This course will help practitioners improve communication skills through techniques which place the child at the heart of the interaction. Participants will examine why a child may become vulnerable and reflect upon the barriers to communication. The course will also explore activities from pre-verbal to adolescent stages which encourage children to share their feelings.
The course will cover the following topics:
- Reasons why a child or young person may become vulnerable
- Age-appropriate activities and techniques from the pre-verbal to adolescent stages
- Innovative ways of facilitating communication
- Challenges and barriers to effective communication with vulnerable children and young people
- Levels of vulnerability experienced by a child or young person, including areas of safeguarding
Start date: 1 October 2018
End date: 8 December 2018