Good to be planning the next online advanced webinar on 8th Sept on Capacity and Talking Mats. Book now as there are still some spaces www.talkingmats.com/product/capa... The resource will be sent to you prior to the session

Lovely to meet this enthusiastic group of speech and language therapy students today from Auburn University Texas who came to find out about Talking Mats on their European tour .

Interested in exploring views on #spirituality ? This new Talking Mats resource was developed in partnership with people from different faiths. It helps people reflect and express views on spiritual practice, their faith communities and beliefs. Book a place on our free online launch event 7th May

2 places have opened up on our Face to face Foundation Training in London on the 14th of April. Booking is through the websites www.talkingmats.com/shop/

What better way to help children and young people belong than to really listen to them ? From early years to young adulthood our training and Resources offer a supportive way to for young people to communicate about important things in their lives. Find out more on our website www.talkingmats.com

The Effectiveness Framework of Functional Communication (EFFC) is being updated and we need your help. This work will ensure the EFFC is widely available and effective for use in various settings where individuals benefit from TM. www.talkingmats.com/opportunity-...

Meet Dr Margret Buchholz, long-time champion of Talking Mats and January's Research Spotlight! Read more about her research projects in the Publications Section of our website www.talkingmats.com/research/pub...

Talking Mats training is essential for our Resources to be used effectively and with maximum impact. Instead of a January sale we have reduced the cost of all our post training Resources - permanently! Next Face to face training: Glasgow 10th February www.talkingmats.com/shop/

Loving the new symbols from our new energy project #fuelpoverty #renewables #easyread

Over the next few months we will be introducing you to some of our brilliant researchers, practitioners and clinical academics who make up our Research Network. Starting with Dr Jill Bradshaw. If you would like to know more about the Research Network read here www.talkingmats.com/research/res...

We are supporting #SafeguardingAdultsWeek To change the conversation you need the tools.

Are you supporting people to think about how changes in their health affects their plans for the future? Advanced Course; Thinking Ahead, supporting advance care planning, can help. Practical advice and discussions lead by Dr Sally Boa, Strathcarron Hospice. www.talkingmats.com/training/adv...

Did you know Talking Mats has been trialled with a visually impaired Thinker? Just one of the blogs highlighted for AAC Awareness Month. Enjoy! #AACAwarenessMonth #CommunicationDifficulties

Celebrating DLD Awareness Day! #DLDday We were proud to be involved in this project. If you think Talking Mats could be useful in Research you are carrying out, please get in touch. info@talkingmats.com

Congratulations to our new Licenced Trainers! These talented individuals are now licenced to train others within their teams in Talking Mats. We look forward to hearing how you all get on. For more information on becoming a Talking Mats Licenced Trainer please contact licenced@talkingmats.com

Are you using or planning to use Talking Mats in research? Then you'll want to read this month's Research Spotlight. #CommunicationResearch

Been great working with @forceschildscot.bsky.social to produce this bespoke Talking Mats resource to allow children & young people space to express their thoughts on being in a family where a parent serves in the forces forceschildrenscotland.org.uk/news/success...

The Research Spotlight for August shines on work by @samanthaflynn.bsky.social , @nikitahayden.bsky.social , @nikmanktelow.bsky.social and team. Using digital Talking Mats they gathered the views of children using an online reading intervention. Use the QR code to read more

Lucia Tullio passed away earlier this year. With her family's permission we have posted a short tribute to her. www.talkingmats.com/lucia-tullio...

Congratulations to everyone involved in a successful and inspiring British Aphasiology Society conference last week and thank you to everyone who came to talk to us. The winner of our prize draw is @sophiemack11.bsky.social email on its way with more details

Upskill alert! If you are trained in Talking Mats and supporting adults with communication difficulties this course is for you. Delivered by @loiscameron.bsky.social and Julie King this course is facilitated by Course Beetle. Booking details on coursebeetle.co.uk/courses/talk...

This month’s research spotlight shines on Sweden , the Dart centre for #AAC &technology Their freely available paper describes how Talking Mats was used to explore the views & perspectives of children and young people on their speaking and reading activities #slcn #communicationdisability #dyslexia

Congratulations Anne Marie on 40 years work as a speech & language therapist ,a well deserved retirement celebration with lots of great stories about the impact of really listening to your patient stories & needs.Thanks for all you did for us. Love your retirement plans - ace top scale !

Be part of this new, exciting initiative email: jessica@talkingmats.com #CAMHS

This month's Research spotlight falls on a study looking at using Talking Mats with children and young people with Cerebral Palsy and their experience of chronic pain.

Delighted to be working with @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social - taking the resource we developed for #cancerscreening research & turning it into a practical tool for practitioners. We will work with 10 people supporting screening with people with #learningdisability . Looking forward to their feedback

Research Spotlight - another fantastic piece of research using Talking Mats to include the views of young people with #autism on # dentistry Free access paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

The Research Spotlight for May falls on a recent study that used Talking Mats to find out what a small group of Autisic children thought about their dental care. thank you to @amritchauhan.bsky.social @drpeterday.bsky.social and team #DentalCare #Autism journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Great morning with an enthusiastic group of students from Auburn University this morning . So many had veteran connections that were really interested in the new set we have made for @forceschildscot.bsky.social My Forces Family Life

Are you working with young people and need to support them to discuss relationships & #sexualhealth If so book now on our advanced course 12th June at @coursebeetle.co.uk A resource is included that covers 3 topics; sexual knowledge,being close, sexual interests. #careexperienced #learningdisability