Working with and supporting PDA children: CPD accredited course for social care professionals

• 5.5 hours
• Custom durations available on request

• Flexible delivery options: Available as a single session or as two sessions.
• Delivery format: Offered online or in person, subject to trainer availability and location.
• Custom durations: Alternative session lengths available on request, with adapted content and CPD hours.
• Tailored content: Bespoke content options can be designed to meet specific needs or audience requirements.
• Large group provision: Suitable for groups of 50 or more.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Explain what Pathological Demand Avoidance is and how it fits into the Autism spectrum.
• Appreciate what constitutes a demand from a PDA child’s point of view.
• Understand why sensory processing difficulties can contribute to distressed behaviours.
• Understand the importance of trust and how it can be built.
• Be aware of what demand avoidance may look like.
• Appreciate the effects that PDA can have on the child and how this can make the child feel.
• Adopt the optimal personal mindset when working with PDA children.
• Identify how to adapt their own practice to better accommodate the needs of a PDA child and what reasonable adjustments may be required.
• Understand the process for diagnosis.
• Understand why school can be problematic for PDA learners and what can be offered as viable alternatives.
• Advise families on how to care for siblings in a PDA household.
• Appreciate why traditional behaviour modification methods are ineffective and which approaches can help instead.
• Explain what constitutes good support and understand the impact of getting it right.
• Find resources and know where to go for further information on the topics covered.

We are also able to offer a 60–90-minute online consultation, for up to 5 professionals, to work through perplexing situations supporting PDAers in their setting. Each session focuses on the needs of one PDAer and supports up to five professionals in exploring ways to support them.  

Follow-up consultations can be added to your training package at a cost of £200 per session or can be booked individually for £230.

• the number of attendees
• the length and format of the session
• whether a bespoke or tailored session is required
• any additional preparation or content development needed
• delivery method – eg in person, multiple sessions

The listed course fee is a base price.

Additional costs for in person training, including travel, accommodation, subsistence, and printing of handouts/resources (based on the number of delegates), will be invoiced separately after the event.

We are happy to provide a prediction of these expenses in advance, upon request.

If extended breaks (e.g. for lunch) are required, session length may need to increase.

• Full payment for the course is required prior to delivery.
• Expenses will be invoiced separately after the event, based on actual costs. Supporting documentation is available upon request.
• If you foresee any difficulty in meeting these terms, please contact us at the time of booking to discuss.

Once you have received a written quotation from our training team, fees quoted will remain valid for a maximum of 4 weeks.