Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
The Westmead Feeling Program 2 teaches autistic children with no accompanying intellectual impairment the power of emotion recognition, perspective-taking, problems-solving and emotion regulation skills. The comprehensive online Westmead Feelings Program 2 Facilitator Certification Course enables professionals to implement the 15-month Westmead Feelings Program 2 intervention program in school, private practise and hospital settings.
The Westmead Feelings Program 2 is a 15-month intervention program developed by The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and published by ACER. The program enables facilitators to teach emotion recognition, perspective-taking, problem-solving and emotion regulation skills to autistic children aged 8 to 14 years old without accompanying intellectual impairment.
Westmead Feelings Program 2 is aimed at children with fluent speech who are able to read and write.
The comprehensive online Westmead Feelings Program 2 Facilitator Certification Course is designed to provide professionals with the knowledge, skills and confidence to effectively implement the 15-month Westmead Feelings Program 2 intervention in their setting to the highest standard.
This course is suitable for teachers, special educators, psychologists, allied health and disability practitioners who intend to provide Westmead Feelings Program 2 in their setting, and wish to gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to successfully implement the program.
Prerequisite
Note: Purchase of the Westmead Feelings Program 2 Resource Kit is restricted to psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, allied health professionals, special educators, school counsellors and teachers.
Intended learning outcomes
Participants will be able to:
AITSL Professional Standards for Teachers
The course specifically addresses Professional Knowledge standards 1.5 and 1.6.
Standard 1.5: Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.
Standard 1.6: Strategies to support full participation of students with disability.
We have provided all of our clinicians with access to the training required for the use of the Westmead Feelings Program and find it an invaluable resource for our practice. The skills, strategies and knowledge in the program are practical and clearly beneficial to clients as well as their families. I would highly recommend this to any clinician working with autistic children to further enhance their professional toolkit.
Mr Daniel J Wendt, Clinical Psychologist, NSW
The Psychology Board of Australia
The Westmead Feelings Program 2 Facilitator Certification Course satisfies the guidelines for 20 hours of continuing professional development required for the annual registration of psychologists.
Course in detail
The course consists of four units and two learning assurance tasks. It covers proficiency in 12 separate areas of Westmead Feelings Program 2, through interactive tasks, activities and videos.
Unit 1: introduction and overview
Unit 2: Teaching ‘Westmead Feelings Program 2 Module 1: Understanding emotions’ to children, parents and teachers
Unit 3: Teaching ‘Westmead Feelings Program 2 Module 2: Problem solving and perspective taking’ to children, parents and teachers
Unit 4: Teaching ‘Westmead Feelings Program 2 Module 3: Managing emotions’ to children, parents and teachers – webinar
Learning assurance tasks
The learning assurance tasks are: a multiple-choice quiz and a 5−10 minute video demonstrating proficiency in one area of the Westmead Feelings Program 2 delivery.
On successful completion of the course, participants will receive:
Delivery mode: Online
Time and duration: 20 hours of online coursework, over approximately 10 weeks. For course start dates, please refer to our website https://www.acer.org/professio...
Resources: The Westmead Feelings Program Resource Kit is required for this course. If you don't have access to a Resource Kit, this can be purchased here.
For further information please contact ACER Sales Support
ph: +61 3 9277 5656
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