Course Duration: 1 day

Neurodiversity in the Workplace

Understand and support neurodivergent staff

How many neurodivergent staff are in your team and how do you accommodate their individual needs? Practical and engaging, this course for managers will build skills in identifying and working with neurodivergent people and getting the best from diverse teams.

Course Detail

How many neurodivergent staff are in your team and how do you accommodate their individual needs?

Neurodiversity refers to variations in the workings of the human brain. So while we are all neurodiverse, people whose brains work in a less typical way are usually referred to as neurodivergent. Neurodivergent conditions include autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, Tourette syndrome and various types of cognitive and learning differences.

While previously thought of as a disability, neurodivergence is now understood to be simply a difference in brain functions, which presents a range of advantages and benefits, as well as challenges in the workplace.

This course provides foundation knowledge about neurodiversity, but the key focus is on practical ways managers can identify neurodivergent staff (given that status is often not disclosed) and accommodate and work with those staff.

Practical, interactive and engaging, this course will build skills in managing neurodivergent people and getting the best from diverse teams.

This popular course is also offered as an abridged half-day online version in our public training. Details of the topics to be covered in a half day will appear on the event booking site when offered in our public training calendar.

We also have a one-day version of this course suitable for all staff, that is available on request for custom training clients.

TOPICS INCLUDE

  • Understanding neurological variation, including lesser-known presentations
  • Identifying neurodivergent staff (considering many don’t disclose their status)
  • Benefits, advantages and strengths
  • Barriers, challenges and support needs
  • Communication tools: specific skills to communicate more effectively with neurodivergent staff
  • Impacts of common office environments and practices on neurodivergent people and how to avoid unnecessary stressors
  • Accommodating neurodivergence when giving feedback and managing performance

This course includes

  • Engaging, up-to-date materials.
  • Take-home resource package.
  • All day catering and beverages - with dietary needs catered for.
  • Certificate of attendance.

Online course includes

  • Engaging, up-to-date materials.
  • Resource package provided in advance to print or access electronically.
  • Certificate of attendance.
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Group Bookings

Need this course, or something similar, for your team? We have separate group pricing for custom training.

Instead of attending a public course, it can be more cost-effective if we run this course for your team at your premises on a date of your choosing.

Contact us to discuss your specific needs & to obtain a quote.

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Upcoming Course Dates

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Thu, 21 Mar

0.5 Day Course

Wed, 12 Jun

1 Day Course

Public training PRICES – 2023/2024

Our scheduled public training courses are held at our venue and include take-home course materials and all-day catering.

Price per person:

One-day courses: $315 Standard | $215 NFP | $145 Concession

Two-day courses: $540 Standard | $370 NFP | $250 Concession

Half-day courses: $190 Standard | $130 NFP | $85 Concession

  • Standard: Corporate and Government
  • NFP: Staff of non-profit organisations, micro-businesses with less than 5 staff and self-funded waged individuals
  • Concession: Concession Card Holders paying as individuals

 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PUBLIC TRAINING

We offer a small number of scholarships to those who would otherwise be unable to afford to attend. Scholarship recipients pay a nominal fee toward catering and materials ($25 half day | $45 one day | $90 two days). Links to apply for scholarships are shown in individual events when available.

CUSTOM training PRICES – 2023

The prices below are valid until end of 2023. However, while 2024 will see a necessary price rise to keep pace with increasing costs, all custom courses booked by the end of 2023, with deposit paid, will be charged at 2023 prices regardless of when the course is delivered.

Custom courses for your organisation are suitable for groups of 6 to 24 people and include quality take-home materials and course customisation.

Price per group:

One-day courses: $2200 Standard | $1850 NFP

Two-day courses: $4400 Standard | $3700 NFP

Half-day courses: $1400 Standard | $1200 NFP

Contact us for a personalised quote.

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