How I help people move on (1): Steering the way home
Author: Sue Martin & Magda Pearson
Magazine issue: Autumn 09
Page numbers: 23-25
Date: 31 August 2009
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The authors were asked by the manager of a local day service to develop a meaningful and interactive way to convey the concept of moving house to a group of people with severe and profound learning disabilities. Speech and language therapist Sue Martin and drama therapist Magda Pearson based their 12 week programme on Keith Park’s Story Telling work. They hoped by providing familiarity with the experience to help the service users understand and be less anxious when the move actually happened. The process involved the development of communication profiles for each client, writing verses and choosing Objects of Reference for the 6 identified stages of the move and recording the clients’ responses. The authors reflect on the impact this work has had on their practice.
