Autism Training

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About Mindful's Autism Training Program
Mindful is the largest provider of autism training in Victoria and a leading provider of autism training within Australia, delivering over 40 workshops to 2000+ participants each year from over 570 individual organisations. We provide high quality, accessible, and affordable training to clinicians in both the public and private sectors. 

As the Victorian Government has provided funding to Mindful to coordinate and deliver autism training for mental health services, there are subsidised places are available in select workshops for Victorian public ICYMHS/AMHS clinicians. Please see individual workshops for costs and further information.

Our Participants
Our workshops are attended by early career clinicians and experienced clinicians from a range of disciplines wanting to expand their autism knowledge and skills. Workshops are offered online and in person.

Our Presenters
Presenters come from a range of multi-disciplinary, clinical, academic, and lived and living experience perspectives. The focus of training is the translation of knowledge to development of practical clinical skills.  

Our program offers a sequential progression of training categorised into 3 streams:

Core Training
Provides a comprehensive understanding of autism and co-occurring mental health conditions. Our most popular workshop, Autism Assessment Fundamentals & Co-occurring Conditions, demonstrates the complexity of a multidisciplinary autism assessment and is the prerequisite for advanced training workshops.

Skill Development
A deeper exploration into co-occurring mental health conditions. Targeted and specific to enhance clinicians' knowledge and skills in working with autistic clients who experience co-occurring conditions and advancing knowledge of current evidence-based strategies integrated with neurodiversity affirming practice. (e.g. Autism and ADHD, Eating Disorders, Suicide Prevention, Anxiety, & more).

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Advanced Assessment
Training in autism assessment tools for use in clinical practice: the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2) and Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised (ADI-R).

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Browse our current trainings below. Please note our workshops sell out quickly and therefore may not be available. We are sorry if you cannot access the training you would like to at this time. 

Core Training

The core training workshops are designed for psychologists, speech pathologists, social workers, occupational therapists, mental health nurses, teachers, Headspace clinicians, paediatricians, child & adolescent psychiatrists & trainees.

Adult Autism Introductory: 2025

Wednesday 1 January 2025 to Wednesday 31 December 2025
Presented by Mindful

This is an online self-paced interactive learning module (3 hours). Participants will have access to LMS for two months after date of enrolment to complete the module.

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Autism and Positive Behaviour Support: 1st August 2025

Friday 1 August 2025, 9:15 am to 4:45 pm
Presented by Leah Dalton & Jenny Reid

This is a 1-day workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar.  

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*FINAL ICYMHS PLACES AVAILABLE* Autism Assessment Fundamentals & Co-Occurring Conditions: 13th-14th August 2025

Wednesday 13 August 2025, 9:00 am to Thursday 14 August 2025
Presented by Mindful

This is a 2-day workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar.

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Autism Assessment Fundamentals & Co-Occurring Conditions: 7th & 14th October 2025

Tuesday 7 October 2025, 9:00 am to Tuesday 14 October 2025
Presented by Alfred ICYMHS DAMP & Mindful

This is a 2-day workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar.

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Adult Autism Advanced: 21st-22nd October 2025

Tuesday 21 October 2025, 9:00 am to Wednesday 22 October 2025
Presented by Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Mental Health – Autism Consultation and Evaluation Service (MH-ACES)

This is a 2-day workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar. Prerequisite: Adult Autism Introductory 

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Autism Assessment Fundamentals & Co-Occurring Conditions: 5th-6th November 2025

Wednesday 5 November 2025, 9:00 am to Thursday 6 November 2025
Presented by Monash ELMHS Endeavour & Mindful

This is a 2-day workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar.

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Tracking Better with Autism: Polyvagal Theory in Practice: 18th & 25th November

Tuesday 18 November 2025, 9:00 am to Tuesday 25 November 2025
Presented by Dr Deeta Kimber

This is a 2-day workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar.  

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Skill Development

Skill development workshops are designed for professionals working with clients with autism. They focus on understanding co-occurring mental health conditions and practical skill development.

Autism, Attachment and Trauma: 28th August 2025

Thursday 28 August 2025, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Presented by Dr Jennifer Harrison

This is a 5.5-hour workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar. 

