Supporting Children and Young People With Autism Level 3

About Our Course

With a full year to complete your studies, you can enrol onto this home based course and not only develop a deeper understanding of how to support children and young people with autism, but can use it to explore the impairments and sensory sensitivities that come with autism.

This insightful course contains everything you need to know to help care for autistic children and ensure that they surrounded by those that truly understand what they are experiencing.

From knowing how to use visual strategies to support their learning and development, to understanding the best methods for communication and engagement, by the end of this course you will be able to create a suitable learning environment where they can feel safe and thrive.

And the good news is – you can learn all of this from the comfort of your own home. No classes. No examinations. No restrictions.

You can enrol onto this course and complete it at a time, place and location of your choosing. More importantly, you can mould this course to fit around your current work obligations and achieve a healthy work-study balance.

Prefer to learn relaxed on the settee? You can. Only able to study on your lunch breaks? With our course, you can study when the time is right for you. In fact, you can study as fast or as slow as you want, and can benefit from having your entire course materials emailed or mailed straight to your home.

Course Benefits

Structured around eight learning outcomes, by the end of this 12 month course you will have achieved a level of comprehension and competency that will make you a real asset in the care of children with autism.

More importantly, you will walk away with a breadth of knowledge that can make a substantial difference to their emotional development and ability to socially engage with others.

For parents, the information and visual strategies that you will acquire on this course will help you to deal with their sensory sensitivities and help them to overcome communication problems and potential development issues.

This course will:

• Challenge your understanding of autism and the strategies typically used to assist children with autism.
• Help you to achieve a deeper appreciation of what children with autism are dealing with.
• Develop and kick start your career in this field.
• Allow you to study when, where and how you want, and at a pace of your choosing – no examinations, no classrooms, no strict deadlines…

Course Units

Unit 1: The Impairments Associated with Autism and their Impacts

Unit 2: Understanding Sensory Processing Difficulties and Sensitivities

Unit 3: Supporting with Communication and Social Interaction

Unit 4: Different Types of Therapies Used to Support Children and Young People with Autism

Unit 5: Therapeutic Interventions and Safeguarding with Autism

Unit 6: How to Develop a Suitable Learning Environment for Children or Young People with Autism

Unit 7: Understanding the Importance of Developing Relationships with Parents/Carers

Unit 8: Analysing the Behaviour of a Child or Young Person with Autism, and Identifying Strategies to Reduce or Eliminate Challenging Behaviours

Assessment

This course is assessed through the submission of one written assignment to your personal tutor for marking. No external examinations are required.

Required Knowledge

No previous knowledge or experience is needed in order to enrol onto this course, making it ideal for parents looking to support their children or for Teaching Assistants hoping to expand their specialisms.

Awarding Body

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive certification from National Institution of Qualifications (NIOQ).

This course has been designed to meet the requirements of specific learners or employers. It is endorsed by National Institution of Qualifications, meaning the course has undergone external quality checks to ensure that they are maintained and delivered to an excellent standard.

National Institution of Qualifications are a national certificating organisation. Endorsement of our courses ensures learners have access to high quality materials that cover all learning outcomes, helping them to achieve their potential.

Support

We may specialise in the provision of home based courses; however from day one we will endeavour to go above and beyond to maximise your learning potential. From our comprehensive study guides and course materials, to the continuous support of our personal tutors; you can harness their years of industry knowledge and expertise, and use it to inform your studies.

Our personal tutors are experts in their field, and are readily available to advise, guide and mentor your studies so you achieve optimum results.

Our student support team are similarly just a click away, ensuring that you are never left long waiting for a response to your questions. No matter the query you can trust that our team will always be on hand to help.

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