What might a session look like?
A typical half day gives you around 3 hours of training time and is designed to increase confidence, learn good communication skills and discuss behaviour in a friendly, relaxed and open way.
All of our training is done at a venue to suit you (normally your workplace).
We cover many of the following topics during sessions:
All of our training is done at a venue to suit you (normally your workplace).
We cover many of the following topics during sessions:
- Practical advice on working with and meeting people with disabilities.
- Invisible as well as visible disabilities.
- Interactive workshops designed to challenge and address perceptions.
- Group 'breakout' sessions on interesting questions
- Simple solutions to physical challenges
- Allowing open and honest discussion of what are considered to be the awkward questions.
- Access issues and how they might be overcome - even in seemingly impossible situations.
- Effective communications.
- Understanding that mistakes can be key in reflection and improvement
- The Equality Act 2010 and discussion regarding it's importance.
- Recognise and understand humour in awkward situations.
- Dealing with conflict if things go wrong.
- Empowering staff to respect others views with regard to disability and beyond.
- Confidence in day to day life in situations or challenges that involve disability.
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