Understand the speech, language and communication needs of children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Understanding the links between communication and behaviour’ from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- ‘Language and Social Exclusion’. I CAN Talk Series, no. 4.
- ‘Creating a communication supportive environment’ on the Speech and Language UK website
- ‘Language and mental health’ on the Speech and Language UK website
- ‘Promoting social, emotional and mental health’ from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- ‘Where SLTs work – justice settings’ from the RCSLT
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Visit the Speech and Language UK website to read some of the ICAN research papers.
- The Speech and Language UK website also contains ‘Information and Support’ and an ‘Educator Hub’.
- Research some of the disabilities or syndromes that include behavioural difficulties e.g. autistic spectrum disorders, dyspraxia, ADHD etc. Look at the impact the condition can have on their speech, language and communication development.
- Click to read ‘Supporting the mental health of children with speech, language and communication needs: The views and experiences of parents’ published by Hannah Hobson, Mya Kalsi, Louise Cotton, Melanie Forster, and Umar Toseeb.
- This report from the Welsh Parliament’s Equality and Social Justice Committee is titled ‘60% - Giving them a voice Speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system’.
- Think And Challenge
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