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 x three day sessions

The course will cover:

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

Participants should aim to attend all 3 sessions and will receive an attendance certificate on completion.

Dates for 2025

3 Day courses:

7th May, 15th May, 4th June

11th Sep, 25th Sep, 9th 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/25FZLS5

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 three sessions for the 3 day course. We may ask for a £20 deposit to secure your place, which will be refunded after you have attended and completed 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 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.

Dates for 2025

12th Jun – Understanding and supporting masking in school – half-day

18th Jun – Toileting and Autism – full day

19th Aug – Sleep and Autism – full day

27th Aug – Understanding and supporting masking in school – half-day

16th Sep – Autism and Girls – full day

23rd Oct – Autism in Teens – full day

All courses delivered by Tanya Tennant.

Sign up here to register for training courses:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/25FZLS5

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 three sessions for the 3 day course. We may ask for a small deposit to secure your place, which will be refunded after you have attended and completed the course.

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.”