Supporting Choice For People Who Have Little Or No Speech
Raising awareness and developing the skills to help those who have little or no speech.
- Supporting Choice For People Who Have Little Or No Speech
Communication is a skill that we all use every day, but seldom take the time to analyse. Yet how we communicate with the vulnerable adults whom we support is essential in achieving positive outcomes. This is particularly so when working with people with profound learning disabilities and other individuals who have speech and language impairments.
This one day course is intended to enable learners to explore the importance of developing communication relationships with those who have limited or no verbal ability and how the way in which they communicate can positively or negatively impact on the choices that the individual is able to make.
This course is not intended to provide all answers to the difficulties that support workers may experience, but to raise awareness of ways in which they can support individuals in their day to day work.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course learners should be able to understand:
- How it feels to experience limited communication skills
- The difficulties that people with profound learning disabilities/speech and language impairments have in trying to express themselves to others
- How this can restrict choice
- The qualities required for effective communication relationships
- The importance of making their communication consistent
- Some of the tools that can be developed to support communication
Training methods
This is a participative course and methods will include:
- Group work
- Word shower/discussion
- Role play
- Communication games
- Feedback
- PowerPoint presentations
- Handouts