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The skill of communicating with disabled children does
not come easily.Techniques are part of the picture, but
practitioners need to be alert to the wider world of the
child, tuned into their daily lives and ready to ask for help
from others.They must understand the barriers that
disability imposes but, at the same time, recognise that
disabled children are able to make choices for themselves
using their abilities and drawing on their own experiences.
This course explores a range of creative techniques for
engaging with children with disabilities and provides
participants with an understanding of language development
and alternatives to verbal communication.
Learning outcomes cover:
- The barriers to communicating with disabled children.
- The effect of social myths on safeguarding disabled
children.
- Different communication methods.
- The implications of the safeguarding of disabled
children document on practice.
- Methods of establishing a disabled child’s wishes and
feelings.
- Use of Makaton.
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