ISAAC International Conference- Barcelona

Four members of the Talking Mats team presented at the above conference. Please click below for copies of our presentations.

Decision making with people with dementia - Tracey Oliver

Patient involvement in GP consultation - Jane Macer

Adapting to aphasia - Joan Murphy

The reliability of the EFFC- Lois Cameron

NEW RESOURCES

Talking Mats & Young People: a resource to support consultation with young people using care services
This package has been developed by Jane Macer and Joan Murphy with Starely Hall residents and staff. The resource pack has been produced in collaboration with Starley Hall, an independent service for young people requiring residential care and education.
Please click here for more information
Price: £125.00 (excl. vat)

'To see ourselves as others see us
This new Talking Mats resource was developed by Morag Place, Joan Murphy and Alex Gillespie as part of an ESRC funded research project investigating the impact of aphasia on close relationships. The research found that there were often differences in the views of people with aphasia and their partners which could result in significant misunderstandings. ‘To see ourselves as others see us’ was developed to address this issue and to provide a tool for professionals to use when working with clients, and their family or friends. It is specially designed to facilitate discussion between people who have difficulty communicating and their close communication partners with the aim of increasing mutual understanding and aiding decision-making or goal-setting negotiations.
‘To see ourselves as others see us’ has won an award at the final of the Advancing Healthcare Awards 2010. These UK awards for allied health professionals and healthcare scientists recognise and reward projects and professionals that lead innovative healthcare practice and make a real difference to patients’ lives.
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Price: £125.00 (excl. vat)

Talking Mats & Weight Management
Developed by Pamela A McIntosh and Lois Cameron, this package provides symbol resources to be used in conjunction with Talking Mats to help involve people in their weight management by promoting ownership through increased involvement in decision making. This is critical to enhancing personal motivation.
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Price: £55.00 (excl. vat)

Goal Setting Symbol Topic Sets
We have now developed individual topic sets which relate to the WHO-ICF.
Please note, these are only available to people who have completed their Talking Mats Training
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NEW RELEASE
Talking Mats Combined Packages

If you provide services for different client groups or particular specialist groups you may wish to consider a combined package. These packages are a cost effective way of buying two packages which complement each other and contain all the items (with duplicates removed) that you would receive if buying the 2 packages separately. Click here for more information.

Please email us at info@talkingmats.com for further information on any of our packages.

Dementia news
The Final Report and short Findings from our latest Dementia project, 'Talking Mats® and involvement in decision making for people with dementia and family carers', which was funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation was launched on 29th April.
Please click on links above for PDF versions.

To watch a video of Talking Mats being used with a person with Dementia please click on this link.

As a result of this research we now have a Talking Mats & Dementia package, available for purchase and run training courses worldwide.

For information about any of our training courses please enquire to info@talkingmats.com or go to the Training Page

Other news
Joan was awarded her PHD at the Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands in February

Joan and Sally were in Shenyang in China to work for 2 weeks with staff in Shenjing Hospital which specialises in working with patients who have suffered from a stroke or other head injury. This trip was being organised by the Scottish Churches China Group with support for NHS Forth Valley and the University of Stirling

24th-29th July: The team has had 4presentations accepted at the 14th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) which will be held in Barcelona

31st Aug: Research Training Day on the use of Talking Mats in research. Click here for flier

7th September: We are running a free training day for family members at Scion House, Stirling University Please note that spaces are limited and restricted to family members only.

17-18 Sept: Tracey and Joan will be presenting at the Alzheimer's Annual Conference in Warwick

19–21 October: Coming of Age, Capital Hall, ExCeL, London
Talking Mats will be exhibiting at the Dementia Services Development Centre’s 4th international conference. The DSDC’s 4th International Conference is aimed at all those who support people with dementia and their carers. People with dementia and their carers are also welcomed. The conference will address many of the crucial issues raised by the National Dementia Strategy.
Find out more at www.londondementiaconference.com