Community of Practice Launch for Autism Dialogue Approach

ADA Community of Practice (CoP) is for anyone who has attended some prior training or workshops and is either already including ADA in their practice or intends to.

Communities of practice are formed to promote social learning. Our community of practice will support training attendees to engage regularly with each other in a process of collective learning, in order to develop and improve understanding, through discussion, investigation, analysis and evaluation.

We believe that thinking together, combining participants’ individual experience and knowledge, reflecting on core issues, and working with a clear vision towards our joint goals, will ultimately produce positive results benefitting not only the community of practice, but also those it serves.

“Communities of Practice are groups of people who share a concern or passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.”

New book out in April 2025

https://www.routledge.com/The-Autism-Dialogue-Approach-Handbook-Transforming-Communication-in-Neurodiversity/Drury/p/book/9781032668079

1 Wenger-Trayner, E.; Wenger-Trayner, B. (2015) “Introduction to communities of practice – A brief overview of the concept and its uses”.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

• Share your practice and experiences, your good news stories, and your challenges around ADA.
• Bring case studies and get feedback on how we can support you and each other in ADA.
• Actively engage with colleagues, explore future agendas and shape initiatives of future gatherings.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

• Anyone who has attended some prior training or workshops and is either already including ADA in their practice or intends to. Coaches, counsellors, therapists, educators, social care etc.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

• Peer learning can significantly enhance practice by promoting active engagement, providing diverse perspectives, fostering critical thinking, and building collaboration skills, ultimately leading to a deeper understanding and improved performance.

Get a free PDF to accompany the workshop https://mailchi.mp/5b70819e371c/autism-neurodiversity-guide

RECORDING 

This workshop will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM 

This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

SELF-SELECT FEE

The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.

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All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.

https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/

Jonny Drury

Jonny Drury’s work advocates for the emancipation of language and thinking using dialogical frameworks and exploration of anti-oppressive practices. He has trained and consulted with several major organisations and coached hundreds of individuals. He is creator and trainer of the Autism Dialogue Approach, which ultimately aims to reclaim the autos, viewing the autism and neurodiversity paradigms as a universal opportunity for the human return to Selfhood. Jonny is a private coach working with neurodivergent leaders and individuals, he is a trainer-trainer for the Anna Freud Centre and the author of the Autism Dialogue Handbook Approach Handbook (Routledge 2025).

Kate Salinsky

Kate Salinsky is co-founder and co-facilitator at Dialogica, where she also co-designs and manages training. She has a master’s in Autism, is a trainer at the National Autism Trainer Programme (NHS/Anna Freud Centre/AT-Autism) and parent to a neurodivergent child. Previously, Kate worked as a training manager and counsellor in the voluntary sector for over 20 years, managing a team of trainers to design and deliver accredited training to people working in substance misuse, counselling and mediation.

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