Communicate with Me!

ISBN-13: 9781910227688 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 228 str.

Martin Goodwin

Opis

How can I communicate even more effectively with people who have learning disabilities? This is a toolkit for carers, professionals, schools and services striving to improve the quality of their communication with those they support. It also includes practical examples and case studies to illustrate and contextualise the suggested approaches.

Recenzje

"The publication of this resource is timely. Services are shrinking and specialist support is contracting. People with learning disabilities need informed, committed and skilful partners in their struggle to take their rightful place in society – and this accessible, interactive and comprehensive guide will prove an invaluable support to everyone who has the privilege and the challenge of sharing their lives and work with people who have difficulties in communication." — Dr Nicola Grove, Consultant in Communication and Narrative, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Tizard Centre, Founder, Openstorytellers

Spis treści

Foreword, Acknowledgements, Introduction to Communicate with Me, Foundation for communication and involvement, Communicate with Me approaches and tools for work practice, Part 1 Welcome me, Part 2 Including and involving me, Part 3 Structuring for communication, References, Further reading and resources, What’s next?

O autorze

Martin Goodwin is an experienced practitioner who has more than 18 years experience in working with children and young people in a range of capacities including management and direct delivery. Martin is a qualified teacher/ trainer in post compulsory education and children's rights advocate with a BA Hons in Professional Studies: Learning Difficulties, PG Cert in Social Studies and MA in Youth and Community studies. Jennie Miller specialises in working with adults with a learning disability in the residential setting where she has over ten years' experience, holding a management role since 2004. Jennie has a BA (hons) in Professional Studies: Learning Difficulties. Cath Edwards has over thirty years' experience of working with children and young people with learning disabilities including autism and severe and profound multiple learning disability. Cath has a BEd in education, a degree-level qualification in special educational needs, and is a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Cath is also a qualified yoga teacher and a professional storyteller.