Event type:

In person

Date & time:

12 Mar 2021, 14:00 – 15:00

VIRTUAL EVENT: Autism and COVID-19: experiences and needs of autistic people, parents and carers

UCL PACT Network invites you to this event exploring the perspectives and experiences of people with autism during COVID-19.

Parents reading with with their two children. Image: Ann Danilina via Unsplash
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VIRTUAL EVENT: Autism and COVID-19: experiences and needs of autistic people, parents and carers

12 Mar 2021, 14:00 – 15:00

Georgia has been working in education and health settings for 19 years with autistic people and their family members and has experienced the opportunities and challenges involving them to be in the centre of clinical and educational decision making, both in Greece and in the UK.

Since 2017, she has been working for the UCL Institute of Education leading Psychological Aspects of Counselling in Education modules and at UCL Brain Sciences/Anna Freud Centre leading training workforce in autistic mental health.

Caroline has worked as a sociologist for over twenty years and joined UCL Institute of Education in 2019 where she is the Deputy Programme Director of the new BSc Sociology degree.

Her research explores social identities across the life course with attention to the intersection of other vectors of difference, including disabilities, immigration status, ethnicity etc., in both educational and wider settings.

She is a member of the Centre for Sociology of Education and Equity (CSEE) whose members work to promote high quality sociological research for the public good.

Further information

Ticketing

Pre-booking essential

Cost

Free

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Organiser

Madiha Sajid

m.sajid@ucl.ac.uk