Support individuals with specific communication needs
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Supporting people with hearing loss in residential care homes’ webpage on the Action on Hearing Loss website
- ‘Communicating’ by the Alzheimers Society
- ‘Communicating with people with a learning disability’ published by Mencap
- ‘What are speech, language and communication needs?’ by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- ‘Communicating and interacting’ webpage on the National Autistic Society website
- ‘How to care for someone with communication difficulties’ webpage on the NHS website
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click the link to the left to watch a video from Social Care TV which further explains the difficulties of communication faced by those with Autism:
- Click to read ‘Communicating with people who have diverse needs’ by Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust.
- Click to access a wealth of free e-learning resources on communication skills by the Social Care Institute for Excellence.
- Click to read ‘Policy for meeting the needs of people with limited English proficiency’ by NHS Lothian.
- Click to read ‘Speaking the language of health care’ published by The Atlantic.
- ‘Communication in health and social care’ by Collins Resources. Click on the icon to the left to guide this guide to communication.
- Think And Challenge
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