{"id":9505,"date":"2020-08-06T09:38:34","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T08:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/?p=9505"},"modified":"2025-05-09T11:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T11:10:07","slug":"first-talking-mats-advanced-online-module","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/first-talking-mats-advanced-online-module\/","title":{"rendered":"First Talking Mats Advanced Online Module"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our first Talking Mats advanced online module has launched. We are pleased we had developed our online foundation training well before lockdown. There has been such great feedback from people who have completed our online foundation course and they have been asking for more. They like the bite size chunks, being able to pace their own learning and the reflective practice approach. Now we are adding to our online course with an advanced Talking Mats module focusing on Talking Mats use in safeguarding. This course is structured around the Talking Mats Keeping Safe resource and how to use it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/keeping_in_touch.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/keeping_in_touch-300x300.png\" alt=\"keeping_in_touch\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Keeping Safe Talking Mats resource was developed to check in with people and find out how their lives are going. It uses a holistic framework to do this and the conversation it supports is structured around three topics: 1) well-being; 2) relationships; 3) thoughts and feelings. The resource was trialled and tested in projects involving over 700 practitioners. Originally, it was designed for people with learning disabilities but feedback has been that it has been helpful with a wide range of people including, those with stroke, head injury, dementia and mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>The advanced online module involves 2 to 3 hours of learning that you do at your own time and pace. It involves short talks, reading, videos and reflective practice activities. You will develop confidence in using the resource as well as an understanding of relevant issues, such as diagnostic overshadowing, developing the capacity of individuals to raise concerns, the impact of trauma. You will be encouraged to reflect on how you can apply the Talking Mats Keeping Safe resource to your own area of practice<\/p>\n<p>To apply for the course, you must have completed your Foundation Talking Mats training. \u00a0If you haven\u2019t completed this training <a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book now<\/a>. Access to this advanced course will begin on the first of every month and you will have 6 weeks to complete it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmats.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book your place now.<\/a> The cost is \u00a395 for the course with the Keeping Safe resource and \u00a363 if you already have your Keeping Safe resource and just want to do the training.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our first Talking Mats advanced online module has launched. 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