{"id":465,"date":"2020-11-10T13:03:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T13:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elviss.talkingmats.mtcdevserver4.com\/?page_id=465"},"modified":"2021-10-08T15:12:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T15:12:56","slug":"for-health-and-social-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/talking-mats-in-action\/for-health-and-social-care\/","title":{"rendered":"For Health and Social Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Talking Mats&nbsp;is&nbsp;widely used across a range of Health and Social Care settings&nbsp;to support person-centred planning&nbsp;and&nbsp;practice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Physical-health-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Physical-health-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Physical-health-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Physical-health-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Physical-health-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Physical-health-767x767.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Physical-health-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Physical-health-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Physical-health-425x425.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Physical-health.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It supports adults and children with communication difficulties, including people with learning disabilities, dementia, mental health issues and stroke.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>What&nbsp;Impact&nbsp;can&nbsp;Talking Mats have in&nbsp;Health and Social Care&nbsp;settings?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Talking Mats can:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Enable&nbsp;person centred care by ensuring an individual\u2019s voice is at the heart of planning and intervention.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Help&nbsp;a&nbsp;person\u2019s understanding, reflection and&nbsp;expression&nbsp;<\/li><li>Provide&nbsp;a&nbsp;framework that supports&nbsp;decision making&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Support&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;assessments&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Support safeguarding&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Support&nbsp;discharge planning and ongoing self- management of care needs&nbsp;<\/li><li>Support practitioners to adapt their communication style and practice<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why is this important?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Legislative and policy frameworks in the UK&nbsp;emphasise the need to take&nbsp;an individual\u2019s wishes into account at all levels of decision making&nbsp;about their lives. It also highlights the requirement&nbsp;&nbsp;that appropriate&nbsp;communication&nbsp;support should be offered to enable that to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Talking Mats&nbsp;Resources&nbsp;that&nbsp;can&nbsp;support your conversations<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health and Wellbeing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/about\/our-resources#health-and-wellbeing\" style=\"background-color:#584974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/shop\/#tab-Resources\" style=\"background-color:#584974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Care<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/about\/our-resources#social-care\" style=\"background-color:#584974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/shop\/#tab-Resources\" style=\"background-color:#584974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keeping Safe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/about\/our-resources#keeping-safe\" style=\"background-color:#584974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/shop\/#tab-Resources\" style=\"background-color:#584974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thinking Ahead<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/about\/our-resources#thinking-ahead\" style=\"background-color:#584974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/shop\/#tab-Resources\" style=\"background-color:#584974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend that professionals using our resources complete the Talking Mats Foundation training course.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find out how to access our Foundation training course <a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/training\/foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talking Mats&nbsp;is&nbsp;widely used across a range of Health and Social Care settings&nbsp;to support person-centred planning&nbsp;and&nbsp;practice. 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