PROVIDER TRAINING
Bloom Therapy offers practical and interactive workshops for disability providers who support individuals with complex communication needs and / or swallowing and mealtime support needs.
We provide full day workshops or can work with your organisation to develop a bespoke training experience to suit your specific requirements.
OUR TRAINING PACKAGES
COMPLEX COMMUNICATION NEEDS (CCN) TRAINING – AN INTRODUCTION
Our one-day CCN workshop is facilitated by a Speech Pathologist and will: Develop your understanding and awareness of some of the difficulties faced by people with CCN Recognise the abilities and potential in people who have CCN Explore challenges and potential opportunities when supporting people with CCN Build your skills to become a strong communication partner Assist you in building a supportive communication environment Explore and trial examples of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tools Help you build a communication dictionary / profile for a person(s) you support.
SAFE SWALLOWING AND MEALTIME MANAGEMENT TRAINING
Mealtime management is a crucial area of support when working with many individuals with a disability. Mealtimes are an important part of every person’s life – in addition to meeting our nutritional needs, mealtimes also play a vital part in maintaining good quality of life and important social roles. Our speech pathologists have worked alongside service providers delivering mealtime support for many years. We have developed an understanding of the challenges faced by care staff in relation to mealtime support and as such we have tailored our training packages to ensure participants receive practical and evidence-based training and advice that will lead to successful outcomes for the people we support. Our one-day mealtime support workshop is facilitated by a Speech & Language Pathologist and includes theory and practical activities to: Provide participants with an understanding of the swallowing process Develop participants ability to identify signs of swallowing and / or mealtime difficulties and when and who to refer to for support and assessment Practice preparing modified foods and fluids Assist participants’ with creating an enjoyable mealtime environment including opportunities for choice making and communication Develop skills in reading and interpreting a mealtime support plan.
OTHER TRAINING OPTIONS
In addition to our full day complex communication needs (CCN) and safe swallowing and mealtime management workshops, we can provide shorter education and training sessions covering the following topics:
- An introduction to Complex Communication Needs (CCN)
- Key Word Sign
- An introduction to Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)
- How to be an effective communication partner
- An introduction to mealtime management
- Modified foods and fluids preparation and cooking class
- Supporting safe eating and drinking
- Providing choice-making and communication opportunities at mealtimes
TRAINING COSTS
Our groups are tailored to meet the specific needs of your organisation and as such prices may vary. If a topic is not listed above, please let us know as we are confident we can assist you with your unique training needs.
