PDA - A Full-day Intensive Workshop in Derby

Thousands of children with PDA are not receiving the correct support, understanding and provision to allow them to thrive. With the right setting and approaches, children with PDA can flourish!

At our intensive full-day workshop, you'll join our esteemed PDA experts as they cover everything from diagnosing & home management, nurturing a child with PDA, to gaining a suitable education. You'll also have the opportunity to meet other parents and professionals keen to become more informed about the PDA profile, something that may validate and assure you that you are not alone.

NOTE: This is our best selling in-person workshop, tickets get booked up quickly.

9AM - Arrival & Breakfast

9.30AM - Intro from Sunshine Support

9.45 AM – 10.45AM - Workshop 1 - Libby Hill PDA presentation / Selective Mutism

11AM - Coffee Break

11AM – 12.30PM- Workshop 2 - Speaker TBC

12.30 -1.30PM LUNCH

1.30 - 3PM - Workshop 3 – Aaron Yorke, Accepting behaviour ‘delivering a specialised program of ‘acceptance-based strategies.’

3PM Coffee Break

3.30 – 5.30pm Workshop 4 - The PDA Society

5.30pm onwards - Networking

TICKET PRICE INCLUDES COMPLIMENTARY GIFT BAG OF GOODIES!

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1. THIS IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT ONLY
   
2. LOCATION - This event takes place at our Sunshine Community Hub in Derby. It will not take place online due to the interactive nature of the event, and for GDPR purposes. Our Community Hub is spacious and airy, and has plenty of different seating options to ensure you feel comfortable.
   
3. FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS - We have plenty of tea, coffee and cold refreshments, and we always have some snacks on the go, too! There is also lunch provided at this all-day workshop.
   
4. PARKING - There is parking available on Aspen Drive itself, which surrounds the carpark of the buildings in which we are based. Please do not park in the spaces of other businesses, as you may get clamped.
   
5. NO CHILDREN - Whilst our hub is child-friendly we wouldn't recommend bringing children, as we are focused on adult-learning during this workshop.

Libby Hill is an award-winning speech and language therapist, having graduated from University College London in 1986, and going on to set up Small Talk Speech and Language Therapy in 2007. Small Talk supports the PDA Society and PDA Action, featured on Channel 4’s ‘Born Naughty’, and have worked with children with PDA across the UK. 

Libby will be providing us with insight into her own PDA research projects as well as case studies on the ‘Safe and Sound Protocol’. Her passion and commitment towards speech & language and PDA approaches alongside her professional experience will both inspire and enlighten you! 

Specialist teachers Aaron & Jayne Yorke set up Accepting Behaviour in 2019, working to provide an acceptance-based support service for schools and families supporting children with SEND. Aaron has extensive qualifications in the field, alongside Qualified Teacher Status and has 20 years of experience as a specialist teacher & autism advisor for Local Authorities. 

Aaron will be speaking to us at this in-person event, sharing support strategies and discussing how young people with PDA can be accommodated, nurtured, and ultimately have their needs met. We’ll be learning more about the ‘Accept Approach Curriculum’ with Aaron during this event, which you may find incredibly useful. 

The PDA Society was first established by volunteers in 1997 and then registered as a charity in 2016. They provide information, support and training about PDA for individuals, families and professionals, aiming to increase understanding of a PDA profile and to improve outcomes for individuals and families by focusing everyone involved on ‘what helps’.

The views expressed in the webinar are of the presenter and not Sunshine Support as an organisation. The information detailed on this page is accurate at the time of publishing. We reserve the right to change the speaker at any time. There maybe events outside of our control that contribute to this and our intention will always be to ensure the webinar goes ahead and meets the brief as closely as possible.

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