Developing Cornwall’s Healthcare Workforce for the Future
Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Autism
All our programmes are accredited for NCFE Awarding Body and meet the National Standards for the Social Care Sector as defined by Skills for Care Sector Skills Council.
DHCT is the provider of choice for many social care employers in Cornwall supporting recruitment and training for care workers who may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres or some clinical healthcare settings.
Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Autism
This qualification is designed for learners who want to increase their knowledge and understanding of autism. Successful completion of this qualification will allow learners to develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of autism, which would support progression onto appropriate qualifications and into employment within the health and social care sector.
The objectives of this qualification are to help learners to understand:
• how to adopt a positive approach to supporting individuals with autism
• the current legislative framework relating to individuals with autism and how different theories have developed over time
• how to support and manage transitions for individuals with autism
• the range of therapeutic interventions and support available for individuals with autism and co-occurring conditions
• how to support communication and social interaction for individuals with autism
There are no specific prior skills/knowledge a learner must have for this qualification; however, learners
might find it helpful if they have already achieved a level 2 qualification in a health or health and social
care-related area
You will complete all 6 modules below.
- Autism in context
- Positive behavioural support for individuals with autism
- Understand support and management of transitions for individuals with autism
- Therapeutic interventions and support available for individuals with autism and co-occurring conditions
- Communication and social interaction with individuals with autism
- Safeguarding and resilience in autism
Blended delivery including; one to one support with a competent tutor, along with a remote or face to face learning environment. We have a recently developed ESkills platform that all learners can use as a resource when completing their units to develop their competencies
The duration for this course is 6 months, but you can complete earlier