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More
than words
This course helps you find ways to
communicate well with people who have profound and multiple
learning disabilities.
This could be people who do not use
speech, pictures or any other formal way to communicate.
People who might have extra problems with seeing, hearing and
moving around.
The course helps you
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Find ways to listen carefully to what
people say when they do not use words |
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Use objects of reference, touch, smell,
routine, tactile signing and much more |
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Experience for yourself some of the
communication difficulties many people experience every
day |
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Look at the different approaches to
communicating well and find out where to go to find out
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Who should come?
Anyone who wants to find ways to communicate well with
people who have profound and multiple learning disability.
This could include
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Newly
qualified speech and language therapists or assistants |
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Person
centred planning facilitators |
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Advocates |
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Charity
workers |
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Support workers |
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Occupational therapists |
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Physiotherapists |
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Community nurses |
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Social workers |
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People with learning disabilities |
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Parents |
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Carers |
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College or school staff |
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