The Lex-lite Launches!The Sensory Projects are very excited to announce the launch of Lex Lite - a series of three in-house training days that cover the content of the Lexiconary course in detail with time given to apply the learning to your particular setting. Previously the Lexiconary has only been available as a ticketed event as its extraordinary nature made it too tricky to take on the road as an in-house experience, however in response to an increasing number of requests we have now found a way to take the show on the road and bring it to you in all its sensory abundance. Lex Lite 1: Vision, Proprioception and Vestibulation Lex Lite 2: Hearing, Tasting and Smelling Lex Lite 3: Touch, Interoception and Agency Each Lex Lite will cover the development of the sensory systems listed above, showing you how to apply this knowledge to enhance engagement, develop cognition, support communication and promote wellbeing for people with profound disabilities, as well as supplying you with ideas and insights to enliven your current practice. Contact sensorystory@gmail.com for further information. 2020 Lexiconary tour19th and 20th of Feburary - The Super Lex - Portugal. Possible extra date: 4th July Sheffield The Lexiconary is CPD accredited. The Lex-lite contains CPD accredited content and can be booked as in house training. To see a map of where the Lexiconary has toured already and where it is heading in future click here. Scroll down if you are thinking about Ofsted or considering CQC. FeedbackPeople have been blogging about their experience of the Lexiconary, you can get an insider perspective from their blogs here: Little Mama Murphy - Happy Little Hugh - Blog from the perspective of a parent to a person with profound and multiple learning disabilities. Square Peggee - Blog from the neurodiverse perspective of a special school educator. CMG - Blog from the perspective of a care organisation. If you have blogged about the Lexiconary please let us know: sensorystory@gmail.com Develop Your Sensory LexcionaryDevelop your sensory lexiconary and learn to use it to promote engagement and communication with those who experience meaning in a primarily sensory way.This course will teach you about the development of seven sensory systems and show you how to select and organise sensory resources in such a way as to engage Sensory Beings in conversations, whilst also supporting their mental well-being and developing their cognition. Everyone is welcome on these days but they are particularly suitable for:
Delegates on previous Lexiconaries have included: parents, foster carers, teachers from special and mainstream settings, portage workers, speech and language therapists, CAMHs team members, artists and actors, support workers, staff from hospital education teams, children's hospice practitioners, staff from dementia care settings, people supporting refugees and victims of trauma, people who support babies in the first months of life, staff members from CICs looking to support inclusion in society, social researchers, family members and more. I look forward to welcoming new diverse delegates in the future.
Considering CQC?CQC’s descriptions of outstanding service describe settings that are creative and innovative, staffed with exceptionally well trained people who empower those they work on behalf of. They speak of settings seeking out current best practice and ensuring all their staff have access to the learning. Outstanding settings recognise the preferences of their residents and are constantly on the lookout for new ideas. Considering a sensory lexiconary, i.e. a language of the senses, is in itself creative and innovative, the Lexiconary has CPD accreditation and the feedback from past delegates indicates that the quality of the training is exceptional. By understanding a person’s sensory communication abilities you can empower them to engage and communicate more than before. The Lexiconary is informed by current research and is suitable for all staff. The information contained within it will help staff to identify the sensory preferences of the people they work on behalf of, and through the creative activity suggestions that pepper the day they will find new ideas to engage with the people they work on behalf of.
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