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Advanced Communication and Consultation

 

Aims:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

NB. Advanced course open only to those who have completed the introductory level course or who can demonstrate the necessary knowledge and experience to join the course.

Trainers

Charlie Orrell is a qualified speech and language therapist and registered intermediary. She specialises in working with children with physical and/or learning difficulties, their families and other professionals in their lives. She has a particular interest in supporting children who are non-verbal to develop alternative methods of communication.

Adam Walker works, trains and consults for Triangle and also provides IT support. Adam has been a member of Triangle's Senior Consultative Group of young people since it began, and contributed to the Two Way Street video. Adam trains across the UK.

Price

180 GBP + VAT for two days including lunch, refreshments and all course materials.

Dates

There are currently no confirmed dates for this course. Please contact us for further information.

What we do...

Expert Opinion

Triangle provides independent expert opinion to the courts, local authorities and other agencies on a range of issues, including the assessment of children’s needs and of parenting capacity.

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Intermediaries

Triangle can provide intermediaries to enable communication with very young children, and children and young people up to age 25 with a wide range of communication impairments.

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Communication Assistance

Triangle can provide skilled support to enable communication. We can communicate directly with children, or work alongside you and the child to enable communication.

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Consultation with children

Triangle consults directly with children and young people on a wide range of issues, for example ascertaining their wishes and feelings to inform decisions about their lives.

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Advocacy

Our advocacy service supports children and young people to express their views about the things that matter to them. We recognise that some children may need best interests advocacy at times in their lives.

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Intensive Support

We provide intensive support to children with very complex needs; children whose behaviour is causing serious concern and children with complex health care needs.

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