Video Profiling - Enabling children with Speech, Language and Communication needs

Nov. 3, 2008 - PRLog -- Video Profiling was developed by two Speech and Language Therapists working in special school and mainstream school environments.

Videos of children's skills and achievements are collected and compiled into a Video Profile. The Video Profile can be accessed by people working with that child to celebrate achievements, monitor progress and make decisions about intervention.

How people will use Video Profiling: some suggestions


Parents
"My son has a diagnosis of Autism. I like to see what work he is doing at school and how the teaching staff work with him. The Speech and Language Therapist video records sessions with my son so that I can see how to best work with him at home. The video profile makes me motivated to try new strategies and activities. At parents evenings and Annual Reviews the video profile helps everyone focus on my son's skills."


Speech and Language Therapist
"I work with non-verbal students. One of my intervention priorities to make sure that other people are able to use PECS with my client. I create video profiles so that other professionals and my client’s parents are able to see how their child uses PECS and within which contexts. It’s also a good way of giving me a baseline assessment on which to measure progress".


Clinical Psychologist
"I receive referrals from families and other professionals who are seeking my advice on managing challenging behaviours. I am based within a clinic so it’s difficult for me to observe these behaviours in context. A video profile gives me the opportunity to look at specific behaviours and make informed decisions on why they are occurring and how they can be managed effectively".


Occupational Therapist
"One of my responsibilities is to set up programmes to be carried out by other professionals and parents. Creating a video profile of activities and intervention routines enables people carrying out my programmes to see exactly what they need to be working on. If they video themselves carrying out the programme and upload it onto the clients video profile then I can monitor the programme remotely, without having to be on site".


Teacher
"A video profile enables me to demonstrate what I am teaching my students to their parents. It makes parents evenings more fun and interactive!"


Educational Psychologist
"I make routine visits to schools to assess advise and monitor students with more complex needs. Having access to a student’s video profile via the internet gives me an opportunity to ‘observe’ the students who have been refer to me before I go into school. It gives me a chance to prepare strategies and take appropriate resources with me when I meet students at school."

Find out more at: www.videoprofiling.co.uk

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Educational service developed by Speech and Language Therapists.

Video Profiling is a way of securely sharing information regarding learning, communication and independence skills of children with complex Speech, Language and Communication needs.