New in 2020: Autistic wellbeing – what works? Does CBT work?

In a sentence:

In this session, Dr Chloe Farahar critically discusses the evidence for the use of CBT with Autistic people, and asks attendees to consider the wellbeing of Autistic people, and not how to change Autistic experience.

Overview:

In this training Chloe discusses the evidence for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as a therapy for Autistic people who have anxiety, depression, and/or low self-esteem, and why Autistic people need Autistic identity, culture, community, and space for better mental wellbeing.

Detailed layout:

What is Autistic experience? Clinical versus Autistic community definitions
What wellbeing concerns do Autistic people have?
- Anxiety
- Overwhelm; meltdown; shutdown; burnout (versus depression)
- Harmful stims
- Typical psychological divergences e.g. voice-hearing
Why does typical CBT not always work?
Challenges of using CBT to improve Autistic wellbeing
Therapists and their challenging behaviours – not knowing difference between Autistic experience and mental wellbeing issues; too much focus on Autistic behavioural change
Adapting CBT – does it work? Limitations of studies
Importance of Autistic identity, culture, community, and spaces for wellbeing
Summary and close – Mindful stimming

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BOOK YOUR TRAINING AND/OR PAY

Each individual workshop suits a two-hour (or more) timeframe to incorporate interaction, reflection, and discussion.

Attendees: There are no limits as to the number who can attend, and workshops have been delivered to both small (e.g. 10) and large groups (80+). Workshops are appropriate for all age groups and backgrounds (upwards of age 14 years+, and 10 years+ for the neurodiversity day event), and have been carried out with: teenage school children; foundation degree students; degree students; charitable organisation staff/volunteers; Metropolitan Police personnel; support and well-being staff etc.

Fees:

Online training: Training sessions are £130 per hour, per trainer for online training, plus £100 for a recording of the session hosted privately by Aucademy for attendee personal use.

In-person training: Training sessions are £160 per hour, per trainer, plus travel for in-person training (plus food if whole day/s wanted), plus £100 for a videographer to attend and provide a recording of the session hosted privately by Aucademy for attendee personal use. A booking of four hours minimum is required for in-person training. Please confirm in-person training with us before using our booking system.

If you are a charitable organisation with limited funds still get in touch and we can see what we can do – we never want to price out organisations wanting to improve their understanding of Autistic experience.

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