Getting listed

PDA Society receive multiple requests each week to signpost to services which understand demand avoidance, including those with experience of and understanding of PDA. If you wish to be added to our public list of organisations that consider themselves friendly to people experiencing demand avoidance, please complete this form.

In 2023 we worked with PDAers, parent-carers and safeguarding experts to help people identify and work with services that were safe for them.

The questions below reflect the commitments the guidance suggests when commissioning any service.

Appearing on our public list of organisations does not indicate in any way that PDA Society recommends or quality-assure listed services.

While our directory is designed to be helpful, it’s important to note that PDA Society doesn’t endorse or recommend any specific services or providers. The organisations and individuals listed have self-declared their willingness to support PDA’ers and have shared how they align with the standards outlined in our Finding safe and appropriate support guidance.

Join the directory

If you or your organisation would like to be included in the directory, we’d love to hear from you.

Fields marked with * are required.

You / Your organisations name *

Your website (please type 'no website' if you have none) *

Your contact phone number *

Your contact email address *

Please describe the service you provide *

Which type of service do you offer? *

Advocacy

Eating Disorder

Education (including alternative provision)

Independent Social Worker

Legal Professional

Mentoring, Counselling and Coaching

Occupational Therapy

Other

PDA Society Services

Psychology

Speech and Language Therapy

Support Group

Where are your services available (tick all that apply) *

England - East Midlands

England - East of England

England - London

England - North East

England - North West

England - South East

England - South West

England - West Midlands

England - Yorkshire & Humber

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Europe

Rest of the world

Online

Basic safe practice

This section covers things that indicate any organisation is safe. You can read more specific details about what the questions in Section 2 relate to, in our guidance, linked below.

The finding safe and appropriate support guidance on PDA Society's website outlines how safe professionals work. Please confirm you have read this guidance & will undertake to work in line with it. * *

I have read the safe and appropriate support guidance and commit to working in the way it describes

I have not read the guidance/ do not work in the way it suggests (if you respond this way your listing will not be published)

Do you or any of you team provide services or hold titles that are regulated? *

Yes

What regulatory bodies are you/ your team registered with? *

What qualifies you to undertake the work you do? (please briefly describe any qualifications/ experience relevant to work you do) *

Do you have a clear and transparent charging policy? *

Yes

Do you have a publicly available safeguarding policy? *

Yes

Do you/ your team have up to date, clear DBS checks? *

Yes

Our service doesnt have the level of contact where DBS checks are required

Do you have insurance that covers the work you do? *

Yes

Do you have a publicly available Data Protection Policy or statement that explains how you keep data safe? *

Yes

Do you have a publicly available Complaints Policy? *

Yes

Do you have a publicly available Health & Safety Policy? *

Yes

Do you commit to setting clear and manageable expectations about communications and stick to them? *

Yes

Do you commit to setting clear and respectful boundaries and not pursuing a personal relationship with people you work with.? *

Yes

How you support people struggling with demand avoidance

This section covers particular information about how you work with people struggling with demand avoidance.

What experience do you / your team have of autism?

What experience do you / your team have of working with PDAers/ people who struggle with demands?

How do you keep your knowledge up to date?

Are you committed to trying to accommodate sensory sensitivities/ differences? *

Yes

Are you committed to working creatively and flexibly with demand avoidant people, focusing on meeting their individual needs? (within the boundaries of your working agreement) *

Yes

Are you committed to also trying to accommodate any co-occurring conditions people have? *

Yes

Please review our Directory Terms and Conditions

This section outlines the rules that you agree to by using our service. By checking the boxes below and submitting the form, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to each of our Terms and Conditions.

I give permission for the above details to be published on PDA Society's website *

Yes

I understand that publication does not represent an endorsement of my services or any further connection between myself/my organisation and PDA Society? *

Yes

I understand and agree that my/my organisations listing is not affiliated with PDA Society and does not give myself or my organisation the rights to use PDA Society's name or logo *

Yes

I understand that PDA Society does not recommend or quality assure services that are included on the public list of organisations. *

Yes

I understand that this list is renewed regularly (at least every 2 years) and that if I/we do not complete a new form on request I/my organisation will not appear in future lists? *

Yes

I agree to inform PDA Society within 2 weeks, if my organisation or I experience any reputational loss or any significate disrepute (eg complaints, regulatory issues or safeguarding ) *

Yes

I understand that PDA society has a duty of care to people who use our website, and, while this list is not a list of recommended services, should we receive more than two cause for concern emails regarding any particular service, PDA Society does not have the capacity to investigate and so the service in question will be removed from the list as part of our strategy to 'first do no harm'. I understand PDA Society is not an officiating body. *

Yes

I agree to inform PDA Society (info@pdasociety.org.uk) if i would like my details to be removed from the list of providers *

Yes

Your typed name (as signature) *

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Getting listed

Join the directory

Basic safe practice

How you support people struggling with demand avoidance

Please review our Directory Terms and Conditions

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