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Building and Maintaining Effective Relationships Between Home, Schools and Further Education Placements.

About this course

Building and Maintaining Effective Relationships Between Home, Schools and Further Education Placements.
This training programme will provide participants with information on how to effectively foster and maintain effective relationships for the benefit of the autistic child or young person.
Real life examples will be used to demonstrate how both the knowledge and experience of the professional and parent can be used to develop positive relationships, ensuring progress for the child or young person.
Participants will have access to exemplar templates, case studies and bespoke resources to further develop knowledge and skills in this area.

By the end of this training, participants will:
- Be empowered to channel their knowledge and skills to develop effective relationships with parents.
- Develop their expertise by viewing a variety of examples which illustrate how specific areas of concern were addressed and outcomes celebrated.
- Make use of new supports and ideas to both foster and maintain these effective relationships
- Develop supports to address an identified priority area as part of their communication with parents, to benefit the autistic child or young person.

About the trainer

Claire Smyton

Claire Smyton

Claire Smyton is Specialist Teacher in Middletown Centre for Autism and has 20 years’ experience working with autistic children and young people. Prior to this, Claire worked as a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator in a Post Primary School.  Claire has also taught in an Autism Learning Support Class, within a Mainstream Primary School and in the Autism Advisory and Intervention Service, as a Support Teacher.  Claire is also a parent of an autistic child.  Through Claire’s experiences as a parent and teacher, she has gained extensive experience in developing and using resources and varied teaching approaches with autistic children and young people. Claire also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Autism and has a particular interest and experience in 'whole school' strategic planning in best autism practice across all settings.