"I believe the solution is to gain a greater understanding of the person as an individual to really understand why that behaviour works for them. "
Jude Seaward
Thank you for the study day you provided to the trainee assistant practitioners on autism and the assault cycle at Bolton University. We all found it a beneficial learning experience and thoroughly interesting. All the students have said how they have learned new skills and have a better understanding of the needs of learning disability clients.
Practice Trainer Bolton University
It is an excellent report and gives great insight into child x, I think the report will be really helpful to both the school and tribunal.
Abbie Woodling Co-ordinator for The Education Rights Service (Tribunal Support Line), The National Autistic Society
She acknowledges the fact that you are an expert with your child. Jane
It's about having people around who will go that extra mile. Sam
Hi, I'm Jude Seaward
Founder of Simply Misunderstood
As a Nurse Consultant/Behaviour Therapist with 30+ yrs experience with the NHS specialising in learning disabilities, I've been privileged to work with and support many families. Working across children and adults services gave me great insight to support families who challenge services.
I've been working with children with PDA since 2001, exploring and finely tuning my skills to support families and assist in empowering the children to embrace who they are and develop new skills which will take them forward into adulthood.
We all want the best for our children...
...and I recognise this in the parents I work with. I'm always striving to find new ways to support families and help them become the best parents they can be. I combine holistic therapies with scientific behavioural approaches to make a family centred approach. Understanding ourselves can be a useful tool to understanding and supporting ourselves - I work not only with the child but the family to bring around a better family life.
Why me?
Obtain highly specialised and expert input from someone who cares
No criteria – only issue is do I feel I can I help?
Interventions which alter behaviours you can understand and adapt
This is not a tick box exercise but looking at the whole child
No preconceived ideas
Analysis of what purpose the behaviour serves and how to teach them new and more effective ways to - meet their needs
Helping you and the professionals understand the child
Expansion on a diagnosis, how it really impacts on the individual and those surrounding them
Excellent reports that can be used at Tribunals as comprehensive support or ways others can get to - know your child
Economically priced and exceptional value for money
Comprehensive evidence to support access to services or development of support packages
Recommended by North West NAS and commended on quality of my reports
Assessments and advice that take on the individuality of your child
Family centred approach
Extended support beyond simply an assessment
The opportunity to learn and understand your child more
A professional that does understand your situation and can make the difference
New approaches and understanding which are realistic to your situation
Gain self-empowerment through information
A tailored service to assist in a family centred approach
Support at meetings
Insight in to the workings of other professionals that will enable you to effectively use the services
A way to gain over 25 years of experience, research and best practice in a way that suits everyone - regardless of background or profession
If they just understood for one minute that we have got no one to turn to, we go to these specialists to get reassurance, understanding and empathy, the time. services are now working to targets and tick boxes our targets are our kids and we don't fit in boxes it's important to find that someone who cares. -
Carol
Could have listened to Jude all day. Sorry I cried but it was nice to hear I wasn’t mad and you explained my daughter so well. It was so great to hear I’m not alone and loved this morning. -
Sam
We brought Jude in for a week to work intensively on assessing a very complex young man. We found out so much about how to understand him; it was a new way of thinking, but a way that worked. -
Private School
Families feel empowered with me
I specialise in interventions which alter behaviours that you can understand and adapt.
Learning Disability Nurse - Brockhall Hospital, Blackburn
Diploma in behavioural Approaches - Manchester University
Masters in research methodologies (learning disability pathway) - Lancaster University
IOSH Risk assessment and awareness - Bolton University
998 assessor and mentorship - Liverpool University
Specialist interest:
Autism
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
Behaviour management
Sensory issues
Intensive interaction
Person centred planning