Certificate of Achievement
Lic. Carlos Francisco Mallmann
has completed the following course:
Supporting and Engaging People with Autism
Swinburne University of Technology
This course seeks to help students to address practical issues in the lives of individuals who have autism. The course will benefit carers of people with autism as well as members of and practitioners in the Austim community. The course uses real scenarios, draws on students’ experiences and aims to foster a supportive network of parents and carers. It provides a practical framework, called the ‘person first’ approach for managing the challenges of supporting someone with autism.
6 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr Pui Tzan Chan
Course Facilitator
Swinburne University of Technology
Dr Kathleen Mendan
Executive Director, Academic
Swinburne University of Technology
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe the “person first” approach to engaging with someone with Autism
- Apply the “person first” approach to making a plan for your context
- Interpret and empathically relate to the unique needs of someone with Autism
Syllabus
- Introduction to autism
- The ‘person first’ approach
- Communication and the ‘define’ skill in the ‘person first’ approach
- Special interests and the ‘what if’ skill in the ‘person first’ approach
- Labels and the ‘making a plan’ skill
- Transitions and the ‘testing’ skill
- Resilience
Issued on 20th July 2020
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