Autism & Learning Disability in Deaf Adults
Dr Kevin Baker will discuss how learning disabilities and autism manifest themselves in Deaf adults’ behaviour and communication. The impact of language deprivation will also be explored.
Course Description
BSL-Interpreted webinar:
Dr Kevin Baker is a consultant clinical psychologist specialising in working with Deaf people, people with an intellectual disability and d/Deaf people with an intellectual disability. Dr Baker conducts psychological assessments, learning disability assessments, psychological therapies and is an expert witness in court.
In this webinar he will discuss how learning disabilities and autism manifest themselves in Deaf adults' behaviour and communication. The impact of language deprivation will also be explored.
Professionals who work with Deaf adults with autism and learning disability will be invited to consider ways to adjust the way they work to improve communication.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this session you should have a clear understanding of the following:
- how professionals make a diagnosis of an intellectual disability (learning disability);
- how professionals make a diagnosis of autism;
- how these diagnoses are made with an adult deaf person (and often isn't made!);
- have an increased awareness about how intellectual disabilities and/or autism can affect communication in speaking and signing people;
- we will also explore together how to manage the communication between a deaf person with LD/ASD and a hearing professional.
You will have access to this course for 90 days from date of purchase.
You will gain 2 structured CPD points from this course.
Dr Kevin Baker
Kevin grew up in a family with a deaf sibling. He spent over a decade working as an academic, teaching psychology at Universities and carrying out some research. When he felt that he was old enough he trained to become a clinical psychologist. During this training, he realised that he can communicate and relate to deaf people fairly well. After qualifying, Kevin worked with a range of people in different mental health services, many of them for people with a learning disability.
Kevin now only works with deaf people. He works comfortably in BSL, SSE or English. He currently works for the National Deaf CAMHS team in the midlands and for the secure inpatient service for deaf people at St Andrews Hospital in Northampton. He also works as an independent psychologist for Local Authorities, support providers and the courts. His professional interests range from deafness and intellectual disabilities, attachment patterns, and supporting staff to develop their relational awareness with the people they support.
Course curriculum
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Learner Terms & Conditions
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Autism & Learning Disability in Deaf Adults Learner slides
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Autism & Learning Disability in Deaf Adults Webinar Part 1
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Autism & Deafness in Adults Webinar Part 2
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- £40.00
- 10 lessons
- 2 hours of video content
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