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Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training

The Health and Care Act 2022 introduced a statutory requirement that regulated service providers ensure their staff receive learning disability and autism training appropriate to their role.

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training is this standardised training.

As approved trainers, we can train your organisation so that they meet the Core Capabilities Frameworks on Autism and Learning Disability.

In-person or online

Max Number of Delegates: 30

Duration: 9:30 - 4:00

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Loren Snow delivering an introduction to autism and eating difficulties in-person training session

Autism & Eating Difficulties

Food and eating can be a huge issue for autistic people. Sensory issues and anxiety can lead to a person having a very restricted diet.

Delivered as either a 1 or 2 hour session, we'll learn all about autism and eating difficulties.

Covering:

  • Sensory sensitivities and their role in eating

  • Anxiety’s role in eating

  • Eating Disorders

  • Strategies that help

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Loren Snow & Neurodiverse Training delivering a training session on sensory processing

What is Sensory Processing?

When we hear about autism, we tend to hear about empathy, social struggles, and communication difficulties. But that's only a small part of the story & it hides that many of these difficulties actually stem from somewhere else: sensory needs.

In this session we cover:

  • what sensory processing is

  • what senses we have

  • what we can do to adapt the environment

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Individual Sensory Sessions

If you need more than an introduction or want a session on any particular sense we can cover:

  • Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell & Taste

  • Vestibular, Proprioception & Physical Behaviours

  • Interoception (sleep, hunger, bowels, and thirst)

We offer these as stand alone or as part of a full day course or 5 online webinars.

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Neurodiversity in the Workplace

Want your staff to understand neurodiversity and know how to work together better? This is a great first step to making a more neuro-inclusive workplace.

Covering:

  • what neurodiversity is

  • the types of neurodivergence

  • practical changes you can make in the workplace to support staff

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Neurodiversity Awareness

Confused on what neurodiversity is and how to support neurodivergent service users? This session is for you.

Covering:

  • what neurodiversity is

  • the types of neurodivergence

  • practical changes you can use to support people.

What is Autism?

An overview of our modern understanding of autism.

Covering:

  • what autism is

  • communication & interaction

  • the desire for structure and familiarity

  • sensory processing

  • what approaches support autistic people in everyday life

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Autism & Mental Health

A deeper dive into autism and the mental health conditions that can occur with it. This session contains information about difficult subjects such as suicide.

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Autism & Associated Conditions

Autistic people often share certain life experiences and genetics that lead us to be more at risk of certain conditions.

Such as:

  • Neurodivergence

  • Trauma

  • Difficulties with Emotional Processing

  • Demand Avoidance

  • Mental & Physical Health Conditions

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Autism & LGBTQAI+ Identities

A webinar exploring LGBTQIA+ identities within the Autistic community.

Covering:

  • what different labels mean

  • why people might identify with them.

  • gender and sexuality

  • how to support LGBTQIA+ Autistic people

The session is great for both friends and family of autistic people and the professionals who work with them who want to gain a better understanding of their clients.

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Autism in Women & Girls

In this session we will explore why autistic women and girls may look different to what we are told to look for.

We’ll cover:

  • How at school an autistic girl may be very polite, high achieving, but incredibly anxious

  • Why she might have many friends but struggle outside of her social circle

  • How her autism might be hidden

  • The impact puberty and periods can have on her from a sensory slide.

Autism vs ADHD

In this session we explain the differences and similarities between both ADHD and autism, and what it’s like to be both..

We also deliver this session as a one-hour introduction at larger events and conferences.

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Autism, ADHD & Executive Functioning

Here we'll learn all about the executive functioning model of processing differences and look at:

  • Memory

  • Emotional Control

  • Impulse Control

  • Flexible Thinking

  • Self Monitoring

  • Organisation & Planning

  • Task Initiation

  • Prioritising

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Autism, ADHD & Physical Behaviours

In this session we explain why we see physical behaviours in autistic and ADHD children and learn about:

  • Proprioception

  • Restlessness

  • Anxiety

  • Agitation, Irritation, Frustration

  • Aggression

  • Hitting & Biting

  • Recklessness

  • Screaming

  • Increased Stimming

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ADHD in Women & Girls

Although autistic women and girls have the same 'ADHD' as their male counterparts, their traits may look different to what we are told to look out for.

Here we'll learn all about ADHD women and girls.

Covering:

  • What ADHD is

  • Why ADHD girls are missed

  • Masking

  • Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

  • Pregnancy, Menopause & Puberty

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Any of our sessions can be tailored and all include personal perspectives from those with lived experience and well as up to date information from the latest research.

We’ve worked with:

  • transporting bodies

  • travel companies

  • suicide prevention staff

  • NHS and social care staff

  • Commissioners

  • Mental Health Teams

  • Politicians

  • International organisations

  • and many more.

Contact us about training:

  • "I felt so much lighter when I came out of that session… lighter than I have in years."

    Parent from 1-2-1 Session

  • "I wish I’d known this 15 years ago!”

    Parent from Sensory Course

  • "Not one lightbulb moment but a row of LEDs”

    Parent from Eating Difficulties session at NSPCWT Day of SEND 2023

  • "To hear how you were as a child has given me hope for my daughter"

    Parent from Online Training

  • "Best training I’ve had in 4 years"

    Neurodiversity Awareness Participant for Second Step

  • "It makes such a difference when the facilitator or sessions has lived experience. I feel that the subject matter is explained in such a relatable way that you can take onboard the information a lot easier, and it is so much more engaging."

    Neurodiversity In The Workplace training Participant

  • "Many thanks for your blooming fantastic training. The difference in the engagement of the Experts from yesterday morning to today is an absolute pleasure to see."

    Ali Mayern - Learning Disability and Autism training project lead Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care System (ICS)

  • "Thank you again for such wonderful training. Keep doing you, as you are fabulous!"

    Parent for Bristol Autism Support session

  • “The sessions has a real wealth of information and participation. Hats off to Loren for allowing everyone one to be heard, but also cover everything thoroughly”

    Neurodiversity In The Workplace training Participant

  • "Really reassuring and humorous!"

    NHS Staff on Oliver's Training