Consultancy

The Inscape Centre provides consultancy for children, young people and adults with autism spectrum conditions (ASC).

As consultants we offer:

• Meetings with staff covering general issues re: autism
• Focused discussions about a particular individual
• Observations of the young person within the setting or in different settings
• Direct work with the individual on site or at the Inscape Centre
• Discussion(s) with parents/carers
• General and specific advice on strategies to use
• Contributions to planning
• Provision of resources and reading materials, etc
• Written ‘summary of action’ forms
• Written reports
• Attendance at reviews and other meetings
• Phone/email link and follow-up visits, as appropriate.

This can be linked to training which includes:

• ASC awareness-raising training (one to two hours)
• Bespoke half day or full day training or equivalent around general or specific aspects of ASC, delivered to whole staff teams
• Places for key staff on one-day courses:
• Insight into Autism and DARTS (an approach to ASC and challenging behaviour)
• Places for staff on other specific training courses, as relevant
• Access for key staff to accredited courses
• Awareness raising sessions for pupils, other service users and parents.

Packages

A typical consultancy and training package
might contain:

• Awareness raising training (one to two hours)
• Meeting(s) with relevant staff to discuss individual pupils
• General advice on strategies to use
• Resource/reading list etc
• Written ‘summary of action’ form
• Phone/email link and follow-up visits, as appropriate.

For further information about this service and the costs of packages please phone us on 0161 283 4761 or contact us