Foundation Training: Course Beetle

This course is suited to those who like the ‘live’ interaction of training but cannot travel to one of our all day sessions. It is delivered by Claire Neaves, Talking Mats Consultant, over 3 Zoom sessions. Participants are required to submit a short film clip of themselves doing a mat with someone with a communication difficulty.

The structure is as follows:

Session 1:

• What is a Talking Mats?
• The Talking Mats Process
• Research Evidence
• Who Can Use Talking Mats?
• Impact of Talking Mats
• Preparation for Session 2 Assignment

Session 2:

• Session 2 Assignment – Reflection
• Thinking about Top Scales
• Digital Talking Mats
• Planning your own Mats
• Preparation for film assignment

Session 3:

• Video presentations
• Supportive reflection with your tutor and peers
• Next steps; Registration, Licensing and Networking opportunities