Communicating Effectively with People with Learning Difficulty

Overview

To equip learners with knowledge and practical skills to improve their communication practice when supporting people with learning disabilities and to introduce some alternative communication methods

Who is Communicating Effectively with People with Learning Difficulty aimed at?

Anyone who directly supports people with learning disabilities.

Course Length

1 day

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course learners will: 
recognise the importance of effective communication in supporting wellbeing

• be able to describe some of the communication barriers experienced by people with learning disabilities,
• be able to describe some simple strategies than can help to overcome such barriers,
• be able to state their legal responsibilities under the Accessible Information Standards, and describe the 5 Good Communication Standards
• explain how to make written communication accessible 
  be able to use some different types of communication, including intensive interaction, objects of reference, sensory communication and social stories. 

This course can be adapted to include a Makaton Taster session on request