Balancing the Scales: including adults with communication support needs

💡Wondering what training to choose for your CPD? Look no further✨

Did you know that people with communication support needs are at risk of being significantly disadvantaged in the justice system. So, what is your role when a person you support, or advocate for, is accused of a crime or at risk of offending?

Learn steps to help address offending behaviour and be confident in your supporting role engaging with the Police, Justice Social Workers and other justice professionals.

Format:

This rigorous, lived-experience informed training will provide you with comprehensive guidance to address this complex and challenging subject through; specialist input; group activities; quizzes and films made by people with lived experience of the justice system.

Our course is complementary to our various easy read publications available on our website and developed in partnership with Police Scotland, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscals Service, Scottish Legal Aid Board, Scottish Prison Service and other justice professionals, so you can be confident and fully equipped to engage constructively in the process.

Audience:

Criminal justice social workers that provide assessments and recommendations for adults with learning disabilities, neurodivergent people, people with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder or have any other communication support needs.

Learning Outcomes:

• Be confident in your role if someone has communication support needs.
• Understand better the underlying causes of offending for adults with learning disabilities and / or neurodivergence.
• Hear about the challenges people with communication support needs experience in the justice system
• Learn how to confidently interact with all the people you support including making reasonable adjustments to your current processes.

‘Knowledge of the presenters were really good and people being passionate about changing things and looking at things differently’ – course participant

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Cost

£150, or £20 for people who receive support or parents / carers. Early bird offers available.

Our trainers

Tony Bowman and Paul McKee - works on the SOLD Network and is an expert in approaches to prevent and reduce offending for people with communication support needs.

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Terms & Conditions

Your cancellation charges

If you are unable to attend the course you are booked on, you may substitute, by prior arrangement and after notifying us, someone else from your organisation.

If you are unable to attend, and not in a position to transfer your place to another person, then the following charges will apply:

3-8 weeks' notice: 25% of fee

1-3 weeks' notice: 75% of fee

Less than 1 weeks’ notice: 100% of fee

ARC's cancellation

Please note that full payment is required for non-attendance on a booking that has been transferred.

ARC Scotland events and courses are periodically updated and while we endeavour to deliver the courses as advertised there may inevitably be occasions where we have to change content without prior notice or, in exceptional circumstances, to cancel an event.

In the case of a course cancellation delegates will either be offered an alternative date, a credit note or a full refund and we will also consider any reasonable request to cover non-refundable travel arrangements if a course is cancelled within 2 working days of the start day.