Barnardo's Cygnets training is coming to Hammersmith. This supportive program is for parents of children with Autism who live in Hammersmith and Fulham and are aged 5-17 years old.
The aim of the training is to assist parents to understand Autism and how it might impact their child and family. The training will give advice, information, practical knowledge and ideas about options to help. It will also provide information about support options available locally.
These friendly non-judgemental courses give parents of autistic children, who face the usual positive and difficult challenges of parenting the opportunity to meet other people in a similar position and hear about their experiences in an informal but supportive atmosphere.
The training runs over 6 sessions of 3 hours each. Parents will need to attend all 6 sessions. This training is free to families and will be run multiple times each year.
The training will be delivered from the Stephen Wiltshire Centre (SWC) and each course will be delivered at different times. The trainers are Becky Powell, Service Manager for Short Breaks and Shelley Mulligan, SWC Delivery Manager. Please note there is no creche provided.
To find out more information or express an interest in booking onto one of these courses please email: stephenwiltshirecentre@lbhf.gov.uk or call SWC duty 020 8753 4443
Proposed courses start dates (subject to change):
Starting Monday 3 June 9.30am to 12.30pm (for 6 weeks, every Monday)
Starting Friday 8 November 10.30am to 1.30pm (for 6 weeks, every Friday)
Starting Tuesday 7th January 2025 6pm to 9pm (for 6 weeks on Tuesday evenings)