The
Talking Mats Centre has spun out of the University and
has just been formed as a Social Enterprise - Talking
Mats Ltd.
We have moved to new premises and our new address is:
Talking
Mats Limited
2 Beta Centre
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling
FK9 4NF
Tel:
01786 479511
We celebrated with 60 friends and colleagues
at a breakfast launch on Friday 23rd September.
Dr John Rogers, Director of Research and Enterprise,
said, "The University of Stirling is committed
to research excellence which makes a distinctive contribution
to Scotland's knowledge-based economy. We are delighted
to have supported the development of Talking Mats since
its early stages, and to see it mature into a vibrant
business delivering real benefit to people with communication
difficulties. We wish Talking Mats every success as
a thriving social enterprise."
Face
book
We now have our own Talking Mats Face book page. For
up-to-date news and happenings please look, comment
and like on our
Face book page
Talking
Mats on-line training course
We are delighted with the success of our
first on-line training course with 14 successful candidates
and are running a second course starting at the beginning
of October and further courses in 2012. We are very
grateful to NHS Education Scotland for their support.
Our October course is already full but
Please contact us at info@talkingmat.com
for details of the next courses.
Please
click here for further
information
Communication
Matters Symposium
Lois and 3 of
the Talking Mats Accredited Trainers attended this year's
symposium. If you would like to download their presentations
please click below:
Lois Cameron "
You have to be told, in a language you can understand,
what your rights are"
Nicky Steiner PECS
with older students and adults?
Talking Mats®
and Goal Setting for Health and Social Care Service
Users and Staff in Edinburgh
If you would like
to download the reports from this project:
please
click here for the full report
please
click here for the accessible report
Adult Protection
Scotland Project
If you would like
to download the reports from this project:
please
click here for the full report
please
click here for the accessible report
Adapted Care
Measure
Joan is currently
working on an adapted version of the CARE Measure and
has just received funding from the Scottish Government
to investigate its feasibility with children and young
people.
Talking Mats
Template
Several people have asked for
a template for recording your completed Talking Mats.
If
you would like a copy of the template that we use please
click here.
China Trip
Joan and Sally
have just returned from their second visit to Shenyang
in the North East of China where they were working with
a rehab team in a large rehab hospital who are now using
Talking Mats for goal setting.
If
you would like a copy of their report please click here
Talking Mats
and Weight Management
Naomi Hewerdine
and colleagues have piloted the Talking Mats and Weight
Management resource in Oldham.
If
you would like a copy of their findings please click
here.
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