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RECRUITMENT
Case Management and Care Expert work: My next development opportunity
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Presenting at the event – Wendy Ruffle, Occupational
Therapist & Care Expert, Jacqueline Webb & Co
Creatively problem solve?
Look to consistently undertake self development?
Want to be at the forefront of your profession?
Then you could be ready to consider your next step
in professional practice. Join us at this exciting event
to find out how!
‘Expert work is ideal for progressing as an OT,
as it consolidates the skills and knowledge
you already have and enhances your clinical
reasoning.’
WHY COME TO THIS EVENT?
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Find out why Occupational Therapists are well placed to
become a Case Manager and/or a Care Expert.
Learn how both roles can further your skills and
experience, without losing your hands-on clinical position.
Hear about the supportive training culture in this sector.
Find out the practicalities of taking on this type of
additional work.
Participate in the interactive Q&A session with two
established clinicians (see opposite).
View and read through sample reports produced by
Case Managers and Care Experts.
Network with other like-minded clinicians who are
thinking about making the same leap.
Presenting at the event – Rachel Culyer, Case Manager
& Operations Manager, Unite Professionals
‘As an experienced OT you will be used to
looking at client’s needs in a holistic way. Case
Management provides the opportunity to draw
together and manage an appropriate team
of skilled professionals to meet a client’s
psychological, physical and social needs’.
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Jacqueline Webb and Unite Professionals are hosting a joint event with a unique opportunity to learn about Case Management
and Care Expert work. Time: Starts at 6.00pm and lasts approximately 90 minutes. Venue: thestudio, Birmingham, B2 5PB.
Date: Wednesday 13 February 2019. To book your place visit rebrand.ly/expertcasemanagerevent
COURSES
A Masterclass with Dr Tony Attwood
A one day masterclass from Professor Tony Attwood, one of the world’s
leading experts on therapy with adolescent and adult autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) clients
A sizeable proportion of your clients will
have problems relating to ASD. Do you
know who they are and how to work with
them?
Many therapists either struggle with therapy
with ASD clients or use an ASD diagnosis as
a basis for exclusion from all “talking
therapies”. Difficulties with theory of mind,
articulating emotions and a failure to
understand the unique experiences of ASD
clients often make therapy a challenge for
both client and therapist.
This is a major problem. Nearly 80% of ASD
clients suffer from a mental health problem
at some stage in their lives, 40% have
symptoms of at least one anxiety disorder
and 30% suffer from depression. Research
indicates that between 10-30% of drug
users have ASD. Even worse, 35% have
thought about or attempted suicide.
This Masterclass with a world-renowned
expert, Dr Tony Attwood, will teach you how
to work successfully with ASD adolescents
and adults in your CBT and counselling
work. You will learn:
• how ASD clients think and see the world
so you can communicate with them
more effectively;
• to explore issues important to your clients
which are the direct result of their ASD;
• how to help ASD clients identify and label
emotions;
• how to use special interests and ASD
characteristics as strengths that your
clients can use to manage their
problems;
• how to adapt and choose CBT strategies
& techniques so that your ASD clients can
respond effectively to them
Professor Tony Attwood
Dr Tony Attwood, Clinical Psychologist, is an
acknowledged world expert on therapy
with ASD clients. Professor at both Griffith
University in Australia and Strathclyde
University in Scotland, he’s worked with an
estimated 8000 clients with some form of
ASD diagnosis. He is author of innumerable
peer reviewed studies and book chapters
on autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and ASD.
He’s also published 15 books in the field
with sales topping 1 million, and titles
translated into 28 languages.
8 May 2019, King’s College
London or Live Webcast
SAVE £15 – Code: OT15
Book at: www.skillsdevelopment.co.uk/ASD
Call: 01825 763 710
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