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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. 

We can provide communication assessments, communication resources and communication support. Our team includes intermediaries working in both the family and criminal court settings, BSL interpreters, speech and language therapists and communication support workers.

We also have spoken language interpreters who work closely with us and are provided with additional training, guidance and supervision to enable them to use their skills in very challenging situations.

We are familiar with the rules of evidence for the courts, and confident to work alongside local investigative teams to plan and support interviews conducted within Achieving Best Evidence guidance.

We will also conduct interviews directly with very young children (aged two, three and four) and with children who have more complex communication impairments.

We teach on a number of Achieving Best Evidence and advanced interviewing courses across the UK. We have a three camera interview suite that meets criminal court requirements.

How it works

We can provide advice, guidance and resources at a distance. We can provide facilitators, interpreters, intermediaries and interviewers to establish and enable communication. We are used to working very quickly, often within 24 hours, but the more notice you can give us the better.

If you want to know more you can complete our online enquiry form, call 01273 305888 or email us.

People involved

Ruth

Lorraine

Maxime

Trudy

Janet

Natalie

Ailsa

Mark

Charlie

Mo

Carly

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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