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Governance of Communication Passports in Learning Disability Services

Communication passports only improve support when providers govern how they are created, used, reviewed and updated. This article explains how learning disability services can evidence passport quality, staff consistency, person...

Communication Passports for Family and Circle of Support Involvement in Learning Disability Services

Communication passports can strengthen family and circle of support involvement when they bring together what people closest to the person know about communication, routines, distress and choice. This article explains...

Communication Passports for Community Inclusion in Learning Disability Services

Communication passports can improve community inclusion when they help staff and community partners understand how a person communicates, makes choices and experiences unfamiliar places. This article explains how learning disability...

Communication Passports for Mealtime Support in Learning Disability Services

Communication passports can make mealtime support safer and more person-led when they explain how a person communicates hunger, thirst, preference, refusal, discomfort and risk. This article explains how learning disability...

Communication Passports for Personal Care in Learning Disability Services

Communication passports can make personal care safer, calmer and more respectful when they explain how a person communicates consent, refusal, discomfort and readiness. This article explains how learning disability providers...

Communication Passports for Positive Behaviour Support in Learning Disability Services

Communication passports can strengthen Positive Behaviour Support when they explain how a person communicates distress, requests help, shows refusal and responds to reassurance. This article explains how learning disability providers...

Communication Passports for Safeguarding in Learning Disability Services

Communication passports can strengthen safeguarding when they explain how a person shows worry, distress, refusal, trust and changes in behaviour. This article explains how learning disability providers can use passports...

Communication Passports for Transitions in Learning Disability Services

Communication passports can reduce transition anxiety when they help new staff, services and professionals understand how a person communicates before change happens. This article explains how learning disability providers can...

Communication Passports for Health Appointments in Learning Disability Services

Communication passports can make health appointments safer, clearer and less stressful when they explain how a person communicates, understands information and shows pain or distress. This article explains how learning...

Communication Passports in Learning Disability Services: Creating a Single Source of Communication Truth

A communication passport should do far more than describe preferences. It should provide a practical, portable guide that helps every worker, professional and service understand how a person communicates, makes...

Governance of Objects of Reference in Learning Disability Services

Objects of reference only work well when providers govern how objects are selected, introduced, recorded, reviewed and used across staff teams. This article explains how learning disability services can keep...

Objects of Reference for Safeguarding in Learning Disability Services

Objects of reference can help people communicate worry, identify trusted people, understand safety routines and show when something feels wrong. This article explains how learning disability providers can use objects...

Objects of Reference for Positive Behaviour Support in Learning Disability Services

Objects of reference can strengthen Positive Behaviour Support when people need concrete ways to understand routines, request breaks, recognise calming options or communicate distress. This article explains how learning disability...

Objects of Reference for Mealtime Communication in Learning Disability Services

Objects of reference can make mealtime communication clearer when people need concrete cues for food, drink, choice, refusal, routine and support. This article explains how learning disability providers can use...

Objects of Reference for Personal Care in Learning Disability Services

Objects of reference can make personal care more understandable, predictable and respectful when people need concrete cues before support begins. This article explains how learning disability providers can use objects...

Objects of Reference for Emotional Regulation in Learning Disability Services

Objects of reference can support emotional regulation when people need concrete ways to understand reassurance, request space, prepare for calming routines or show distress. This article explains how learning disability...

Objects of Reference for Health Appointments in Learning Disability Services

Objects of reference can help people understand health appointments when clinics, professionals and procedures feel unfamiliar or abstract. This article explains how learning disability providers can use objects before, during...

Objects of Reference for Transitions in Learning Disability Services

Objects of reference can reduce anxiety during transitions by helping people understand what is happening next in concrete, familiar ways. This article explains how learning disability providers can use objects...

Objects of Reference for Choice and Control in Learning Disability Services

Objects of reference can strengthen choice and control when people understand real items more clearly than words, pictures or symbols. This article explains how learning disability providers can use objects...

Using Objects of Reference in Learning Disability Services

Objects of reference can support understanding when words, symbols or pictures are not enough. This article explains how learning disability providers can use real objects to prepare people for routines,...

Makaton Governance in Learning Disability Services

Makaton governance helps providers keep signs, symbols, staff practice and communication records consistent across real support. This article explains how learning disability services can oversee Makaton use, evidence outcomes and...

Makaton for Social Inclusion in Learning Disability Services

Makaton can support social inclusion when people have clearer ways to greet others, join activities, express preferences and take part in community life. This article explains how learning disability providers...

Makaton for Safeguarding and Speaking Up in Learning Disability Services

Makaton can help people raise worries, identify trusted people and communicate when something feels unsafe. This article explains how learning disability providers can use signs and symbols carefully in safeguarding,...

Makaton for Positive Behaviour Support in Learning Disability Services

Makaton can strengthen Positive Behaviour Support when people have clearer ways to show distress, ask for help, request a pause and understand calming routines. This article explains how learning disability...

Training Staff to Use Makaton Consistently in Learning Disability Services

Makaton only improves communication when staff use agreed signs, symbols and speech consistently across real routines. This article explains how learning disability providers can train staff, supervise practice, support confidence...

Makaton for Health Communication in Learning Disability Services

Makaton can improve health communication when people need clearer ways to show pain, ask for help, understand appointments and request pauses. This article explains how learning disability providers can use...

Makaton for Transitions and Change in Learning Disability Services

Makaton can reduce anxiety during transitions when staff use signs and symbols to explain what is changing, what stays the same and what happens next. This article explains how learning...

Using Makaton to Support Emotional Communication in Learning Disability Services

Makaton can help people communicate feelings, distress, worry and reassurance needs before situations escalate. This article explains how learning disability providers can use signs and symbols to support emotional communication,...

Makaton for Choice and Control in Learning Disability Services

Makaton can support choice and control when staff use agreed signs and symbols to help people understand options, express preferences and reject what they do not want. This article explains...

Using Makaton in Everyday Learning Disability Support

Makaton can strengthen everyday communication when staff use signs and symbols consistently around real routines, choices and emotions. This article explains how learning disability providers can introduce Makaton practically, support...