We deliver training to:
- Mainstream schools
- Special educational needs settings
- Day and residential care settings
- Pre-school settings
- Local authority settings
- Multi-disciplinary teams – Occupational therapists, physiotherapists, nursing and medical staff as well as speech and language therapy departments.
- Charities and voluntary organisations
- Parents and extended families
- Adults and any associated care staff
- Places of work
Training Ethos
Our approach to training differs from ‘traditional’ methods. We believe in:
- Observing the setting to personalise the training
- Using real life examples from the setting, to include case studies, video footage and curriculum/activity ideas
- Personal involvement from participants to support active learning
- Discussion time around real life events from the setting
- Supporting problem solving of the setting and client
- Follow up coaching sessions
Training Process
When commissioned to undertake training, a therapist from our team will:
- Discuss with the settings co-ordinator the skills and training needs of the staff, the daily routines and events and the nature of the client group.
- Carry out an environmental observation of the setting prior to training where possible, so examples can be tailored.
- Take video footage, where consent is given, for use within the training. Real life examples are essential to make the training meaningful and relevant to all participants.
- Arrange follow-up sessions within the setting. This allows for further problem solving and questions to be answered, which often occur after the training has been delivered.
We are able to offer a wide range of training through our roster of highly qualified speech and language therapists and associated therapists. A range of specific expertise and experience is accessible to deliver the latest approaches and information and we can also meet your budget more readily thanks to this.
Training Areas
The following training areas are often requested under the heading 'Communication. These are not exclusive, so please do ask a member of our team to discuss your needs further:
- Speech and Language delay/disorder
- Developmental delay/disorder
- Preventative therapy approaches
- Parent child interaction/Hanon approaches
- Speech sounds and literacy development
- Phonological awareness skills
- Play and imagination
- Social communication
- Visual communication environments
- Signs and symbols
- Communication systems
- Low tech communication
- High tech communication
- Learning disabilities and approaches, for example, Intensive Interaction
- Challenging behaviour
- Specific approaches considering a child’s diagnosis
- I.E.P development
- Curriculum differentiation
Further multi displinary training includes training by:
- Occupational therapists - Sensory integration, hand writing programmes, hoisting and manual handling, fine and gross motor skills, dyspraxia and much more.
- Creative Expressive therapists - communication opportunities, finding alternative means to express yourself etc.
- Clinicaql Psychologists - beahviour analysis, recording behaviour patterns, levels of cognition and much more.
- Educational Psychologists - breaking down the curriculm, looking at access, etc.
For more information about Integrated Treatment Services and the training we offer, please contact us.
