NCFE CACHE Level 2 Understanding Autism
FREE online course based remotely, with tutor support to enhance your knowledge and understanding of autism
CT Skills Limited
Summary
HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM ELIGIBLE?
- You are currently living in England - postcode eligibility applies...
- Tutor is available to students
Overview
*Please first check eligibility requirements before enquiring. You must:
- Be currently living in England - postcode eligibility applies (see the requirements section for more information)
- Have been a resident in the UK/EU for 3+ years - for purposes other than study
- Be aged 19+ years
- Not be on an apprenticeship
Want to learn about Understanding Autism?
Our Understanding Autism free online course is a short, fun and effective way to help others at work as well as at home. This course will help you learn about conditions that can occur with autism and what difficulties they can cause to an individual. Autism can affect how an individual communicates with and relates to, other people. It further alters how a person makes sense of the world around them. Our course can enhance the knowledge and skills you that have to support those around you.
Qualification
CPD
Description
Autism (ASD) is a spectrum condition that affects how a person communicates with others and how they interpret the world around them. There are around 700,000 people in the UK with autism – more than 1 in every 100. Having a clear understanding of the misconceptions, diagnoses and support surrounding autism are just some of the essential skills needed when working in mental health.
COURSE BENEFITS
- Achieve a nationally recognised Level 2 qualification
- Improve your understanding of theories relating to autism
- Further your personal and professional development
- Ensure you understand what is meant by autism and how it is diagnosed
- Learn at a time that suits you without the need to attend college
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- Introduction to autism
- Using a person-centred approach to support individuals with autism
- Communication and social interaction in individuals with autism
- Sensory processing, perception and cognition in individuals with autism
- Supporting positive behaviour in individuals with autism
- Supporting individuals with autism to live healthy and fulfilled lives
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for everyone. However, you might find this programme particularly interesting to those who provide direct support and are working, or are wishing to work, in the following:
• Healthcare
• Social care
• Leisure
• Entertainment
• Education and training
• Nursing
Requirements
You must live in one of the following counties to receive funding for the course from the Department of Education.
- Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire
- Cheshire East & West, Cornwall, Cumbria
- Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire, Herefordshire, Humberside
- Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly
- Kent
- Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire
- Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Rutland
- Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex
- Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire
Career path
The possible career path and progression that you may consider after this course are:
• Level 3 Diploma for the Children's Workforce (Early Years Educator)
• Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care
• Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England
• Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England)
• Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Autism
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