Training Packages - Middletown Centre For Autism

Event summary

Date

Tuesday 5 Nov 2024

Start Time

15:00

End Time

16:00

Webinar Online,

Booking closes

Saturday 2 Nov 2024 3pm

Autism, Learning Styles, and Visual Teaching Methods.
Visual supports have many benefits.

They:

Complement the learning style of many autistic children, young people and adults.
Are versatile, adaptable, portable and suitable for various settings.
Can support mutual connections at home, at school and in the community.
Can enhance communication and interactions between autistic children and others and can support access to the curriculum.

Professionals and Parents will become more familiar with the creation of visuals to increase the learner’s understanding and participation in school and at home.

Expected Outcomes:
Participants will:

Understand the importance of visual teaching methods.
Gain ideas to create and use individualised supportive visuals.
Learn how to use visuals throughout the day at home and school.

Location

Webinar Online
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Majella Nugent

Majella Nugent is an Autism Trainer/Advisor in Middletown Centre for Autism. Majella has experience teaching and supporting autistic children and young people in schools. Majella’s experiences include Pre-school, Mainstream Primary and Post-Primary and Special Schools across Ireland. Majella also has experience teaching autistic students in Further Education. She has lectured and assessed modules on the Early Childhood Foundation Degree and the Level Three Autism qualification, as professional development for parents and professionals. Majella’s training specialism is Relationship and Sexuality Education, Transitions and Special Education Needs. Majella has contributed to the development of the curriculum as a Professional Associate with CCEA for learners with MLD and co-ordinated specialist trainings including Transition to Higher Education (Ulster University and Trinity College Dublin), 16+ Education and Employment, and Sibling trainings. Majella is an Associate Lecturer on the Post Graduate Certificate with Mary Immaculate College Limerick.