give you understanding and practical tools to help you cope, reduce stress and improve quality of life for you and the person you care for. These are provided free-of-charge to carers registered with the Carers Hub.

To help you get the most out of your learning experience, we will work with you to design the best training plan for you.

We will update our training events as they are scheduled.

All parents & family carers of a child who has received an autism diagnosis. Ideal for those who have not received any training or who would like to attend a refresher.

No prior autism training required

3 one day sessions in person or 6 two hour sessions online.

The course will cover:

  • Understanding Autism
  • Sensory Needs
  • Understanding Anxiety & Distressed Behaviour

Participants should aim to attend all sessions and will receive an attendance certificate on completion.

Dates for 2026

Online: 6-8pm, 28th & 30th April, 19th & 21st May, 9th & 11th June

In person: 9.30am-3pm, 3rd Sep, 17th Sep, 1st Oct

Understanding Autism 

This seminar will support families to; • Develop an understanding of autism • Discuss experiences of getting a diagnosis • Identify how autism can affect families • Explore practical ideas for developing communication strategies • Clarify support that families may be entitled to and ways to access this

Sensory Needs 

These sessions will support families to;

  • Consider sensory systems and how effective these may be
  • Examine how sensory information may be processed differently • Discuss how people with autism may experience different senses • Access support strategies

Understanding Anxiety & Distressed Behaviour 

These sessions will support families to;

  • examine and understand anxiety in autism
  • examine behaviours that you find difficult to understand or manage
  • use the WHAT, WHY, and HOW method of understanding behaviour
  • outline practical support to help you and your child to learn to manage anxiety and distressed behaviour

Sign up here to register for training courses: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HK9CZWH

Places will be allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis and then a waiting list will be created. Please do not register if you are not able to attend all sessions for the course.

All parents & family carers of a child who has received an autism diagnosis.

Ideal for those who have already completed the 3 day in person or the 6 session online Autism Awareness course.

A series of courses covering a wide range of issues affecting children with autism and how their parent/carers can support them.  Some sessions are half-day – 9.30am-12.30pm, some are full day – 9.30am-3pm. More information on the content of the courses can be found by clicking on the signup link.

Dates confirmed for 2026

13th Jan 2026 – Sleep and Autism – full day

21st Jan 2026 – Autism and Girls – full day

23rd Feb 2026 – Understanding Masking at school – half day

5th Mar 2026 – De-escalation, Breakaway skills & Low-level restraint – full day

29th Apr 2026 – Understanding and supporting Executive Function skills – half day

12th May 2026 – Understanding ADHD – full day

2nd Jun 2026 – Understanding and support a PDA profile – full day

22nd Oct 2026 – Understanding anxiety and building emotional resilience – full day

All courses delivered by Tanya Tennant except the Restraint course.

Sign up here to register for training courses: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HK9CZWH

Places will be allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis and then a waiting list will be created.

For everyone.

No prerequisite required.

Four half-day sessions.

Dates will be published when confirmed.

An Introduction to Death in Scotland

Serious Illness and Frailty

Realities of Caring and Dying

Caring for the carer

CHANGING RELATIONSHIPS is for all carers.

No prerequisite required.

Five half-day sessions.

The course will cover how becoming a carer can affect your relationship with your cared for, with yourself, your family and the wider community. We will explore how becoming carer changes your sense of identity, your roles, how to communicate well, understanding your emotions, and looking after your general wellbeing.

Dates will be published when confirmed.

Part 1: Understanding change

Part 2: Relationships and Roles

Part 3: Relationships and Emotions

Part 4: Relationships and Mental Health

Part 5: Reflecting on relations 

WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF OUR TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS

“I wanted to say how helpful the toilet training seminars were. I feel much better prepared and more confident now. It worked really well on Zoom.”

“This is such a worthwhile course – I know other parents will get a lot out of it just as we did. Great that these opportunities are still available to parents during lockdown.”

“The facilitator has tremendous information and experience to impart, and that is brilliant. Great sessions. So happy to be getting this opportunity and meeting other parents and carers is really helpful.”

“My son was diagnosed with autism recently. I went on my first training with the Carers Hub shortly after. I knew nothing about autism before training, but after this training I came away with a lot more understanding and lots of the challenging behaviour made sense to me. Everything is explained so clearly. Presentation is very honest and open and done with a great sense of humour. I have been on a few recently and loved every one. They have helped me understand my boy and help him when times are difficult for him.”

“The Autism Awareness course is life changing. I’ve learned how to be more supporting around my child’s needs when it comes to diet.”

“Fantastic seminar, as always. I have gained lots of knowledge and learned ways to help my child.”

“Another fantastic course. I feel this has helped me to understand how to spot my sons rumbling and hopefully avoid a meltdown.”

“A really well-presented course; lots of material, lots of discussion and exchange of ideas and experience. These courses are always so valuable.”

“Really enjoyed this course as I know I can put some strategies in place to reduce the number of meltdowns. We all need these skills in our lives!”

“I’ve learned alot around toileting. I will be trying some things differently.”

“Once again a great seminar. Really helpful information that we can use ourselves and share with other parents.”

“I found a lot of useful information and found out reasons behind my daughter’s behaviours and actions.”