Overview
This workshop presents a unique Rock and Water approach to helping children living with ASD. The workshop can assist boys and girls to gain greater self-understanding and self-awareness.
The Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) workshop includes exercises that reinforce 3 important concepts in self-development; Safety, Assertiveness, and Communication.
After completing the workshop, boys and girls usually have enhanced communication skills (verbal and non-verbal) and better-coping strategies for managing stressful situations.
After completing the lessons:
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- there is a greater understanding of non-verbal communication;
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- there are more reference points for controlling emotions;
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- there are more skills, both verbally and non-verbally, to respond to situations adequately.
Cost $750.00 (inc GST) plus booking fee
Price includes Catering, and Manual.
Optional Implementation Pack
If you would like to add the optional Implementation Pack to your registration. Purchase during your booking and the cost for the Implementation Pack and pay $300.00 (inc GST). Cost for posting it out would be $340.00 (inc GST)
(i) flashdrive of resources (ii) A2 posters (set of 18 ) (iii) certificate pack now a new design (iv) 6 mini posters (v) theory booklet (vi) personalised storage envelope.
Dates 2024
Venue | Dates | |
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Brisbane | Venue Collingwood Park State School, Hannant St & Burrel Street, Collingwood Park | 4 – 5 September (was 21 – 22 August) | Book Now |
Detail
The ASD training course focuses on effective communications strategies, exercises with intent to raise awareness, strategies to engage young people living with ASD, learning to play together skills (social inclusion) and most importantly, the need for teachers/supporting adults to be grounded themselves.
In the training course, emphasis is given to the importance of increased body awareness and body movement. Many young people living with ASD won’t engage in sport, therefore have poor motor skills, coordination and muscle tone. Increased body awareness and body movement will improve a person living with ASDs’ overall well being.
The ASD course outline includes issues around bullying. Many people, particularly young children living with ASD can be a target for bullying and teasing. The Rock and Water skills taught in the ASD training course include simple strategies such as walking posture that can help protect them from becoming a target.
Personal safety learning and teaching is a core part of the program for both supporting adults and young people living with ASD.
The ASD training course explains how the Rock and Water program can be implemented as a standalone program or will complement other resilience programs already established within a school or service. For example, many schools have Occupational Therapists (OT’s) on site doing lots of body work, something the Rock and Water program captures well. OT’s are able to select specific exercises and skills from the Rock and Water ASD Program that will complement their practices.
Strategies to develop emotional regulation and emotional awareness are practiced and beautifully captured in the ASD training course. Such life skills are invaluable for people living with ASD e.g. Statements like ‘high breath’ reminds them to take some deep breaths to get back in their ‘low breath’ where they become strong and calm instead of losing it emotionally.
The ASD training course provides alternative strategies to get young people living with ASD to work with partners or in groups. This is particularly important for those who struggle with physical communication (touch).
Young people living with ASD often have difficulties expressing themselves. The Rock and Water ASD program is delivered using a language that is simple and effective.
For students living with ASD particularly in mainstream schools, self-regulation supports greater opportunities for them to learn in the classroom and increases their ability to receive messages from their teachers. The Rock and Water ASD training course provides effective skills to achieve this. For example: learning to relax muscle tension and breathe effectively.