Communicating with Disabled Children

Overview

The need to successfully capture the views and wishes of children is a concept that is both philosophically shared as well as embedded in legislation. Those working with children who have a disability need to draw on a skills base of creativity, flexibility and advocacy in order to ensure the voice of each child is captured, valued and used to influence and enhance the quality of disabled children's lives and experiences.

Who is Communicating with Disabled Children aimed at?

Those who work with disabled Children

Course Length

1 day

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will have been given the opportunity to:-

• Considered communication in its widest sense including non-verbal communication and behaviour.
• Reflected on previous experiences and identified both good practice and factors that may have hampered effective communication.
• Discussed how to capture and reflect the voice of the child.  
• Become familiar with range of Alternative and Augmented Communication tools and resources that are used to aid communication, including hi-tech and low-tech systems.
• Explored how to ascertain the views and wishes of children who don’t use a specific method of communication.
• Consider how to link direct work to Quality Standards and other outcomes identified with and on behalf of children.