CPD Resources
Self-Directed CPD
Resource Series
Explore our Neurodivergent-Affirming & Trauma-Informed CPD
Packs Curated by Michelle Blake | The Neurodivergent Counsellor
https://theneurodivergentcounsellor
.co.uk/cpd-resources.html
Non-Accredited CPD Packs for Independent Study
These self-paced CPD resources are not formally accredited but align with The Neurodivergent Counsellor’s standards for reflective, neuroaffirming professional development. These packs are ideal for those who do not require formal CPD points but seek reflective, high-quality tools.
PACK 1: Attachment Revisited: Trauma, Difference, and Neurodivergent Connection
A self-paced, identity-affirming module challenging traditional attachment theory through a trauma-informed, neurodivergent lens.
Includes: Theory Module, Training Resource, Facilitator and Participant Workbook, 15+ Tools, Reflection Log, Certificate
Topics: Rejection sensitivity, PDA, limerence, rupture & repair
8–12 CPD hours | Level: Intermediate–Advanced
Price: £60 Individual | £185 Small Team | £495 Annual Licence
PACK 2: Behaviour That Challenges: A Neurodivergent-Informed CPD Resource
Reframes “challenging behaviour” through co-regulation, sensory insight, and nervous system understanding.
Includes: 12 Handouts, Reflection Log, Certificate
Topics: PDA, shutdowns, disinhibition, compliance reframing
2–4 CPD hours | Level: Foundational–Intermediate
Price: £25 Individual | £75 Small Team | £195 Annual Licence
PACK 3: Inherited Minds, Shared Struggles: Exploring Intergenerational Neurodivergence
Supports reflection on ND traits across generations, documentation bias, and language reframes in professional settings.
Includes: Workbook, Language Reframe Toolkit, 20+ Tools, CPD Slides, Certificate Topics: Trauma-informed documentation, identity repair, practitioner bias 4–6 CPD hours | Level: Foundational–Intermediate
Price: £40 Individual | £125 Small Team | £295 Annual Licence
PACK 4: Sleep, Nutrition, and Daily Routines: Through a Neurodivergent, Trauma Informed, and Intersectional Lens
Supports sustainable routines grounded in capacity, sensory needs, and consent-based planning.
Includes: Workbook, Routine Maps, Capacity Tools, 15+ Visuals, Certificate Topics: Executive function, demand sensitivity, somatic safety
4–6 CPD hours | Level: Foundational–Intermediate
Price: £40 Individual | £125 Small Team | £295 Annual Licence
Tiered Pricing Chart
| CPD Pack | Individual Use |
|---|---|
| Pack 1: Attachment Revisited | £60 |
| Pack 2: Behaviour That Challenges | £25 |
| Pack 3: Inherited Minds | £40 |
| Pack 4: Sleep, Nutrition & Routines | £40 |
| CPD Pack | Small Team (up to 10 users) |
|---|---|
| Pack 1: Attachment Revisited | £185 |
| Pack 2: Behaviour That Challenges | £75 |
| Pack 3: Inherited Minds | £125 |
| Pack 4: Sleep, Nutrition & Routines | £125 |
| CPD Pack | Organisation / Annual Licence |
|---|---|
| Pack 1: Attachment Revisited | £495 |
| Pack 2: Behaviour That Challenges | £195 |
| Pack 3: Inherited Minds | £295 |
| Pack 4: Sleep, Nutrition & Routines | £295 |
Prices include digital access, CPD certificate, and rights to use for non commercial reflective practice or internal CPD.
Licence Duration: 12 months from date of purchase
Usage Rights: Internal CPD, staff induction, printed resources, team facilitation (non commercial)
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Pack 1
Attachment Revisited: Trauma, Difference, and Neurodivergent Connection (Non Accredited)
Includes: Orientation Guide, Participant Workbook, Reflection Log, Certificate of Completion, Handouts & Practitioner Tools (x15+)
Type: Non-Accredited, Self-Directed CPD
Level: Intermediate–Advanced
Hours: 8–12 hours (recommended)
Facilitator/Author: Michelle Blake | The Neurodivergent Counsellor
Format: Self-paced digital module with interactive workbook, printable tools, and lived experience-led practitioner content
Audience: Therapists, educators, social workers, caregivers, support staff, peer mentors, and neurodivergent individuals
Focus Areas: Attachment theory, relational safety, trauma-informed care, intersectionality, sensory regulation, PDA, limerence, and identity-affirming practice
CPD Domains Covered:
• Trauma-Informed Practice
• Attachment, Identity, and Relational Development
• Neurodivergent-Affirming and Intersectional Support
• Sensory & Emotional Regulation
• Communication, Masking, and Misattunement
• Reflective and Relationally Safe Practice
Module Summary:
This self-directed CPD module offers a neurodivergent-affirming, trauma-informed reimagining of attachment theory, moving beyond conventional, neurotypical-centred frameworks to honour the lived relational experiences of neurodivergent individuals across the lifespan.
