Talking Mats – Sexual Health and Relationships – Advanced online webinar with resource
About this course
This advanced webinar is for Talking Mats trained practitioners where opening up conversations about sexual health and relationships is a key part of their role. The webinar focuses on the Talking Mats Sexual Health and Relationships resource. This is supplied to participants as part of the course fee.
The webinar takes place online from 9.30am – 12pm on the scheduled date.
Talking Mats Sexual Health and Relationships resource
This resource has been developed by both Talking Mats and the REACH team in Perth & Kinross Council, Scotland. REACH is a unique team, one-of-a-kind in Scotland; providing intensive support for children and young people on the edge of care in Perth and Kinross. It is a multidisciplinary team bringing together professionals across health, education, social work and youth work.
The resource was originally designed to open up conversations about Harmful Sexual Behaviour. Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB) is an umbrella term for sexual behaviours of concern that can range from being inappropriate or problematic to abusive or violent (Hackett’s Continuum of Sexual Behaviour 2010). However, the resource can also be used to open up conversations about sexual health and relationships in general. The resource itself is split into 4 topics:
- Sexual knowledge
- Being close
- Sexual interests
- Body Parts (Submat)
Course pricing
| Book and pay online | Organisational payment | Student / Returner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talking Mats Sexual Health and Relationships webinar | £95 | £110 | £73 |
Please book your place here or alternatively, you can contact us if you are you would like to:
- Book four or more courses (we can offer you a discount)
- Make a block booking for a group
- Book a closed course
Course presenters
Perth and Kinross REACH Team and Talking Mats Training Partnership
Amy Mackinnon (REACH Team)
Amy is a Senior Practitioner Social Worker with 16 years of experience working with adolescents in a youth justice and edge of care setting, and is AIM3 and Talking Mats Trained. Amy has recently completed a postgraduate course on Children and Young People in Conflict With The Law.
Lois Cameron (Talking Mats Team)
Lois is one of the founding directors of Talking Mats Social Enterprise. By profession, Lois was a Speech and Language Therapist and worked in various roles in the NHS primarily in learning disabilities . She was heavily involved in building the research evidence base for Talking Mats and since 2011 her focus has been to ensure that as many people as possible benefit from this transformational communication framework.
View more courses by Perth and Kinross REACH Team and Talking Mats Training Partnership.
Laura Holmes
Speech and Language Therapist and Talking Mats Associate Director
Laura Holmes is Associate Director with Talking Mats and has worked for Talking Mats since 2016. She has worked as a Speech and Language Therapist for over 20 years in NHS as well as in independent practice.
Laura has experience working with both children and adults, across a diverse range of settings including mainstream schools, specialist schools and resource bases (primary and secondary), and community clinics. Laura Holmes also worked for NHS Stockport Foundation Trust as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with the Stockport Virtual Schools Team. She has a particular interest in using Talking Mats with children and young people who have experienced adverse childhood experiences. Laura supports them to have their voices heard and responded to by those around them.
Course topics
The webinar is structured around the Talking Mats Sexual Health and Relationships resource which is provided as part of the booking fee. In addition to discussion time and opportunity to ask questions about implementation, the webinar includes:
- A guided overview of all parts of the resource:
- Sexual knowledge
- Being close
- Sexual interests
- Body Parts
- Best practice examples
- Impact stories
- Top tips for using the resource
Who this course is suitable for
This advanced course is only for Talking Mats Trained practitioners.
To complete Talking Mats Foundation Training, view our Virtual live options
visit The Talking Mats website for face-to-face or self-study options.
Booking information
This course is available on various dates throughout the year. To view available course dates, select your preferred date and book your place, please click here.
During the booking process, you can select to reserve a place instead (while you confirm you can attend or to organise payment through your employer for example). We can hold your place for up to four weeks, if we have not heard from you after this time, we may need to cancel your reservation so other people can attend the training.
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