Toilet training children with additional needs & disabilities (CPD webinar)

While most children will show an interest in moving onto a potty or toilet when they’re around 2 years old, those who have additional needs or disabilities may not be ready to start until they’re older.

Toilet training a child with additional needs can also bring up a range of possible difficulties along the way related to anxiety, sensory needs, communication differences, fine motor skills or family support needs.

This CPD-accredited webinar for professionals will take an in-depth look at the process of toilet training and will equip you with all the practical strategies needed to create, implement, and manage toilet-training support and plans in your setting.

Learning objectives

This workshop will help you to…

• Understand what it means to be toilet trained, inside and outside the body
• Know the importance of routines and diet
• Recognise if a child is ready and how to help prepare them
• Implement strategies to build up a child’s skills and help change behaviours
• Identify ways to manage possible difficulties, such as sensory needs or anxiety
• Manage relationships with families and create parent-friendly settings
• Understand relevant laws that may impact your practice
• Try new tips for managing bedwetting
• Direct families to existing sources of support and where to access further help, including Contact’s free services and resources

This webinar is suitable for professionals in the UK who support children or young people of any age, with or without a diagnosis. This includes nursery or school staff, healthcare practitioners, early years practitioners, family support workers and childminders.

What’s included:

• Access to the pre-recorded 2-hour webinar
• CPD certificate
• PDF copy of the presentation slides
• Extra handouts with useful resources

Important information

After registering, you will be emailed a link to watch the webinar at a time that is convenient to you. You will have access to the recording for one month from when you register. The contents in this workshop are the intellectual property of Contact and shouldn’t be shared.

For more information about the workshop’s content and policies, please see our FAQs below.

Discounts are available for group bookings of 5+ professionals, please email services@contact.org.uk or call 020 7608 8795 for further information.