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I'm recruiting for my psychology study and would really appreciate your help! 🙏 All you need to do is complete an online survey. UK residents 18+. To participate click here: derby.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Moving celebration of Appeltree today at Scottish Parliament. Great to see Louis’ journey from trapped in a locked ward to flourishing in his new community. The culture of statutory services needs to shift dramatically for the 1000+ still locked away & denied their #humanrights #learningdisability

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🚨 Exciting opportunity! We're offering a new Dementia Capacity Internship to address digital exclusion in under-served #dementia communities in Derby and Derbyshire. 📝 Apply by 16 March 2025! Find out more: 🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-dem... @dhcft-nhs.bsky.social @neilchadborn.bsky.social

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We've put together a #StarterPack of Children in Scotland members for anyone new to Bluesky (like us!) and keen to interact with the flourishing children's sector community 🦋 go.bsky.app/CoVTzjG

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Our research spotlight this month is on a project examining children’s views & #participation in the assessment process of #socialworkers. This work was based in Western Sweden. The full open access article can be found here www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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A great evidence based tool for improving communication and, therefore, improving life 👇

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‘Many of our organisational processes have become richer & more inclusive as result of introducing Talking Mats’ April Dobson, Hallmark #carehomes - she gives examples of how they are embedded into practice & shares great stories of listening & impact www.talkingmats.com/talking-mats... #dementia

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This reminds us of the cost benefit analysis we did with the Keeping Safe Talking Mats Resource - when we found that £1.00 invested in staff development saved organisations £23.00 www.talkingmats.com/wp-content/u... Catching #safeguarding concerns early is vital otherwise costs escalate fast .

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WellChild have opened nominations for this year's awards. Their inspirational sibling category is for children aged between the ages of six and eighteen who have a brother or sister with a long-term complex health condition. www.wellchild.org.uk/awards/

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We are excited by the stories of using Talking Mats to support #mentalhealth -Explore a series of blogs in 2024 illustrates its use in #forensics #camhs #trauma #counselling #mutism www.talkingmats.com/top-mental-h...

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Just out - Open Access #DevLangDis #DLD Leitão, S., St Clair, M., Botting, N., Gibson, J. L., & Jackson, E. (2025). “They don't realise how hard he has to try every day”: The rewards and challenges of parenting a child with developmental language disorder. IJLCD . dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460...

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Great Blog from Janie Scott about how you support practitioners to embed their learning from a Talking Mats course into #socialwork practice. www.talkingmats.com/licenced-tra... #lookedafterchildren

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If the neurodivergence taskforce wants to make schools better for neurodivergent children, why aren’t the 1 million children with Developmental Language Disorder part of the conversation?😣 This is totally unacceptable! Don't you agree, Department for Education? #TheForgottenMillion

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Lovely to see the @togethertrust.bsky.social join 🦋 sky - fond memories of delivering our training with your therapy dog 🐶 in attendance - he was in training and was lovely !

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Very interesting piece on how dyspraxia can impact singing in multiple ways by Dyspraxic Bee shared by @DyspraxiaChat on X dyspraxicbee.wordpress.com/2021/09/30/d... #Dyspraxia #DCD #Singing #MusicForAll

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This is a great video to help us understand the reason we should aways Presume Potential / Competence when we collaborate and support people with disabilities. It's fun, emotional and like all good videos - short!!

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📢 Digital Drop-In – Every Friday! 💻📱 Starting 21st Feb, get free tech help at Raploch Campus – no appointment needed! 🕤 Fridays, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM Need support with devices, emails, or online forms? We’re here to help! #InspiringCommunities #DigitalSupport #DropIn

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🧵1. Young adults with learning disabilities are 9 times more likely to die from treatable conditions compared to adults in the general population – stark new findings in @bmj.com Dr Ewelina Rydzewska-Fazekas, @debcairns.bsky.social et al @ScotLDO @UofGSHW @uofglasgow.bsky.social bit.ly/4aXvNut

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Highly recommended blog on the importance of language in Early Years and how we build systems to support our vulnerable learners.

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🆓🆕🔓TEMPORARY 🕊️ #freeaccess. Lovely article in #AJSLP about #Friendship #friends & #augCOMM #AAC users thanks to @ashajournals.bsky.social 💐. pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/... Watch the @altmetric.com soar! @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social @jamieazios.bsky.social @efinke4.bsky.social @jenessasary.bsky.social

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Lovely to see our partner for our AAC & talking mats advance online course @acecentreuk.bsky.social join blue sky - if you are interested in #augcomm please give them a welcome follow

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Immensely proud of this toolkit. End-of-life care planning. So many people were involved! Now our paper is published, summing up all the work👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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Today is safer internet day! Being online give us so many opportunities, but sometime people worry about keeping safe. With the help of Disability Equality Scotland, our friends at Lead Scotland have created so many accessible resources to help with this zurl.co/bBl8e

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So important to listen ! Hope his happiness & well being continues to improve - thanks for sharing , great story

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NEW WEBINAR: Understanding a young person's communication needs is a crucial part of ensuring sentences are delivered in the most accessible manner for them. However, it's very important to be aware of the high level of underdiagnosis among young people involved in the justice system...

