New for Term 2 2020!: Westmead Feelings Program group programs for children with Autism will be available at Padstow Medical Centre. Email: admin@interactivefeelings.com to register your interest.
Dr Belinda Ratcliffe is the lead author of the Westmead Feelings Program 1: Emotion-based Learning for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Mild Intellectual Disability (formerly EBBST for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Mild Intellectual Disability) developed as part of her role at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
Belinda is also a co-author of the Westmead Feelings Program 2: Emotion-Based Learning for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder without Intellectual Disability.
Belinda’s PhD research evaluated the Westmead Feelings Program in a treatment versus control group trial of over 300 school-age children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in NSW Schools.
As a result, the Westmead Feelings Program has been found to be an evidence-based intervention that improves children with Autism Spectrum Disorders skills in:
- Understanding and communicating about feelings
- Understanding body signs associated with feelings
- Understanding other people’s feelings
- Emotional problem solving
- Strategies to manage not so good feelings
The Westmead Feelings Program utilises video modelling and a range of visual supports including visual tools and worksheets to support the learning style of children with ASD.
If you are a parent, interested in having your child access the Westmead Feelings Program, please ask your education or allied healthcare provider if they are offering the program. A list of accredited providers is available by clicking here: https://www.acer.org/au/westmead-feelings-program/facilitator#certified-facilitators
Belinda in a Master Trainer in the Westmead Feelings Program, a 2-day face-to-face training and accreditation course for psychologists, special educators and other health, disability and education providers who work with school-age children with autism.
Belinda is also an author of the Westmead Feelings Program: Online Facilitator Training and Accreditation course.
Click below to go “behind the scenes” on set for the Westmead Feelings Program Online Training
Dr Belinda Ratcliffe 