AAC West Training

AAC Modelling

A 45 minute introduction to the best way to support the AAC user's learning.

Introduction to Core & Fringe AAC Vocabularies

A 30 minute introduction to core and fringe vocabulary.

Pragmatic Vocabulary

A 30 minute introduction to pragmatically organised vocabulary.

Software training

2 hour personalised training courses for adding vocabulary and editing software.

Communication Partner Training

A 30-45 minute introduction on how to be good communication partners to AAC users with video examples. 

Keeping Vocabularies Updated Training

A 30-45 minute session about the importance of keeping vocabs up-to-date and putting a system in place to do this.

Embedding Good Practice Training

AAC awareness training for staff in schools and settings.

 

AAC Assessment (Training for Local Paediatric & Local Adult Learning Disability Teams)

We are pleased to be able to offer this FREE online training course via Microsoft Teams.  

AAC Assessment & Implementation (Training for Local Adult Neuro Teams)

We are pleased to be able to offer this FREE online training course via Microsoft Teams

AAC Implementation (Training for Local Paediatric and Local Adult Learning Disability Teams)

We are pleased to be able to offer this FREE online training course via Microsoft Teams.  

AAC WEST South West Link Therapy Day

AAC WEST South West Link Therapists Meeting - MS TEAMS Meeting for AAC Link Therapists in the South West.

Next Link Therapy Day:

12th June 2024 (9.30am-1pm) - Link Therapy Meeting - Book your place with Eventbrite

Local Therapy Teams

Each Local SLT team has an AAC Link Therapist.  We run biannual Link Therapy Days. Link therapists are made aware of our upcoming training days and asked to disseminate this information to their wider teams.  If your team does not have an AAC Link Therapist and you would be interested in this role, please get in touch via email aacwestadmin@nbt.nhs.uk.

We run a number of training days in the following areas:

  • AAC Assessment in your local teams
  • Access assessment
  • Low tech AAC
  • Implementing AAC