KEYHOLE® Early Intervention Programme in Autism (Belfast)

Course aimed at

Early Years Professionals e.g. Nursery Staff, Health Visitors, Daycare Staff.

Cost

£249 per delegate for the two day training session plus ‘Structured Teaching Starter Kit’ Backpack. Lunch and refreshments also included.

Additional Option

£449 per delegate for two day training session, Structured Teaching starter kit and 5 AQA Unit Award Accreditations (see info below).

You can book your place on our website here, or by emailing training@autismni.org. 

Course Content 

The KEYHOLE® Early Intervention Programme is a 2-day interactive training course specifically designed for early years professionals.

This training programme aims to help professionals develop their skills and confidence in supporting young autistic children or those that may be awaiting an assessment. Topics include play, communication, social interaction, behaviour, and the Early Years role. The aim of the course is to enable you with the skills and confidence to support the child and family in a person-centred and neuroinclusive way.

As part of this course, all delegates receive a range of comprehensive resources and a ‘Structured Teaching Starter Kit’ with a range of toys, activities, and visuals that you can implement within your setting, worth over £50. 

Key Objectives of the course

• Explore a range of differences an autistic pre-school child may have in the early year’s environment.
• Be able to implement strategies to support autistic children within a pre-school setting.
• Explore using a range of structured visual approaches to support autistic children in your environment.
• Gain knowledge of how to structure physical environments and activities for autistic children.
• Develop skills in supporting and interacting with autistic pre-school children and their parents.
• Receive guidance on how to use the Connecting with Autism ‘Structured Teaching Starter Kit’.

This course fully certified by CPD Certification Service.

AQA Unit Award Accreditations

The AQA Unit Award Scheme recognition is offered as an optional extra. Accreditations take the form of a short answer written assessments and usually takes approximately 30-40 minutes per unit. There are five accreditations available at an extra cost of £40 per unit.

1. Understanding autism in early years 

2. Using schedules and activity systems to support autistic people

3. Structured teaching for autistic people 

4. Understanding autism and communication differences 

5. Supporting autistic children in the early years setting