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Have you got a question about dementia. Why not ‘Ask a Dementia Diarist’? You can email your question to [email protected] and we will put it to our diverse range of diarists in our #DementiaDiaries community!

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Today we are launching two NEW leaflets "Why do they do that?" to help siblings of disabled children understand more about behaviour that challenges. Younger and older reader versions available. Download your free copy at www.sibs.org.uk/behaviour

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This is the heartbreaking reality for Arun and so many of the #2in30 children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in the UK. Say it with us🗣: You can't solve the problems in the SEND system without increasing support for children struggling to talk and understand words!

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There are still a few tickets left - book now to avoid disappointment - www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/demystifying... #DemysifyDeath25

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The #BASConf25 abstract submission portal is open! Submit your abstracts for presentations, panels, lightning talks, or posters here: blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/subm... • Submission Deadline: 17 Mar 2025, 9AM UK • Notification of Acceptance: 2 May 2025 • Conference: 18-20 August 2025 #aphasia

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The deadline to apply to be part of our Building Financial Confidence in Social Entrepreneurs support programme is the 10th of February. Everything you need to know about the programme, who it is for and how you can apply can be found by click on this link www.firstport.org.uk/news/buildin...

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The Speech, Language and Communication Alliance launch was incredible! Thank you to all attendees, especially to the young speakers who shared their stories, and to the MPs and Peers who showed their support. Highlights🌟👉: speechandlanguage.org.uk/about-us/new... A message from Stephen Morgan MP📹:

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We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Speech, Language and Communication Alliance today! As Alliance members, we're calling on the Government and policymakers to focus on speech, language and communication issues, ensuring the best outcomes for children and young people.

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We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Speech, Language and Communication Alliance today! As Alliance members, we're calling on the Government and policymakers to focus on speech, language and communication issues, ensuring the best outcomes for children and young people.

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Todays online course using the Talking Mats Relationships & #sexualhealth resource is fully booked & will cover how to use & adapt for different situations & its impact of opening up quality conversations. Here are a few of the images. If you missed it don’t worry there is another one in June.

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Lovely to see @teensplusscot.bsky.social join Bluesky Long time ago they were such a support to us in developing the Keeping Safe Talking Mats - giving young people a neutral space where they are listened to is critical to wellbeing #mentalhealth & safeguarding. Please give them a welcome follow

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🧵1/9 Today is #WorldCancerDay, a global day to raise awareness about cancer and to advocate for equal access to cancer care. People with #learningdisabilities face significant inequalities in relation to #cancer deaths, incidence and screening.

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Looking forward to a focus group run with @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social exploring turning the Talking Mats tool developed in research into a practical tool to promote screening for people with #learningdisability What images & structure will help promote helpful conversations ? #healthinequalities

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We’re Hiring! Join Our Fun, Creative & Innovative Team! At Care City, we’re tackling big health & social care challenges with bold ideas, tech & community-led change. If you’re curious, passionate & love problem-solving (and dog chat 🐶), let’s talk! Apply now: www.carecity.org/jobs/work-wi...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Great Blog from Janie Scott about how you support practitioners to embed their learning from a Talking Mats course into #socialwork practice. www.talkingmats.com/licenced-tra... #lookedafterchildren

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The advanced online course to build confidence in using the Talking Mats resource for advanced care planning is filling up Book now, a TM resource Is included www.talkingmats.com/product/thin... #palliativecare #endoflife #advancecareplanning #futurecareplanning #hospice Some of the resource options

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Great planning for our Capacity & Supported Decision Making online advanced course on 24th April today. Booking includes copy of the new Capacity Talking Mats resource. Book now www.talkingmats.com/product/capa... Lots of excitement re one of the topics promoting involvement in care & support plans

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Last few days to apply for a PhD looking at co-sleeping in children with intellectual disability and their caregivers #PhDOpportunity 😎 Includes 6 months in Melbourne, Australia 🌏 Open to UK, Australian and International applicants 📅 Deadline: Sunday 2nd Fed, 23:59 (UK) tinyurl.com/adccosleep

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Great planning for our Capacity & Supported Decision Making online advanced course on 24th April today. Booking includes copy of the new Capacity Talking Mats resource. Book now www.talkingmats.com/product/capa... Lots of excitement re one of the topics promoting involvement in care & support plans

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