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Therapy Modifications for Autistic Adults: 15th September 2025

Monday 15 September 2025, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Presented by Melanie Cooke, Elle Perry, & Leonie Wilson

This is a 7.5-hour workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar. 

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Autism and ADHD: 28th November 2025

Friday 28 November 2025, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Presented by Dr Emma Sciberras & A/Prof Daryl Efron

This is a 5.5-hour workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar. Includes access to 2-hour online Introductory ADHD module. 

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Advanced Assessment

Training in autism assessment tools for use in clinical practice: the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2) and Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised (ADI-R).

ADOS-2 Introductory + Toddler Bundle: 23rd-25th July 2025

Wednesday 23 July 2025, 8:30 am to Friday 25 July 2025
Presented by Deborah Sweeney

This is a 3-day workshop delivered face to face at Mindful, Travancore, VIC. Prerequisite training required. 

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ADOS-2 Introductory: 23rd-24th July 2025

Wednesday 23 July 2025, 8:30 am to Thursday 24 July 2025
Presented by Deborah Sweeney

This is a 2-day workshop delivered face to face at Mindful, Travancore, VIC. Prerequisite training required. 

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ADOS-2 Toddler: 25th July 2025

Friday 25 July 2025, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Presented by Deborah Sweeney

This is a 1-day workshop delivered face to face at Mindful, Travancore, VIC. Prerequisite training required. 

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*SOLD OUT* Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised (ADI-R): 28th-30th July 2025

Monday 28 July 2025, 8:30 am to Wednesday 30 July 2025
Presented by Deborah Sweeney

This is a 2 and a half-day workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar. Prerequisite training required.

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ADOS-2 Introductory: 4th-5th August 2025

Monday 4 August 2025, 8:30 am to Tuesday 5 August 2025
Presented by Deborah Sweeney

This is a 2-day workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar. Prerequisite training required. 

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ADOS-2 Introductory: 8th-9th September 2025

Monday 8 September 2025, 8:30 am to Tuesday 9 September 2025
Presented by Deborah Sweeney

This is a 2-day workshop delivered face to face at Mindful, Travancore, VIC. Prerequisite training required. 

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Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised (ADI-R): 10th-12th September 2025

Wednesday 10 September 2025, 8:30 am to Friday 12 September 2025
Presented by Deborah Sweeney

This is a 2 and a half-day workshop delivered face to face at Mindful, Travancore, VIC. Prerequisite training required.

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ADOS-2 Introductory: 9th-10th October 2025

Thursday 9 October 2025, 8:30 am to Friday 10 October 2025
Presented by Deborah Sweeney

This is a 2-day workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar. Prerequisite training required. 

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ADOS-2 Advanced: 29th-31st October 2025

Wednesday 29 October 2025, 8:30 am to Friday 31 October 2025
Presented by Deborah Sweeney

This is a 2 and a half-day workshop delivered face to face at Mindful, Travancore VIC. Prerequisite: ADOS-2 Introductory. 

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ADOS-2 Introductory: 10th-11th November 2025

Monday 10 November 2025, 8:30 am to Tuesday 11 November 2025
Presented by Deborah Sweeney

This is a 2-day workshop delivered face to face at Mindful, Travancore, VIC. Prerequisite training required. 

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ADOS-2 Coding and Reliability Master Class: 14th November 2025

Friday 14 November 2025, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Presented by Deborah Sweeney

This is a 4-hour workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar. Prerequisite: ADOS-2 Introductory. 

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Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised (ADI-R): 19th-21st November 2025

Wednesday 19 November 2025, 8:30 am to Friday 21 November 2025
Presented by Deborah Sweeney

This is a 2 and a half-day workshop delivered online via Zoom live webinar. Prerequisite training required.

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ADOS-2 Advanced: 1st-3rd December 2025

Monday 1 December 2025, 8:30 am to Wednesday 3 December 2025
Presented by Deborah Sweeney

This is a 2 and a half-day workshop delivered face to face at Mindful, Travancore VIC. Prerequisite: ADOS-2 Introductory. 

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All information correct at October 2022. Mindful reserves the right to make changes to the training calendar or any general or specific information published in this calendar. Mindful reserves the right to cancel courses that do not achieve minimum participation, in which case, course fees will be refunded.