Dyspraxia Adult workshops

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Hi all
The Foundation is running free workshops for adults to learn about becoming mentors to others for social and employment skills

Plenty of spaces left for Reading, Worcester and Newcastle (quite a few in fact )

Dyspraxia Dynamo Project

Dyspraxia Dynamo is a project to increase employability and self advocacy skills for adults with dyspraxia. It will also make available innovative learning resources for employers, health, social care and education professionals who often misunderstand the condition. A major part of the project is the provision of a free workshop training day for adults who have dyspraxia.

Free Adult Workshops

The objectives for the workshops are to enable attendees to feel valued for their strengths and to enable them to have the opportunity to contribute their skills to an employer according to their individual ability. The attendees must be over 19 years old, may be unemployed, in education or at work. They must be looking to improve their performance and prospects in work or obtaining work.

At the end of the course the attendees should have gained:

Personal understanding of their profiles
Recognition of how they can bridge difficulties by deploying strengths.
Understanding of the support mechanisms available and how to access them eg. Access to Work, DSA , 'Two Ticks'
A plan for disclosure, when, how, whom.
Understanding the use and availability of assistive tools, IT and ergonomic adjustments
Knowledge of the Equalities Act , its application to themselves and the obligations on employers
Ability to self advocate based on sound knowledge
The work shops will be held in five locations around the country as follows:


London
Thursday 19th January 2012
Britannia Hotel (Hampstead)
Primrose Hill Road,
Hampstead, London NW3 3NA

Newcastle
Tuesday 24th January 2012
Ponteland,
Woolsington,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 8DJ

Reading
Tuesday 31st January 2012
Quality Hotel Reading (Town Centre)
4-8 Duke Street ,
Reading, RG1 4RY

Worcester
24th February 2012
Worcester College of Technology
St. Wulstan's building reception
Deansway
Worcester
WR1 2JF

Reading – venue and date to be confirmed. Please contact us to register your interest. We will contact you as soon as details become available.

Worcester – venue and date to be confirmed. Please contact us to register your interest. We will contact you as soon as details become available.

Please note there has been a slight change to the start and finish times: Please arrive at 9.30am for registration. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. The day will finish approx 4.30pm

Booking form at the site
http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/index.php