CPD – Counselling Clients on the Autistic Spectrum
Event Information
Description
Experienced counsellors know that the client on the spectrum finds any relationship a challenge, and relating to the counsellor is no exception. This one day interactive event will alert counsellors to the needs and thought processes of clients on the autistic spectrum and offer tips for improved practice and better outcomes with this group.
Topics will include
· A real difference - what neuroscience tells us
· Implications for counselling - aims and methods
· Links with other medical diagnoses
· The impact on you, the counsellor
Felicity Rosslyn MBACP (Accred) is a Relate couple and family counsellor, and is an accredited member of the BACP. Felicity’s article, ‘On the Spectrum and in the Room’ appeared in Therapy Today, BACPs magazine for practitioners, June 2018. She has a private practice which works with families affected by ASD, and supports children and teachers in primary schools. Felicity also runs ASD information sharing groups in Derbyshire.