{"id":7629,"date":"2018-04-26T20:53:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T20:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/?p=7629"},"modified":"2018-04-26T20:53:41","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T20:53:41","slug":"youth-justice-and-communication-needs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/youth-justice-and-communication-needs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication needs within Youth Justice (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the 17th<\/sup> April we held a seminar exploring \u00a0the innovative work being done to support young people with communication needs within justice and mental health settings in both New Zealand and Scotland Read about the morning\u00a0in our first blog\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 Talking Trouble, New Zealand kindly gave a gift to all delegates of their fantastic Top Tip cards shown in the photo . You can download your own set here<\/a><\/p>\n

The afternoon session continued the underlying theme that communication support needs are often hidden and many looked after children have support needs that remain unidentified.<\/p>\n

Dr Ann Clark from Queen Margaret University presented her research findings looking at Panel members\u2019 and Children\u2019s Reporters\u2019 perspectives on communication in Hearings.\u00a0 Her informative presentation highlighted the need and desire for more training on Speech, Language and Communication Needs.\u00a0 The conclusion was that it is better to assume ALL children who are attending a Hearing have additional support needs, whether or not they have a diagnosis of Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) and Social Work support is also essential in achieving positive outcomes for Looked After Children.\u00a0SLCN in Hearings April 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

Our interactive session asked participants to reflect on the information presented during the day and to think about opportunities<\/strong> to improve practice in supporting communication as well as the barriers<\/strong> faced.\u00a0 The main themes that emerged from the barriers were:<\/p>\n

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  1. Identifying Speech, Language and Communication Needs in children and young people<\/li>\n
  2. Constraints within Speech and Language therapy services<\/li>\n
  3. Lack of education and training \u2013 the word \u201ccommunication\u201d because practitioners think they know about it when in fact there is a large knowledge gap<\/li>\n
  4. Routes to services can be either Offending or Mental Health pathway<\/li>\n
  5. The balance of power and control in relationships between the practitioner and the person with SLCNs – how committed are we to put genuine inclusive communication approaches in place.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Identify the barriers helps to inform the opportunities and the themes emerging were:<\/p>\n

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    1. Some good collaborative practice is happening already and the impact of working together is proven in research – we need to extend this further.<\/li>\n
    2. Joint training sessions \u2013 good visual and other communication supports<\/li>\n
    3. SLT have a vital role going forward<\/li>\n
    4. We have a real opportunity at the moment to effect real change in a legislative context with recent Government policy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Kim Harley Kean, Head of the Royal College of Speech and language therapy Scotland office concluded the day and injected a great sense of impetus going forward. She asked 2 key questions:<\/p>\n

      Q: Is communication support and equality an issue in justice and care services?<\/p>\n

      Q: Do we want to do something about that?<\/p>\n

      Having responded with a unanimous YES she helped us to see the potential we have for change. It was obvious from the day that collaboration is vital and the event demonstrated how many different professions and organisations want to do something about the issues. We can be more effective if we do this collectively, even across continents!<\/p>\n

      The majority of participants felt we should use the event to establish a collaborative network.\u00a0 The key purposes would be to:<\/p>\n

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      1. Market \u2013 get message out there \u2013 tell more people \u2013 politicians, government and public – about Speech Language and Communication in Criminal Justice Settings explaining how SLT and Talking Mats have a vital role.<\/li>\n
      2. Share stories, gather evidence.<\/li>\n
      3. Facilitate enriching conversations between practitioners, for example, about aptitudes and approaches needed to negotiate communication behaviour change among professionals as well as people with SLCN…<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        If you would like to join the network and help to influence change please email info@talkingmats.com<\/a>\u00a0 with a request to add your name to the youth justice mailing list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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