The Tizard Centre

Short Courses at Tizard

Upcoming events

Training for trainers in person-centred active support: will run again this autumn. These sessions are generally run on two Fridays; one at the beginning of November and the other at the beginning of December - the next training sessions will be held on the 2nd November and 30th November 2012.

Training for training in autism and the SPELL framework - for more information see our autism training page

Taster days

Come and experience what it is like to study at the Tizard Centre and hopefully learning something new at the same time. These sessions provide free training but also give you the chance to find out more about studying at the Tizard Centre. Similar sessions will be held again in Spring 2013.

"Thank you for such a great lecture, I wish I had heard it before working with challenging behaviour but I feel I learned so much from you"
Georgina Zucchini-Watts, L'Arche, 2012.

Tuesday 17th April 2012 - led by Tony Osgood, Lecturer in Learning Disability

Winterbourne View: Challenging 'Challenging Behaviour' Without Abuse
'What does recent history teach us about supporting people who support people with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges? What went wrong at Winterbourne View and what do we need to do?'

Thursday 10th May 2012 - led by Tony Osgood

Serving People Who Challenge The System
'Challenging behaviour is a common issue for people with learning disabilities, the cause of much heartache and bruising. What do we know works and why don't we do more of it?'  

 

To book a place on the above session please email us on J.Ruffels@kent.ac.uk or telephone 01227 827955. 


Bespoke courses

Contact us to see how we can help you design courses that are right for your organisation.

Topics include:

  • Service Standards
  • Sexuality and Sex Education
  • Challenging Behaviour
  • Consent
  • Intimate and Personal Care
  • Communication
  • Active Support
  • Mental Health Needs of Men/Women
  • Autism

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For further information on any of our bespoke courses please contact the Marketing Team

 

Tizard Centre, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7LZ

Telephone: +44(0)1227 827373 or contact us

Last Updated: 16/05/2012