New TS Training Programme

Posted on 28 September 2022 by Pippa McClounan

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We are expanding the training offered by Tourettes Action

Training

Our training team consists of:

• Ione Georgakis - TA Advocacy Lead, who is an adult with TS and also a trained OT
• Lucy Toghill - TA Education Manager, who is a mum of a child with TS and a trained teacher

Both Ione and Lucy bring a unique perspective to their training sessions, with their professional and personal experience of the condition.

What we can offer:

Parent Webinars

Length: 1 hr to 1.5 hrs

• Webinar for parents awaiting a diagnosis
• What are tics, when do they start, what can they look like
• What are the different tic disorders
• What are co-occurring conditions
• How to prepare for a medical appointment
• What can be done to support at school
• What can be done to support at home
• What makes tics worse / better
• Explanation on educating the childs circle
• Where to go for help – you are NOT alone
• Q&A
• Webinar for parents who's child has a diagnosis
• Overview of TS, different types of tics
• What are co-occurring conditions
• What can be done to support at school
• What can be done to support at home
• What makes tics worse / better
• Explanation on educating the childs circle
• Overview of therapies / treatment options available
• What the future holds – it's not all doom and gloom
• Personal experience from a person with TS and a mum of a child with TS
• Where to go for help – you are NOT alone
• Q&A

Professional Training (for health and social care workers)

Length: 1 hr to 1.5 hrs

• What is TS
• Contributing factors
• Cooccurring conditions
• TS impact on the individual and the family
• Tourettes and education
• What can be done to support at home and in school
• Personal experience from a person with TS and a mum of a child with TS
• Support available from Tourettes Action
• Q&A

Education training for teaching staff / youth group workers

Length: 1 hr to 1.5 hrs

• What is TS
• Contributing factors
• Cooccurring conditions
• How can TS affect learning
• What strategies can be put in place to help
• Safeguarding
• SEN entitlements
• Support available from Tourettes Action
• Q&A

Workplace Training

Length: 1 hr to 1.5 hrs

• What is Tourette Syndrome
• Contributing factors
• Co-occurring conditions
• Tourettes Impact
• External and Internal influences on tics and tourettes
• Tourettes and employment
• Being a neurodiverse and inclusive employer
• How you can support people living with Tourettes
• Support available from Tourettes Action
• Q&A

Business awareness sessions

Length: 1 to 1.5 hrs

• What is Tourette Syndrome
• Contributing factors
• Myth busting common misconceptions
• Co-occurring conditions
• Tourettes Impact
• External and Internal influences on tics and Tourettes
• How you can support people living with TS
• Support available from Tourettes Action
• Q&A

Lunch and Learn Session

Length: 45 mins to 1 hr

• What is Tourette Syndrome
• Contributing factors
• Myth busting common misconceptions
• Co-occurring conditions
• Tourettes Impact
• External and Internal influences on tics and Tourettes
• How you can support people living with TS
• Support available from Tourettes Action
• Q&A

Each training session is tailored to the individual organisation’s needs.

Examples of additional content can include:

• Reasonable adjustments for employees or students with TS
• Executive function workplace strategies
• Targeted employee specific workplace recommendations (discuss individual needs with the employee and employer and make targeted recommendations for adjustments or strategies to support workplace wellbeing)
• Targeted student specific recommendations (discuss individual needs with the teaching staff and pupil and make targeted recommendations for adjustments or strategies to support their education wellbeing)

Find out more

For more information, prices and to book your training session, please email help@tourettes-action.org.uk with brief details of your organisation and which training you are interested in.

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