Autism and Anxiety course details

This training supports foster carers to understand the relationship between autism and anxiety. It explores how anxiety may present in autistic children and how carers can respond in ways that promote emotional safety and wellbeing.

Learning outcomes

The training will build carers’ understanding of anxiety in autistic children.

By the end of the course, you will have:

• an understanding of how anxiety presents in autism
• awareness of common triggers and stressors
• strategies to support emotional regulation
• increased confidence in responding to anxiety-related behaviours

Standards

Training, Support and Development Standards (TSDS)

• Standard 4: Understand health and wellbeing
• Standard 6: Understand how to keep children and young people safe

National Minimum Standards (NMS)

• NMS 8: Children’s emotional and mental health needs are supported
• NMS 15: Foster carers are trained and supported to fulfil their role