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Capacity: enabling supported decision-making.
The role of Talking Mats in supporting people to make decisions in a capacity context.
Context
At the heart of the different capacity legislation that covers England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland is a requirement to ensure that all practicable steps are taken to support the communication of an individual. Talking Mats is well suited to do this as, it supports people to understand, process and weigh up information and then helps them express their views.
Talking Mats has a research base that provides evidence that using this visual framework improves the quality and quantity of information people can give. This has been shown for people with learning disability, dementia and aphasia.
Capacity; enabling supported decision-making.
The Resource.
This resource has been developed with several teams working in different parts of UK. Capacity is decision specific and must be tailored to fit the requirements of the decision. In developing this resource we have focused on the most common decisions people face; what you do in your free time, where you live, your safety, and your support plan. This resource will not cover all capacity decisions but will be a helpful starting point to support you and your clients.
Why use Talking Mats to support decision making ?
- Decisions are broken down into manageable chunks that reduce cognitive load
- The use of visuals reduces the pressure on spoken language and assists the expression of views.
- It allows people time to reflect on their decisions and change their min
- It demonstrates areas that require more information and knowledge to help make a decision
The Advanced Online Course
This course has been jointly developed by practitioners from social work, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. Course attendees will;
- Think about and extend their practice within the provisions of the Capacity Act relevant to them
- Think about how decisions are made and what affects the way they are made
- Learn how to extend the resource to cover specific decisions that are not covered
- Explore and reflect on their own use of Talking Mats in this context
- Share their experience and learn from others
Learning will be through short talks, interactive activities, case examples and small group discussion. There will be a mid- session screen break.
To join this Advanced Online Course you need to;
- Have completed the Talking Mats Foundation Training
- Attend with a system that allows you to join in the Teams chat during the session and go into small breakout rooms
- Book onto our Advanced Course via the website shop before the 7th of April
The cost is £95 and this covers the resource and the online session. Places are limited to make sure to book on soon. Resources will be posted out the week before training. Bookings close on the 7th of April.
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