The Different Forms Of Alternative Communication P2

P2) Describe needs different forms of alternative communication for different needs, using examples from health and social care. Alternative communication is a phrase that is used to describe different methods of communication that can help people who are not capable to use verbal, or non- verbal communication. A person who is disability, can have difficulty to communicate with others, and can get the benefit to communication. Alternative communication forms help disable’s family, their friends and relationship to send and receive the information. A person who lost his sight, or can’t be completely corrected using spectacles or contact lenses, is called visual impairment. There are some alternative forms of communication. They are.
 Braille:
The Braille system is generally used by visual impairment people to read and write. Each Braille character is used six dot positions, orderly in a rectangle. For example- A patient, who is visual impairment, can find his hospital from a Braille map.
 Braille software: It creates Braille and comes in an open range of packages, as well as those to create mathematical and musical data includes text and to translate vary languages.
For instance, when a doctoring student has to do the assignment, he can use Braille software to do his assignments.
 Particular some computers and programmes, electronic aids which speak and/or print. A receptionist, who is a visual impairment person, has to keep the patient’s records. He will use this programmes, electronic aids and printer.
 There are some services such as Single message devices, pointer boards, toys or books which speak when touched. For example, A Nursing student, who has visual impairment problem, can use these facilities to study at
university.

Hearing impairment is a loss or less of skill or capacity to hear clearly, which can be reason of main differences in the ability to communicate.
 British sign languages: This method uses with visual signs. Sign language officer, helper uses shapes, positions and movement of the hands, arms, or body and also facial expression to understand the information. Sign language is generally used by the families and friends of hearing impairment people as well as by those who are deaf or less of hearing themselves. A pregnancy woman, who is hearing impairment, can get advice from her Doctor with her sign language helper.
 Finger spelling: It is used for letters and sometimes numbers by tracing the shapes of letters in the air or on a hand. American, French and Irish sign language are one handed finger spelling, but British sign language sign language is two hands. When a health and social care student studies at a college, he can get the all subject information as well as others.
 Text messaging: A person, who has impairment, can receive mobile phones alerts. The hearing impaired person will receive the vibrations when messages and emails are arrived. For example, A Doctor can contact with a hearing impairment person to say about appointment details over the text message rather than telephone call. It will be helpful for them.
 Photograph and pictures, graphic symbols and text: In hospital, X- ray is best way to understand about the broken leg or hand problem.
 Universal behaviours such as body language, gesture, pointing, facial expression and vocalisation: They can identify the health condition (serious or normal), when a Nurse use facial expression, behaviour and pointing.
 Technological aids: It includes gesture, signing, special symbols, spelling out a message on a letter board or computer, electronic speech output aids, etc. For example, there are many symbols and boards to enter and exit in the hospital.

This phrase includes an open variety of developmental learning problem. Children with these problems may have worldwide environmental delay. This kind of disabilities might have hearing, vision, speech difficulties, or physical problem. So we can communicate with some technique. They are:
 Communication passport: These were invented in 1991 and are a way of documenting and presenting information about children and adults with disabilities who are unable to speak for themselves. They make sense of formal assessment and record the important things about the individuals, in an easy to read, portable and person – centred way. Communication passports are now widely used in home, care, social work and health and education settings and are a way of making and of supporting an individual’s transitions between services.
 Bliss symbols: These are used to provide a written language for people with severe speech disabilities. The system is based on concepts rather than words. It was developed by the Austrian Charles Bliss who wanted to create a universal written language that people speaking any language could learn and communicate in. For example: In a hospital, a carer can understand a child’s needs accurately.
 Makaton: This is a method of communication using signs and symbols. Unlike British sign language, it uses speech as well as action and symbols, using picture cards. Makaton ties in facial expression with a word to make the word more easily recognised by those with learning difficulties. Normally, a midwife uses Makaton to talk to her pregnancy in a surgery.
 Technological aids: Technology provides many electronic aids to help us communicate. They are computers records, store and communicate information very quickly and efficiently over long distances. Electronic aids can turn small movement in to written words, and then into speech, such as the voice box most famously used by the scientist and doctors.
 Use of pictures to aid communication: There are many pictures about their activities in a care home. For example: how to brush, bath, eat and clean their bed properly.

This difficult and distressing condition is most prevalent in older people and people who live with Alzheimer’s disease.
The confusion can results can result ultimately in the loss of the ability to communicate, but in the early stages it involves short- term memory loss to the extent of being unable to remember the essential parts of a conversation or a recent exchange. It can mean the constant repetition of any form of communication. It will be frustrating for you as you try to communicate, but is equally frustrating for the person. You will need to make sure your frustration is under control and that you don’t allow it to influence how you relate to the person. For instance, a mental health nurse uses some previous pictures and photos for remembering the patients’ life.

Someone with a communication disorder, such as people who are on the “autistic spectrum”, may have difficulty in communication, social interaction, and may show some repetitive and obsessive behaviour. As each person who has a communication disorder will behave differently at care home, you will need to find out about the person you are supporting and the particular aspects of communication and social interaction that are
affected.

a person, who knows a language only, can be included this group. As they know a single language, they need someone’s help to communicate with others.
 Interpreters: People who communicate a conversation, whether it be spoken or signed, to someone in a different language they will understand. This is not easy because they not only have to interpret the words or sign but also have to find a expressing of the meaning of the words clearly. When a person, who doesn’t know a particular language, have to call for an emergency ambulance. At that time interpreter helps a lot.
 Translators: People who change recorded information, such as the written word into another language. Again they have to convey the meaning as well as the words. When someone has emergency health condition, if he doesn’t know the particular language, doctor can send letter, so that letter can be translated by translator. As sometime Doctors can’t find interpreter immediately, they will send this kind of letter.
 Signers: People, who can communicate with a sign language, can use this forms at hospital or residential care home.
 Colleagues: other members of your patients/ person, who may have known your language, can help you.

 Advocate: when an elderly person can’t walk or can’t do his own work, another person will appear for that person, and will do everything for that elderly person with his permission. This is a nominated person who will act or speak on behalf of other individuals who may not be able to put forward their opinions. This individual may speak on behalf of someone who has a learning difficulty, sensory difficulty or who may not speak the required language. For instance, an elderly people, who live in a care home, can’t go outside, because of his illness. He has to go to bank to get his pension credit at the bank, so an advocate can help him to get that pension credit.
 When you communicate with elderly people, you will have to speak clearly, slowly, and little bit louder. As they are elderly, they can’t concentrate immediately.

If people are upset as the results of an outside event, such as the death of a close friend, or relatives, or they have received some other bad news, there is probably little you can do to prevent the distress. However, the way you communicate with them and the way you handle the situation can often reduce it.
You must be careful not to pressurise people to discuss more than they want to. You could also offer them a choice of talking to another member of health care staff or a relative, or friend, if they appear to be unwilling to discuss their worries with you. In a health care setting, a carer needs to give time to respect them.
When a Doctor, or Nurse, or, other staffs communicates with someone who is distressed, one of the first things they will have to find out what support they want. Sometimes all people need is having their hand held to enable them to go on coping with the distress themselves. Providing unwanted support can sometimes be as damaging and as unhelpful as too little, or none.