Focus Coaching and Training provide specialist (non-medical support) services for supporting students and professionals with their
disabilities/learning-differences.
Not only do we offer Study/Mentoring Support but we also provide Assistive Technology Training (ATT)
and independent advice & recommendations for Needs Assessing Practitioners.
Our Aim:
To provide practical and relevant support
required to address the needs of the individual professional/student.
Our Objective:
Our objective, through our specialist support
sessions, is to alleviate your current difficulties (academic/personal) whilst preparing you to face future difficulties through optimising
the full combined benefits already provided through your DSA/A2W funded support, around your academic study/professional working/organisational
requirements.
Our Clients
Our services are predominantly delivered as part of the Disability Support Allowance (DSA) funded by Student
Finance England and also to individuals through Access to Work (A2W) under the DWP. We do also support individuals privately.
Disabilities
Supported:
Our specialist support knowledge areas include AD(H)D, Asperger’s, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and more...
Our service offer
includes:
· Study/Research Skills,
· Workplace Coaching,
· Communicating with Confidence,
· Time/Life Balance Management,
· Organisational strategies,
· Work/Life Balance,
· Stress & Anxiety management,
· Assistive Technology Solutions and more...
These services are delivered as 1-to-1 Mentoring/Support coaching style. We pride
ourselves on caring about the needs of the individual and acknowledging the emotional wellbeing of our clients when working together
with them.
Support Funding
University students can apply to receive study support, specialist technologies and training through
the disability support package (DSA) provided by Student Finance England (SFE).
Employers can also access
similar funding to support their staff through the governments “Access to Work” scheme.
(Further details – HERE)
