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Inclusive Communication in Scotland Project Strategy + Practice SLT Role

Inclusive Communication in Scotland Project Strategy + Practice SLT Role. Suzanne Smith-Main Specialist Speech and Language Therapist December 2011. Communication Strategies eg: Interaction Words and language Speech and voice Manual signs Objects/ photos/ pictures/ symbols

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Inclusive Communication in Scotland Project Strategy + Practice SLT Role

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  1. Inclusive Communication in Scotland ProjectStrategy + PracticeSLT Role Suzanne Smith-Main Specialist Speech and Language Therapist December 2011

  2. Communication Strategies eg: • Interaction • Words and language • Speech and voice • Manual signs • Objects/ photos/ pictures/ symbols • Voice output communication devices support / help communication

  3. Understood • Family • Friends • Leisure • Education • Work • Wider community • Training and support for: • Communication partners • Communication environment • Communication opportunities Involved independent

  4. INCLUSIVE • SLT - resource for Service Provider Organisations working to achieve INCLUSIVE: • Communication environments • Face to face communications • Paper based materials • Web based resources listened to / CONSULTED respected information

  5. To participate • Partnership working: • Communication Accessible Service Developments • Accessibility for people with CSN as groups • Accessibility needs of individuals • Information on types and levels of CSN • Information and links to local people and helping organisations • Practical advice and help with systems, programmes, resources Access to services Different equality

  6. support / supported • Midlothian example: • Signing (Signalong) training jointly delivered by Education and Health over 5 years to: • Nurseries and schools • Sure Start • Social Work • Foster carers • Community nurseries and After Schools Clubs • AHPs and Health • Transport Services • SUPPORTED COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENTS ACROSS EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE… empower communication INCLUSIVE

  7. Information and requests: • Robert Packham • Head of Allied Health Professions at NHS Lothian • Kim Hartley • RCSLT Scotland Policy Officer • Kim.hartley@rcslt.org THANK YOU The Signalong Group www.signalong.org.uk Bonnington Symbol System City of Edinburgh Council Symbol resource 2008 Talk for Scotland Toolkit www.communicationforumscotland.org.uk

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