Duration
3 hours - Completed at once during the live webinar
Price
£90+VAT (NYAS staff and self-employed contractor discounts apply)
To empower every voice, we must value different communication styles, recognising, respecting and adapting to diversity. While we often listen to understand others’ feelings, views, wishes, and perspectives, some children, young people, or adults may express themselves in ways that aren’t immediately clear to us.
This course is recommended for anyone working with children, young people, or adults with neurodiversity or cognitive and communication difficulties in education-, health- and care-based settings.
Typically, we listen to others clearly verbalise their feelings, views, wishes, and perspectives on various topics or situations. However, what if we are unable to comprehend what the other person is conveying? At times, a child, young person, or adult may communicate in a manner that is not immediately clear to us. We must challenge ourselves to understand diverse communication styles. Our Empowering Voices training challenges you to rethink and refine your approach to communication, encouraging greater awareness, flexibility, and respect for the unique ways people express themselves.
Upon completion of this training, learners will be able to:
Understand the relationship between neurodiversity, cognition and communication
.Start to understand and use empowering language and AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) tools
.Identify and overcome communication barriers
.Understand the use of communication passports and other tools
.Recognise when Non-Instructed Advocacy should be used.
This Empowering Voices training will be delivered via a live, interactive webinar by a member of our highly experienced training team.
NYAS is a leading, national rights-based charity who deliver a range of services to children, young people and adults across England and Wales. We have ongoing practical experience within this training area. Your learning will be supported by our expert guidance and a supporting handbook.
You can find all available training dates below - new dates are added regularly, so keep an eye on this page for any updates if the dates below don't work for you. If you're looking to discuss bespoke training dates, please email [email protected] and our team will be happy to help.
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