This training is solely focused on communication and allows you the opportunity to explore a range of alternative communication methods and fully understand the implications of using non verbal forms of interaction.

Most importantly you will create unique and innovative ways of ascertaining the wishes and feelings of children and young people and develop clear and professional practice in expressing these to other professionals.

This training is very hands on and a large part of the day is conducted in virtual silence you and your fellow participants explore alternative methods of communicating!

We recommend that this training is completed alongside our 1 day ‘Advocacy with Children and Young People with Disabilities’ which explains the different types of disability, their effects and the legislative framework around disabilities within a children’s rights and equality context.

“Excellent, detailed knowledge of disability and approaches and tools to use to help us” Advocate

Who the course is for

Anyone who works with or advocates with children and young people with disabilities.

“Great group size, plenty of chances to share practice, varied exercises which really brought home to you how difficult it can be for young people to get their wishes and feelings across when they have limited communication” Children’s rights worker

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Explain how disability affects communication
• Evaluate different communication methods including language, play, symbols, pictures and sign language
• Use a range of communication skills
• Demonstrate how to ascertain the wishes and feeling of young people using a range of alternative methods
• Review and plan ongoing professional development in this area

Course information

This is a 1 day course including comprehensive course materials.

Also recommended

The accompanying Advocacy with Children and Young People with Disabilities course;
our Non Instructed Advocacy and Makaton courses.

If you are new to advocacy we would recommend Introduction to Advocacy 1-day or Being a Voice 3-day course in advocacy with children and young people.

 Publications

Non-Instructed Advocacy

Click below to download the course leaflet.