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SUMMARY:“Understanding Neurodiversity and Supporting Positive Identity” Webinar
DESCRIPTION:\nAs part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week\, The Therapy Adventure is hosting a supportive webinar for parents and carers\, recognising the challenges that families face and sharing neurodiversity-affirming perspectives that can support children to build a positive sense of identity. \nWe will explore how neurodivergent differences are often misunderstood\, how this can impact children’s self-esteem and wellbeing\, and how parents can advocate for their child in ways that are both supportive and affirming. Led by their Clinical Psychology team with input from Manchester Parent Carer Forum and supported by Manchester City Council. \nThe session will be hold online via Zoom. Please book your place using the button below. \n \n\n.fusion-button.button-1 {border-radius:2px;}Book NowAbout the Speakers:\n\nDr. Ali Downes\nClinical Psychologist \nDr. Ali Downes is a specialist in mindfulness practice\, with a rich and varied background in clinical psychology. She has been a Clinical Psychologist since 2009 and has worked extensively in both the NHS and private sectors\, with both adults and children. She is also a children’s yoga therapist\, and yoga and mindfulness teacher\, combining her psychological expertise with holistic approaches to therapy. \nDr. Becky Quicke\nClinical Psychologist \nDr Becky Quicke is an experienced Clinical Psychologist and Founder of Autistic Girls\, who has been assessing children and adults’ mental health since she qualified in 2005. \nShe worked in the NHS for 10 years until she set up her own private assessment and therapy practice for children\, adults and families in 2015. Whilst having supported many autistic/ADHD children and adults throughout her career\, it has been since her daughters’ diagnosis of autism and an understanding of her own neurodivergence\, that she came to realise that more specialist assessment services are needed to understand and diagnose autistic and ADHD women and girls. \nGeorgina Merckel \nGeorgina is the Learning Coordinator at The Therapy Adventure. Georgina supports the delivery of outdoor therapeutic provision and outdoor and adventure therapy\, she supports the team to develop courses to train practitioners\, facilitates training and workshops and manages the online operations of the organisation. Georgina is a parent carer of a child with medical needs. \nJordan Navarro \nJordan is father to an autistic teenager and is the Coordinator at Manchester Parent Carer Forum. He will be speaking about the role of Parent Carer Forums and how they can benefit families of deaf\, disabled and neurodivergent children. \n\n\n
URL:https://manchesterparentcarerforum.org.uk/event/understanding-neurodiversity-and-supporting-positive-identity-webinar/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Community,Learning
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