Attachment Revisited challenges traditional interpretations of bonding, safety, and “secure” development by integrating insights from sensory regulation, identity development, trauma, masking, and nervous system theory. Through this lens, attachment is not a fixed model but an evolving relational process — one deeply shaped by misattunement, survival strategies, cultural norms, and systemic harm.
Participants are guided through reflective tools, practitioner worksheets, and real-world case examples to explore how neurodivergent people navigate connection, rupture, repair, and rejection sensitivity. The module offers a deep dive into often-missed relational experiences including limerence, shutdown intimacy, PDA-related dynamics, and the impact of being consistently misread within relationships or professional systems.
This resource prioritises identity-affirming language, curiosity over compliance, and relational accessibility as core components of safety. It supports professionals in recognising when traditional attachment theory may pathologise or invisibilise neurodivergent ways of relating — and provides actionable strategies for co-regulation, emotional reciprocity, and trauma informed attunement.
Designed for therapists, educators, caregivers, and support professionals, this CPD module equips participants to hold space for both complexity and connection. It invites reflection on practitioner role, power, and positionality in therapeutic or caregiving relationships, while offering grounded, compassionate approaches to supporting neurodivergent individuals with relational histories often marked by rupture, misinterpretation, or exclusion.
By weaving together theory, identity work, and practical integration, Attachment Revisited seeks to reshape our understanding of safety, not as proximity, but as autonomy, consent, co regulation, and trust that are built over time.
Pack 2
Behaviour That Challenges: A Neurodivergent-Informed CPD Resource (Non-Accredited) Includes: Orientation Guide, Reflection Log, Certificate of Completion, Handouts (x12) Type: Non-Accredited, Self-Directed CPD
Level: Foundational–Intermediate
Hours: 2–4 hours (recommended)
Facilitator/Author: Michelle Blake | The Neurodivergent Counsellor
Format: Self-paced, printable workbook and handout series with reflection tools
Audience: Educators, therapists, caregivers, support staff, SENCOs, and allied professionals
Focus Areas: Trauma-informed practice, neurodivergent-affirming support, nervous system informed behaviour understanding, sensory regulation, PDA, and disinhibition.
CPD Domains Covered:
• Trauma-Informed Practice
• Neurodivergent-Affirming and Identity-Safe Support
• Sensory Processing and Regulation
• Emotional Communication and Behaviour Interpretation
• Reflective and Contextualised Safeguarding
Module Summary:
Behaviour That Challenges: A Neurodivergent-Informed CPD Resource is a self-paced, non-accredited training pack designed to reframe “challenging behaviour” through a trauma informed, neurodivergent-affirming lens. Drawing on nervous system theory, sensory processing insight, and lived experience perspectives, this resource invites participants to move beyond compliance-based approaches and toward curiosity, co-regulation, and contextual understanding.
Through twelve printable handouts, a reflection log, and a completion certificate, this CPD module supports practitioners, educators, and caregivers to better understand how behaviours such as shutdowns, disinhibition, avoidance, meltdowns, and masking are often protective responses to unmet sensory, emotional, or relational needs. Participants will explore the four
trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn), PDA through a neuroception lens, and why punishment-based systems fail to support meaningful regulation or long-term wellbeing.
This resource encourages reflective, identity-safe practice that prioritises autonomy, emotional literacy, and regulation over behavioural control.
