Training & Consultancy
Us in a Bus offer short, practical training courses for individuals, groups and organisations. Each course is tailored to meet the needs of the participants and the people they support.
We know that establishing some common ground with people who are often isolated, can help them have more of an impact on the world. One of the approaches that can help this to happen is Intensive Interaction, a simple and empathetic way of encouraging people to communicate in ways that are familiar and natural to them.
Janet Gurney is the chief executive of Us in a Bus and has over 15yrs of experience in supporting people in this way. Her workshops have been developed and delivered in response to requests for Us in a Bus to share some of their approaches to building and developing relationships with people who can often seem ‘difficult to reach’, including people with autism.
The learning objectives are:
- To understand the principles and techniques of Intensive Interaction
- To explore how these principles can be applied to working with the people the staff team support
- To make plans to put these principles into action
The course is suitable for:
Anyone who wants to communicate and relate more closely with people with
profound learning disabilities and complex needs, e.g. Day Service and
Support Staff, Home Leaders and Service Managers, Advocates, Families,
Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists etc..
Previous participants have said:
- “It was a safe environment to discuss our experiences and ideas”
- “A good facilitator – confident and precise”
- “It’s rare to find a trainer talking ‘our language’ – thoroughly recommended”
Us in a Bus is increasingly being asked to provide consultancy services too. Making Intensive Interaction part of people’s daily lives often requires a shift in workplace culture and environment. We can work alongside clients and staff together to help make those shifts.
Us in a Bus is able to provide a range of consultancy services to promote the particular needs of people with profound learning disabilities.
To find out more about the training and consultancy we could offer you, please contact us.
Current training opportunities
LEARN MORE ABOUT INTENSIVE INTERACTION TROUBLE SHOOTING MEETINGS
Us in a Bus has been granted funds for the Learning Disability Development Fund to run a series of meetings to help people sharpen their Intensive Interaction skills. The meetings are FREE and open to anyone who has already attended one of Us in a Bus’s Intensive Interaction Workshops.
People who come to the meetings (so far advocates, rehabilitation workers, support staff for adults and children) bring their examples of how they are using Intensive Interaction – what has worked, what hasn’t worked etc. The group discuss any challenges and help to plan next steps. You don’t have to attend every meeting, just drop in when you can.
People have found the meeting useful in terms of encouragement and ideas. One participant recently said “I find the meeting helpful because I have been able to check out that I am understanding Intensive Interaction properly and get feedback. This has helped a lot with developing deeper conversations/interactions with the people I work with”.
The following meetings are being held at: Us in a Bus, (RNIB Office) Tudor House, Philanthropic Road, Redhill, RH1 4DG on:
Tuesday, 10th August 2010 - 2pm to 5pm
For directions to Tudor House please click here http://www.multimap.com/s/Y9AH7XAD
Please contact us in advance to let us know that you are coming (so we can make sure we have enough tea and biscuits!).
