IACP CPD recognised and awarded 60 CPD points.
NOW ALSO Approved by the PSI for 40 CPD points.
For professionals who support Autistic adults
“I would highly recommend the course to any professional wishing to provide a more informed and ethical support for their neurodivergent clients. The tutors are all very knowledgeable in their field of expertise and I was provided with a wealth of further reading and resources to keep for future use.”
“A truly insightful and transformative experience for me. The course felt like an immersion in the lived experience of an autistic person. The trainers are autistic themselves and the majority of my classmates happened to also be neurodivergent. This made it a unique learning experience for me which has impacted me both professionally and personally since. Highly recommend this for all psychotherapists.”
“It’s been an enlightening and eyeopening course for me, from start to finish. I’ve learnt so much and have had to rethink so much over the last few months. Thank you all at Ausome Training for facilitating that experience!”
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“Very helpful for me professionally and personally- I think the most useful course I have done since qualifying.”
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“Extremely helpful. From the first day I have been more aware and adapted my practice. It was exactly what I had hoped for.”
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“Personally, it has helped me in too many ways to mention. Professionally, it is hard to measure, but there are at least 3 people that now know they are Autistic – neither I nor they knew before I did this course.”
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Welcome to DAWN – our 10-day online program for professionals who support Autistic adults in a therapeutic or clinical setting
Dawn is a unique neurodiversity-affirming approach, designed and delivered by our award-winning trainers who are Autistic themselves.
You will be immersed in Autistic experiences so that you can recognise and support your clients with a sensitivity that understands the trauma experienced by our community. A combination of practical skills-based training, a strong theoretical overview, and ongoing community mentoring will help you support your clients in the most effective and ethical way.
Places are strictly limited to 25 participants, so early booking is advised. IACP CPD recognised and awarded 60 CPD points.
Course Overview
Course lenght
10 days over 6 months, running from 10am-5pm Irish Time each day
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Course dates
2024/2025 dates: Sat 12 Oct | Sun 20 Oct | Sat 9 Nov | Sat 30 Nov | Sun 8 Dec 2024
Sat 11 Jan | Sat 25 Jan | Sun 9 Feb | Sat 22 Feb | Sat 8 March 2025
All sessions take place online on Zoom.
Course costs
Full fee: €1,250.
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Payment plans are available at no extra cost, just contact us!
Take a deep dive into Dawn
Watch Dawn trainer Evaleen Whelton
Watch Dawn graduate Phil Gormley
your Autistic Trainers & Mentors
Eoin Stephens
Psychotherapist & Counsellor
“As therapists, we need to adapt our therapeutic settings, approaches and goals to the particular ways Autistic people process the world.”
Evaleen Whelton
AUsome Founder & Speech and Drama Teacher
“Our community needs you. We need people to see beyond the medical model and to support us through the trauma of exclusion.”
Katie Munday
Researcher & Consultant
“It’s important to listen to Autistic people, really listen to us. We are the experts in our experiences, and what could make our lives more liveable.”
Stiof Macamhalghaidh
Theorist & Subject Matter Expert
“Dignity is our soul. Joy is our sustenance. We have a lot to be proud of, and I say ‘we’ deliberately because the pride I feel in being Autistic is a shared experience as a member of a community.”
Katie Kerley
OT & Director of Horizons Therapy Services
“Enforcing neuro-normative standards of behaviour and occupation denies an Autistic person the right to their own individuality and the right to choose what is meaningful to them. This is an occupational justice issue as well as a human rights issue.”
Grace Harrison
Psychotherapist
“Immerse yourself in the lived experience of autistic people”.