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More than just telling stories
- Author:
- COSH Jackie
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 15(5), September/October 2015, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The Bags of Ability project provides free training and workshops to parents and professionals, teaching them to engage all the senses when telling stories to children with learning disabilities. Involving additional sensory stimulation can help children with learning disabilities to learn more about the world around them and interact better with others. To date over 500 parents and 340 professionals have attended the courses, and reported that they are telling stories more frequently. An external evaluation also found that professional rated their awareness of communication methods for children as good or above increased after the training from 37% to 86% after the training. (Edited publisher abstract)
Taking the tablets
- Author:
- REEVES Dot
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 15(2), March/April 2015, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
As tablet computers grow in popularity and use, people with learning disabilities are increasingly experiencing the benefits they can bring. This article looks at how tablet computers can be used to help improve communication, increase empowerment and give people with learning disabilities a greater voice in their community. The article includes ten tips for using tablet computers with people with learning disabilities and presents a short case study on the use of tablets to help support workers and service users to learn Makaton. (Original abstract)
Living well with dementia
- Author:
- BRITTON Beth
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 14(4), July/August 2014, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
As people with learning disabilities live longer, their chances of developing dementia increase. This article explores what can be done to ensure they live well for longer with the condition. The article highlights the importance of providing training and education to the families of people caring for people with dementia and staff in the workforce. Other key issues include providing continuity of care, the importance of observational skills and good communication. (Original abstract)
The mental maze
- Author:
- SHRUBB Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 14(3), May/June 2014, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Reports on the issue that although people with learning disabilities are more prone to experiencing mental ill health than the general population, many struggle to access the help they need. (Edited publisher abstract)
Buddy up
- Author:
- PENFOLD Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, January/February 2014, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Buddy is an app developed by a collaboration between South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM) and a design and innovation company, SideKick Studios. The Buddy app aims to remove the stigma to accessing mental health services. It provides a simple way for users to share their daily thoughts in the periods between appointments with therapists, by rating their day from one (well below average) to five (well above average). Buddy can also be used to send appointment reminders and also to set and monitor goals. An example of a pilot of the Buddy app at the Military Veterans' Service is provided. (Original abstract)
Boogie wonderland
- Author:
- McMILLAN Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 13(3), May/June 2013, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
An innovative dance project for adults with severe learning disabilities has resulted in great benefits for its participants. For nine weeks, weekly 90-minute dance sessions were run by Bromley-based dance company Magpie Dance at an Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in southeast London. A group of 25 adults with complex learning disabilities participated. The initiative aimed to develop participants' confidence and self-esteem, whilst stimulating communication. An evaluation was completed by the psychology service based at Oxleas' based on 20 participants' using staff questionnaires and focus groups with participants. Feedback from the healthcare workers who attended the sessions found that 11 of the 20 participants' self-esteem improved. (Original abstract)
Getting connected
- Author:
- HALL Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, January/February 2013, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Social media is having an increasing influence on public life, and mental health trusts are now beginning to use tools like Twitter to engage with service users in new ways. For the first time, people with mental health difficulties are finding ways to communicate with other people with similar problems across the world. This article discusses the pros and cons of using services such as Twitter in a mental health setting. It also presents the views of patients who are actively using the service, along with the views of GPs and other care professionals.
Listening with all our senses: establishing communication with people on the autistic spectrum or those with profound learning disabilities and sometimes distressed behaviour
- Author:
- CALDWELL Phoebe
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 300p.
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This publication provides a compilation and update of 3 earlier books by the same author about communication with people on the autism spectrum: ‘Person to Person’, ‘You Don’t Know What It’s Like’ and ‘Crossing the Minefield’. The 3 books represent a progression. ‘Person to Person’ describes how to use a person’s body language to get in touch with them, in some cases designing equipment based on their interests to direct their focus into our world. It describes how to listen using all the senses and to respond to the conversation partner, not just to what they are doing but to how they are feeling. ‘You Don’t Know What It’s Like’ explores what is going on in the brain of someone on the spectrum when they appear to lose all control of their behaviour. It tries to look at autism from an inside perspective. ‘Crossing the Minefield’ draws together the 2 previous books and considers engagement through body language in the halfway house of affective listening to how one another are feeling.
More than words
- Author:
- FRY Suzanne
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, June 2012, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article describes the journey of ‘Ben’ who contracted measles at the age of five leaving him with a damaged brain, resulting in learning difficulties. Frustrated by not being able to communicate, Ben became disruptive and unmanageable, forcing his parents to place him in a residential care home in Hampshire. Ben was taken to a speech therapist for an assessment, where he was introduced to a programme run by Lancaster University that was using a communication aid called ‘Orac’, which plays pre-recorded messages to others. This article describes how Orac has enabled Ben to live a more fulfilling life, even enabling the use of telephones to talk to his family.
Health and efficiency
- Author:
- NOLAN Andy
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, September 2011, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Video conferencing is becoming an easy way for people to connect, share and communicate. This article describes how a new video conference system at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has made a difference to the way that the staff work. High definition room systems make it possible for conference participants to share voice, presentations, and even video clips in real time. Remote personnel are able to connect into video conferences directly from their desktop. The article shows how video conferencing has, in just 6 months, generated significant benefits for the trust. Travel costs have been slashed, and less travel means specialist personnel are able to make better use of their time and focusing more on core activities and responsibilities. For senior personnel, the ability to organise meetings without having to wait or plan ahead for diary slots when people can get together, means that they are now far more responsive to scenarios as they arise. Plans are underway to extend the use of video conferencing to communicate with patients and service users.