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Introduction to Neurodiversity Coaching

Overview

Module description

This module is designed for coaching practitioners, already holding a relevant qualification, who are seeking to enhance their skills and knowledge to work towards effective coaching in a neurodiversity context.

It provides you with the opportunity to develop and enact neurodiversity coaching compassionately, ethically and informed by best evidence. Learning takes place via a blended approach, with four days of face-to-face teaching, delivered in purpose-built facilities as two weekend sessions in London, supplemented by online study, via Birkbeck’s virtual learning environment. You will participate in collaborative sessions and one-to-one tutorials online, and access video resources, readings and individual learning activities. Academic content is translated into practical sessions and case studies delivered by expert facilitators.

Indicative syllabus

  • Clean language interviewing
  • Neurodiversity diagnosis, language and framing
  • Typical functional struggles and strength
  • Peer practice: five senses exercise, peer feedback, contracting
  • Ethical and professional frameworks
  • Cognitive and behavioural topics: memory and self-organisation, thinking errors, preparing for specific job tasks

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to demonstrate:

  • knowledge of recent, psychology-based research underpinning neurodiversity coaching and critical appraisal of this through an intersectional lens
  • understanding of neurodiversity diagnosis, presentation and typical job performance strengths and struggles
  • competence and confidence to coach in a neurodiversity context with cognitive/behavioural topics
  • practice of neurodiversity coaching in a safe environment with supervision, skilfully navigating ethical and professional boundaries
  • the ability to write an independent learning log about professional and reflective experience which is grounded in academic research.