Autism, learning disabilities and the criminal justice system conference
Catch up with our on demand sessions.
The event will be available on demand from Midday Tuesday 28 September – midnight Monday 1 November.
On demand tickets are still available for the following categories: autistic people and their families or carers, National Autistic Society staff and volunteers.
For information on how to register for on demand access only, please contact us by email conference@nas.org.uk.
Download 2021 presentations
- Women with Autism and Forensic Involvement, Vertiy Chester
- Talking Mats – communication tools for young people in the youth justice system, Laura Holmes
- Prisoners with intellectual and developmental disabilities - America’s criminal justice system, Jennifer Sarrett
- Preventing people with LD from offending behaviour, Verity Chester
- Preventing autistic teens and young adults from returning to CJS system, Laurie Sperry and Sam Wickes
- Designing Solutions for Improved Support within Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice, Andrea Hollomotz
- Autism in high secure psychiatric care - developing best practice, David Murphy
- Autism and LD – our journey so far, Clare Hughes and Kathryn Bruderer
- Neurodiversity in the CJS - Evidence review, Sara Pennington
Why attend?
- Gain an overview of forensic learning disability and autism services.
- Hear about the latest evidence-based approaches and best-practice pathways.
- Gain insight from multiple perspectives within the criminal justice system.
- Evaluate the education and training needs of your team.
- Access content spanning different aspects of the criminal justice system.
- Put your questions forward to the experts.
- Stream the conference anywhere and ‘on demand’ at your convenience.
Key topics
- Preventing offending behaviour.
- Navigating the criminal justice system.
- Identifying autistic people in the criminal justice system and providing appropriate support.
- Victimisation of autistic people and people with learning disabilities.
- Best practice pathways for vulnerable people.
- Improving outcomes for autistic people and people with learning disabilities.
Jennifer Sarrett
Senior Lecturer, Center for Study of Human Health Emery University, US
Costs
Standard ticket
£145 + VAT
Autistic people and their families or carers ticket
£65 + VAT
On demand after the event
£30 + VAT. For information on how to register for on demand access only, please contact us by email conference@nas.org.uk. This rate will be available for the following categories: autistic people and their families or carers, National Autistic Society staff and volunteers.
Continued Professional Development Accreditation
The Understanding autism in the workplace course is accredited by the CPD Certification Service (the leading CPD accreditation institution) as conforming to continuing professional development principles.
Learners will receive a certificate of completion which can be used as verifiable documentary evidence when submitting CPD recording forms.