Talking Mats -A Person Centred approach
Talking Mats is at its heart a Person Centred approach and makes this abstract concept real for practitioners and accessible to more people.
The skills we teach in our training are core to its values:
- Being explicit about the purpose of the conversation
- Using open questions
- Affirmation
- Active Listening
- Personalising
- Summarising
- Clarification
- Acknowledging that this is the persons view today and it is likely to change with time
‘ To improve the lives of people with communication difficulties by increasing their capacity to communicate effectively about the things that matter to them’
Our vision statement matches what is quoted in the introduction of the new Core Skills framework ‘Person-Centred Approaches’ produced by NHS Health Education England, Skills for Health and Skills for Care http://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/news/latest-news/item/576-new-framework-to-promote-person-centred-approaches-in-healthcare
Talking Mats foundation training gives practitioners a tool to turn the values expressed in this powerful document into practice Read how one health authority made this a priority http ://www.talkingmats.com/person-centred-approach-to-health-planning
To support your organisation evidence they are using a Person Centred Approach look at our website www.talkingmats.com or contact info@talkingmats.com