The National Autistic Society Peterborough & District Branch in conjunction with the Autism I-MAT Team in Peterborough held a series of Worshops at the Fleet in Fletton on Monday 15th November 2010. These were funded by Lottery Awards for All money.
Workshop 1: Stress Management in people with ASD with strategies to help.
Geoff Evans. To download Geoffs Presentation see below.
Geoff Evans is a social worker with over 25 years experience of supporting children and young people with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder and their families. He is an experienced conference speaker and trainer both throughout the UK and abroad. His past posts have included Head of Social Work Services at a special school for children with Autistic Spectrum at Sheffield Hallam University. He is currently Expert advisor and trainer for The Options Group.
Workshop 2: Stress management for carers
David Moat
David has been involved in training and consultancy work for several years. He studied at, and is now a tutor with, the prestigious School of Analytic and Cognitive Hypnotherapy. In addition to his general psychotherapy practice, David has a social work background. He has developed expertise in supporting and counselling people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. He provides a range of training seminars on Autism and Asperger Syndrome, and is the author of “AS:SIST - Asperger Syndrome: Social Integration Skills Training.” The service is based in Cambridge.
Workshop 3: Music Therapy
Dr John Biddulph email: john.biddulph@outreach.org.uk
Dr. John Biddulph holds first degrees in music and art history, a master’s degree researching creativity using ICT for children with special educational needs and a PhD from Trinity College researching autism and learning technologies. He is a qualified teacher, ECB Level II cricket coach and a terrible dancer. John has worked as a professional musician, for Local Authorities in teaching and management roles, run a computer programming business, worked for the EU as a project manager for the European Agency for Development in SEN and is currently a freelance autism consultant and trainer including a specialist music programme. John is a visiting tutor for a PG Certificate course in Asperger Syndrome and an undergraduate course in Psychology. He is an external examiner for PhD studies in autism. John is a published composer, writer on autism, children’s books, and technology. He is the composer of the Nautilus Project.
Workshop 4: Managing Stress through relaxation
Alia Ul-Hassan & Neil McLachlan
Alia and Neil are both Clinical Psychologists working in Peterborough Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. The workshop will focus on progressive muscle relaxation, and adaptations to this approach when working with children and young people diagnosed as having autism.
Workshop 5: Sleep Solutions
Maxine McCulloch & Angie Arnett
Sleep Solutions, in consultation with parents, has produced a Sleep Workshop package around sleep where basic information can be given to parents by a trained sleep counsellor. The workshop encourages parents and professionals to discuss sleep difficulties that arise with a disabled child or child with additional support needs and gain information about sleep issues in a mutually supportive atmosphere.
