This fun and engaging communication course has been designed to help people gain an understanding of how and why we communicate and the impact poor communication can have on a person with learning disabilities.
Communicating Effectively in a Learning Disabilities Environment
About this training course
This fun and engaging communication course has been designed to help people gain an understanding of how and why we communicate and the impact poor communication can have on a person with learning disabilities.
You will also look at the “Developing the five good communication standards” as set out by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. The session is rounded up with a talk by a family member of a person with learning disabilities and autism to help gain their perspective.
Topics covered include:
Exploration of what, why and how we communicate
Explanation of the benefits of effective/total communication
Understanding the implications of poor communication
Developing the five good communication standards as set out by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Understanding the application of a variety of communication aids
Create continued support for people with communication difficulties, improving communication skills and promoting positive behaviour
On successful completion of the course you will receive an Orchard Trust Training certificate of attendance.
About Orchard Trust Training and Development
Delivering high quality training
Orchard Trust Training has a well-deserved reputation for delivering high quality, engaging training that learners are able to put into effective practice back in their workplace.
We offer this service to both our own staff and to external organisations, and we are proud to have worked on partnership projects with national bodies such as Skills for Care, and to be a recognised Skills for Care Endorsed Training Provider.
We take pride in our training and we are confident that we will be able to meet your venue requirements whether it be a single place on one of our Open courses or to book a group of staff onto a Closed course just for yourselves.
Courses are facilitated at our purpose built training lodge or at our dedicated rooms for moving and handling practical training, in the Forest Of Dean. Or even at your own choice of venue, or perhaps at the rooms we can use in Bizspace at Barnwood Gloucester.
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