Pack 3
Inherited Minds, Shared Struggles: Exploring Intergenerational Neurodivergence (Non-Accredited)
Includes: Orientation Guide, Participant Workbook, Language Reframe Toolkit, Reflection Log, Certificate of Completion, CPD Slides & Practitioner Handouts (x20+)
Type: Non-Accredited, Self-Directed CPD
Level: Foundational–Intermediate
Hours: 4–6 hours (recommended)
Facilitator/Author: Michelle Blake | The Neurodivergent Counsellor
Format: Self-paced digital resource pack with printable workbooks, documentation tools, language reflection sheets, and professional development slides
Audience: Educators, therapists, social workers, caregivers, support staff, SENCOs, and allied professionals
Focus Areas: Intergenerational neurodivergence, language reframe, trauma-informed documentation, identity repair, practitioner bias, family dynamics, and ND-affirming support Distribution Terms: For use by educators, therapists, social workers, and allied professionals. May be printed, adapted, or shared with attribution for non-commercial training or practice
CPD Domains Covered:
• Trauma-Informed Practice
• Intergenerational Identity and Systemic Insight
• Neurodivergent-Affirming and Family-Centred Support
• Emotional & Sensory Regulation in ND Families
• Language, Documentation, and Professional Bias
• Reflective, Contextual, and Systemic Practice
Module Summary:
A self-directed CPD resource centring intergenerational neurodivergence through a trauma informed, neurodivergent-affirming lens. This pack supports professionals in exploring how ND traits, survival strategies, and identity narratives are inherited across generations, often misunderstood through neuronormative or risk-based frameworks.
Participants engage with reflective tools, narrative mapping, and practical language audits that examine how power, positionality, and professional bias shape documentation, referrals, and perception. The included Language Reframe Toolkit and Red/Green Flag Pairing Tool offer accessible, dignity-based alternatives to traditional case language — reframing compliance, distress, and regulation through the lens of safety, context, and relational understanding.
By integrating lived experience, intersectional frameworks, and practical guidance, this resource enables professionals to reduce harm, affirm family identities, and contribute to cultural repair across generations. Suitable for individual CPD, team reflection, or supervision, this pack helps shift everyday practice toward curiosity, clarity, and compassion.
Pack 4
Sleep, Nutrition, and Daily Routines: Through a Neurodivergent, Trauma-Informed, and Intersectional Lens (Non-Accredited)
Includes: Orientation Guide, Participant Workbook, Capacity Planning Tools, Printable Routine Maps, Reflection Log, Certificate of Completion, Handouts & Visual Resources (x15+) Type: Non-Accredited, Self-Directed CPD
Level: Foundational–Intermediate
Hours: 4–6 hours (recommended)
Facilitator/Author: Michelle Blake | The Neurodivergent Counsellor
Format: Self-paced digital module with reflective activities, printable planning sheets, and lived-experience-informed guidance
Audience: Therapists, educators, support staff, caregivers, SENCOs, peer mentors, and neurodivergent individuals
Focus Areas: Capacity-aware planning, executive function, sensory-informed nutrition and routines, PDA-informed pacing, sleep dysregulation, demand sensitivity, and sustainable habit design
CPD Domains Covered:
• Trauma-Informed Practice
• Neurodivergent-Affirming and Identity-Safe Support
• Executive Functioning and Capacity Awareness
• Sleep, Nourishment, and Somatic Regulation
• Reflective and Daily Practice Integration
Module Summary (Extended):
This self-directed CPD module explores sleep, nourishment, and daily rhythms through the lens of neurodivergence, trauma, and capacity. Drawing from lived experience, sensory regulation science, and intersectional insight, it challenges compliance-based models of routine-building
and instead supports sustainable, consent-based rhythms that honour individual nervous system needs.
Neurodivergent individuals often experience disrupted sleep, variable hunger cues, and atypical daily flow patterns — shaped not by laziness or disorganisation, but by executive function differences, sensory modulation challenges, trauma adaptations, and systemic demands. This module offers a compassionate reframe of daily functioning, inviting participants to move away from productivity norms and toward relational, rhythmic, and liberatory structures.
Participants will engage with reflective planning tools, sensory-informed nourishment prompts, and routine mapping exercises that support autonomy, dignity, and realistic pacing. The resource provides facilitators and individuals with printable tools for identifying overstimulation points, energy depletion triggers, PDA-related routine resistance, and accessible habit scaffolding.
Rather than prescribing “ideal routines,” this module equips professionals and families to co create flexible, capacity-matching structures that adapt to shifting emotional, sensory, and relational states. It recognises that safety, connection, and rest are foundational — not optional — and that meaningful support starts with understanding the body’s needs as a valid form of communication.
Whether used in supervision, coaching, classroom planning, therapy, or home support, Sleep, Nutrition, and Daily Routines centres a trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming approach to everyday life. It empowers professionals and neurodivergent individuals to reimagine daily structure as a tool for restoration, autonomy, and embodied regulation — not as a site of shame or failure.