Psychological work and autism
Full price: £90 (+VAT)
Member price: £50 (+VAT)
Payments are made at point of booking through our secure online booking system. We can invoice your organisation for five or more purchases or if your purchase have a value of more than £250 (please see the section Discounts and invoices below for more information).
This course provides 2 hours of learning, you will be granted access to the course for 6 months from the date of purchase.
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This course has been designed to support psychological work with autistic adults, including psychological assessment, formulation, and how to use psychological theory to most effectively support autistic people. Learners will consider how to adapt their practice when working with autistic adults.
After taking this course you should be able to identify autistic people, recognise when to refer for a specialist autism assessment, and understand what an autism assessment involves. However, it is not expected that you could undertake an assessment and diagnosis of autism after taking this course, as this requires specialist training and diagnostic tools.
If you are work in a psychological role and already have a knowledge of autism this course has been designed to support you in considering how to how to adapt theory, psychological assessment and formulation when you work with autistic people.
If you require general autism awareness or guidance on how to support autistic adults, you will find our other BPS autism courses useful; Building awareness of adult autism and Supporting autistic adults.
By the end of this course you will:
- Understand the aims of the Autism Strategy and identify how the autism strategy has been implemented in their area of work.
- Understand how the mental health of autistic people may be impacted, and why this may be.
- Understand and have practiced approaches to identify, assess, diagnose and use theory to treat psychological and mental health conditions in autistic adults.
- Be more confident in supporting and treating psychological and mental health problems in autistic adults.
This course is available in English only.
The course is designed to take approximately 2 hours.
There are a range of different ways to describe of describing autistic people and the debate about which language is most appropriate is ongoing. Some prefer to use ‘person first’ language (i.e. adults with autism) whilst others prefer ‘identity first’ language (i.e. autistic adults).
For this course the authors have used a combination of different language. It is always best to ask the individual you are speaking to or working with what language they prefer.
These BPS courses have been developed in collaboration wiht autism expertise from Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with a number of experts by experience peer mentors.
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Booking on behalf of an organisation?
If you or your colleagues are looking to book onto this course as a group you can make savings by booking ten or more places. To find out more about our packages contact cpd@bps.org.uk.
Invoicing
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In order to request an invoice please send a Purchase Order to cpd@bps.org.uk. This should include, the course title, names and contact details and BPS Membership status (were applicable) for each participant. We will issue an invoice, once paid your learners will be provided with details of how to access their learning.
Packages for BPS Accredited education providers
We can arrange special packages for our partners at BPS Accredited education providers so that you can offer further learning to your students and colleagues. Contact cpd@bps.org.uk to find out more.
This course has been organised by BPS Professional Development. You can contact us at cpd@bps.org.uk
You may also be interested in our other courses on BPS Learn, including those related to neurodiversity and your personal development.
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