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Mon
17
Nov

The Principles of Neuroaffirmative Practice - November

10.00am - 4.30pm

online

€10 IASW members/€10 non-members

This is a one day training course for HSCPs working with adults and children and is part of a joint CPD initiative involving IASLT, INDI, AOTI, IASW, Podiatry Ireland and others. Supported by funding from the National HSCP Office, priority is for those employed in publicly funded health care settings. Before registering your interest in attending this course; please read the terms and conditions for attending publicly funded CPD events here

Social work has ten places at this event for which you can register your interest at https://www.iaslt.ie/learning-centre/the-principles-of-neuroaffirmative-practice-17th-november-2025/

Places will be offered on a first come first served basis to eligible HSCPs currently employed by and working in the public health sector.

Learning Outcomes

The principles of Neuroaffirmative practice.
Up-to-date terminology and resources relating to same.
Practical elements of adapting your service to become Neuroaffirmative in practice.
How to support families through a Neuroaffirmative assessment process.
Post-assessment multidisciplinary support for children and their families - what post-assessment support should include and what should not be featured.
Linking families in with the Autistic community - how to go about this.
Discussion and questions from the audience.
Links to resources and materials that are helpful in a Neuroaffirmative assessment process.

Speaker Biographies

Dr. Maeve Kavanagh is Co- Principal Clinical Psychologist at The Adult Autism Practice and co-founder of Childversity, a Neuro-Affirmative children's practice. She is an experienced clinician, who is highly skilled in collaborative autism assessments and has a strong commitment to promoting a neuro-affirmative approach.

Tara O’Donnell-Killen is the founder and CEO of Thriving Autistic, a nonprofit specialising in supporting the wellbeing of Autistic adults. She is a psychologist, researcher, lecturer & co-author of the Adult Autism Assessment Handbook: A Neurodiversity Affirmative Approach. Tara is also an Autistic parent of three Autistic children.