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.”
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1 Wenger-Trayner, E.; Wenger-Trayner, B. (2015) “Introduction to communities of practice – A brief overview of the concept and its uses”. [Accessed 28.07.2022]
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
Course Content
Presenter
Jonny is an informal researcher, coach and dialogue facilitator, influenced by a life of Eastern and Western disciplines including in contemporary fine arts, dialogue and spiritual practice. After a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome he trained in Coaching and Autism studies, then formulated the Autism Dialogue Approach® and Mindfulness for Autism (M4A).
Dialogic Action CIC was founded by a team of autistic people, academics, philosophers, coaches and third-sector experts, who believe generative dialogue is a framework for moving beyond individual consciousness into an emergent wholeness, and the key to a more harmonious existence.
Kate Salinsky currently a trainer with the National Autism Trainer Programme (NHS/Anna Freud Centre/AT-Autism). She also supports neuro-divergent students 1-1 in higher education as a study skills tutor and mentor, and adults as a mentor / coach through Access to Work. Kate is parent to a two children one of whom is autistic and has a PDA profile. She has an MA in Autism and completed her research dissertation on the Lived Experience of Parents of PDA children. 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.
