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The Communication Game was developed by Focus Games for NHS Education for Scotland (NES). The game helps frontline health & social care staff improve their knowledge and skills around communication, allowing them to support people with diverse communication support needs.
Communication is key to delivering safe, effective and person-centred services. Everyone has the right to express their views and be heard, regardless of how they communicate. To provide an inclusive service, it’s crucial that frontline staff communicate effectively with as many people as possible.
Small changes to our behaviour can help create an environment where as many people as possible can communicate effectively. The Communication Game is designed to catalyse these changes.
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Communication Game
The game is suitable for anyone working in health & social care with responsibility for interacting with service users, their carers and families. It can be used in many different ways to enhance learning and understanding.
It’s a competitive team game for between 4-12 players, and can be used by single or multi-disciplinary teams. The facilitator does not have to be an expert in communication support needs, in practice the game is self-supporting and needs very little intervention.
35 question cards
13 scenario cards
10 activity cards.
By playing the game, players should:
- Improve their communication skills.
- Increase their understanding of communication support needs.
- Support service users, carers and their families to communicate in the way they prefer.
- Implement lessons learned into their daily practice.
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Links
Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
Provides various resources that can be used to improve communication, including clinical resources, professional development opportunities and access to news and events.
Communication Matters
A charity who aim to increase understanding of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) methods, offering information on training resources, assessment services and accessing communication aids.
Making Communication Even Better
An interactive workbook created by a group of people with communication support needs, which supports health & social care providers to make their service inclusive and accessible.
NHS Education for Scotland
Various resources supporting the delivery of person-centred care and communication, which can be used for CPD with health & social care staff.
