For Social Care, Charity and Other Organisations

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I support social care, charity and other organisations in handling the SEND law/ intercultural communication aspects of complex cases which may involve migrant families who have children with SEND.
I specialise in supporting migrant parents who commonly encounter intercultural barriers whilst trying to access educational, health and care systems to get their heads around how those systems operate in England. I can act as a parent advocate as well as provide consultancy and advice in all above-mentioned matters.

My bespoke training offer enables professionals to make meaningful, life-changing and legally compliant contributions to education, health and care need assessment or EHC plan reviews.

I support social care and charity organisations by:

  • offering direct support as an independent SEND consultant (you may be more familiar with the term 'advocate') to their beneficiaries, families who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - see the full offer for families here

  • providing consultancy and advice in all matters related to the SEND law and intercultural communication

  • delivering bespoke trainings to staff (on SEND law, working with migrant families, neurodiversity, emotional regulation and mental health to name a few...)

What can I do for your organisation?

Please find examples of such bespoke trainings below:

1. SEND law

  • Professional advice for EHCNA/ EHCP review - truths and myths

  • How to write a legally compliant, life-changing professional advice for EHCNA/ EHCP review

  • Our duties/ their duties - working in partnership and sharing legal responsibility with LAs under the SEND law

  • In-depth workshops on writing Sections B, E and F of an EHC plan (or sections of professional advice to inform those)

2. Communication, incl. intercultural communication

  • Working with migrant families - challenges and solutions

  • Assert yourself at work

  • Group reflective sessions (relational approach) for staff to address ongoing communication difficulties

  • ABCD (aka "Back to basics") - managing Aggression, Belligerence, Conflict and Defiance

3. Neurodiversity

  • Introduction to the paradigm of neurodiversity

  • Embracing neurodiversity at a workplace

  • What is it like to be autistic?

  • What is it like to have ADHD?

4. Emotions and mental health

  • Emotional regulation - what's behind the buzz word?

  • The sensory stuff - why it matters and what to do about it

  • Basic CBT skills - this can encompass understanding and coping with: worry, panic, phobias or low mood.

  • Bipolar affective disorder in adolescents - realistic expectations and effective support

Each training session aims to be bespoke - suited to the needs of your school and the skills-mix of your staff. I am always happy to discuss any specific training requirements you may have.
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