Managing Neurodivergent Employees

Description

A key part of being a business leader is to ensure that you’re creating a high performing workforce. Where people are engaged and drive company performance and productivity.

Who is this course for?
This course is ideally suited to business leaders and line managers. This training provides practical guidance on how to support and manage employees with a neurodivergent condition, so they can thrive in the workplace. Including employer’s legal duties under the Equality Act 2010.

The Business Benefit:
• Provide attendees with practical skills and knowledge to support and manage employees with a neurodivergent condition, so they can thrive in the workplace.
• Understand your legal obligations to make reasonable adjustments for neurodivergent employees.
• Recognise how an organisation’s culture and working practices can be adapted to be neuro inclusive.

Course Content:
• The benefits of a neurodivergent workplace
• Neurodivergent strengths and skills
• Neurodivergent traits, behaviours and challenges
• How to support your employees with:
o Autism/Asperger’s
o ADHD/ADD
o Tourette’s syndrome
o Dyslexia
o Dysgraphia
o Dyspraxia
o Dyscalculia
• How to create a neuro-inclusive workplace
• Stages of disclosure, including undiagnosed and undisclosed neurodivergent conditions
• Your duties under the Equality Act 2010