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Managing Communication Barriers

Communication is an important thing – it is how we express what we want and what we need. It must be very frustrating if, due to a variety of reasons, the main way of communicating for someone is affected and they’re not understood. It can also be hard for the person or carer who is… Read more »

Using A Validating Approach

Your Questions Answered: Q: Sometimes the people I work with will become unsettled and anxious when we are in the middle of an activity. I have heard that validation can help. Can you explain how? Helen Johns, the lead trainer on our Activity Coordinator Training Course, writes: This scenario is something that many activity coordinators… Read more »

Simplifying Reminiscence

Your Questions Answered: I'm struggling to encourage my colleagues to engage with residents in a way that fits around their...

Being Truly Person-Centred

Jill Hyland, activities manager at Walmer Care Centre, explains some of the clever ways they've developed a whole-home approach, and...

Benefitting From Work Experience

Robyn Taylor, one of our regular activity coordinator columnists, talks about how to ensure the time a work experience student...

Preparing For Inspection

Your Questions Answered: How do I prepare for a CQC inspection? Helen Johns, the lead trainer on our Activity Coordinator...

Gold Standard Care

Our new columnist, Jill Hyland, from Walmer Care Centre, shares with us her experiences of setting up the Gold Standard...

Solutions For Sundown

Robyn Taylor, one of our regular activity coordinator columnists, talks about how to manage the often tricky and troubling sundown...

Managing Communication Barriers

The Montessori Method

Using A Validating Approach