The Barnsley AT Team offer a training curriculum to support relevant professionals working within the Yorkshire and Humber NHS region.

We offer free training sessions and some accredited educational courses which may be chargeable. Please also signup to our email list to receive information about future training events.

Courses Available

We are pleased to offer a programme of nine assistive technology modules, each lasting 30 minutes. We are launching our new training by offering these as live online lunch-time sessions. 

The Assistive Technology modules on offer are listed below, follow the links on the webinar page to book via EventBrite.

An Introduction to the Assistive Technology Team

An overview of what our team can offer, our referral criteria and our service pathway.

Access Methods

An introduction to the ways of accessing technology that people who require our service methods might use.

Principles of AAC Assessment

A rundown of the fundamentals required to understand a person’s AAC needs.

Practical strategies for supporting AAC

Tips on how to get the most out of AAC in the real-world.

Best practice in AAC (Effective CPD)

Want to develop your skills in AAC? Feel daunted where to start and what advice to follow? This session will point you in the right direction.

Developing your AAC service

If you’re looking to improve your service user experience, develop a care pathway or learn how to engage with service commissioners, this session will walk you through ways to achieve that.

Managing Expectations

Assistive Technology might not always be able to provide the solutions people hope for. Often, services are unable to service that people might hope for. In this session we will discuss ways to support ourselves and the people we work with through times where expectations might differ or not be able to be met.

Collaborative team working

Practical advice for working with a range of services and professionals, including setting meaningful goals for the shared person you are supporting.

Graphic symbol Vocabularies

The choice of symbol vocabularies can feel overwhelming. This session will walk you through what’s on offer and why some might suit particular strengths and needs of the people who use them.

Coming soon!

• • Pick two or more modules and build your own custom training session, delivered online or at your setting
  • Recordings of each module will be available on our website, to watch when it suits you
  • Half and full day training courses covering more in-depth subjects, such as Autism & AAC and Accessible Gaming