Type of service: Befriending/mentoring

Service URL: http://www.asperger-training.com/karen-manghan

Karen specialises in working with young people between the ages of 16-30 years, specifically to manage educational or employment transitions, or support individuals and families pre and post diagnosis. Karen has a track record of supporting her clients into educational placements, apprenticeships and jobs. Karen initially trained as a Psychodynamic Counsellor, achieving an advanced certificate in Counselling Skills and Theory, before starting her career in educational support in 2002. Karen is a full professional member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and The National Autistic Society. Karen has worked in many different settings supporting young people and adults with Asperger syndrome or an autism spectrum condition (ASC), including delivering and running therapeutic support services at a Further Education college, Guidance management at a Sixth Form college, running Sussex wide Youth Work projects, Specialist Mentoring at a University and since 2009, as an independent ASC coach. Karen also set up, secured funding for, and ran the first Social Club specifically for young people with Asperger syndrome or an ASC in Sussex. Karen has completed many professional training courses throughout her career including an NVQ4 in Supporting Children, Young People and those who care for them and is able to draw on many different techniques, such as Motivational Interviewing and Brief Solution Based Therapy, to tailor her approach to individual need. Karen has a full clinical diagnosis of Asperger syndrome, which affords her an intrinsic understanding of her clients and the barriers they often face, her sessions are solution focused and work towards agreed goals which are client led. The provider is a member of European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). The service provides independent expert reports; makes home visits; visits a client's nursery school or college; and attend tribunals/educational appeal committees. The service has received autism spectrum disorder (ASD) training; and had experience of working with people who have ASD. It offers private rates of £50 per hour.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult

Specialisms: Exclusively autism specific