{"id":13556,"date":"2021-07-23T14:34:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T14:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/?page_id=13556"},"modified":"2022-08-11T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T15:00:10","slug":"for-justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/talking-mats-in-action\/for-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"For Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Talking Mats is widely used across a variety of settings in the justice sector.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Practitioners, including Intermediaries, Youth Justice workers, Forensic Psychologists, Social Workers, Forensic Speech and Language Therapists, use Talking Mats to support the children, young people, and adults they work with to talk about their experiences, views and feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" 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about&nbsp;potential harm\/ safeguarding.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the high incidence of communication difficulties in children, young people, and adults who are part of the Justice system, it is important for practitioners to think about, and adapt, their communication style and practice when working with people who have communication support needs.&nbsp; Use of the Talking Mats principles, process and visual framework can help explore issues\/topics and support individuals with communication difficulties to talk about their feelings, views and experiences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Talking Mats Resources which could support your conversations:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health and Wellbeing <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7e5fce0a 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