Elearning courses
These convenient, low-cost digital modules can help your whole team learn about using word-free picture stories to empower people in schools, healthcare, or out in the community.
Our modules
Inclusive Maternity Care module - FREE for maternity care staff
About the module:
This e-learning module helps maternity care professionals learn how to use Beyond Words’ stories and pictures, as well as the Together Project resources, to support people with communication around pregnancy and parenting.
Course overview:
Session 1: Introduction to Inclusive Maternity Care
Session 2: Introduction to Beyond Words and Visual Literacy
Session 3: How to use 'Having a Baby' book
Session 4: Introducing Together Project and Maternity Passport
Session 5: How to use 'Loving Babies' book
Session 6: Learning Disability, Autism & Legislation
The simple but powerful techniques explained in this module will equip you with the skills and confidence to use our picture resources to deal with questions, concerns, or fears about a range of issues people may face when having a baby.
Completing this module will take about two hours, including watching the videos. Some additional time is required to practice what you’ve learned and make reflective notes. Once the module is complete you will receive a certificate.
This module also includes a FREE download of our ebooks, Having a Baby and Loving Babies, and information on how to access free downloads of the Together Project resources.
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Foundation module - £15
About the module:
The Foundation module offers an overview of Beyond Words and will increase your confidence in using our series of word-free picture stories - either with individuals one-to-one or in a group setting.
You will learn simple but powerful techniques to support people who read our stories - people who have questions, concerns or fears about a wide range of life challenges and people who just want to share their thoughts with others and have fun.
Course overview:
Session 1: Understanding visual literacy
Session 2: Supporting your readers
Session 3: Choosing a story to read
Session 4: Getting started
The online part of the course will take about an hour, including watching the videos. You need to allow extra time for trying out the exercises and making your own reflective notes. You do not need to complete the course all at once, it will remember where you left off, and it will let you start again from the same place. Once the module is complete you will receive a certificate.
This module also includes a FREE download of our ebook, Belonging.
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Education module - £15
About the module:
This e-learning module is about using Beyond Words stories to support students’ Social, Emotional and Mental Health, and to teach them about healthy relationships. This e-learning will be useful for teachers, teaching assistants and parents.
By completing this module, you will learn how Beyond Words materials can help with:
Recognising and understanding a child/young person's fears and concerns
Improving communication and finding strategies to reduce anxiety
Developing a child/young person’s ability and confidence in forming healthy and loving relationships
Recognising signs that a child/young person may be at risk.
The simple but powerful techniques explained in this module will equip you with the skills and confidence to deal with questions, concerns, or fears about a range of difficult experiences and emotions that children and young people may face in their lives.
The module also includes downloadable resources:
Lesson plans for classwork
Plans for one-to-one sessions
Guidance on how to work with sensitive issues
Links and selected downloadable images to support your teaching
Case studies
Guidance on devising, delivering and evaluating an intervention using Books Beyond Words to build your own case study.
Completing this module will take about two hours, including watching the videos. Some additional time is required to tailor the lesson plans and make reflective notes. Once the module is complete you will receive a certificate.
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Health module - £15
About the module:
This e-learning module helps health professionals and carers/support workers learn how to use Beyond Words’ stories and pictures to support people with communication around health and wellbeing.
Course overview:
Session 1: Understanding learning disability and autism and the legislative framework
Session 2: The importance of health screening and vaccinations
Session 3: Health education
Session 4: Planning in advance for contact with health professionals
Session 5: Explaining some health conditions
Session 6: Putting learning into practice: See one, do one, teach one
The simple but powerful techniques explained in this module will equip you with the skills and confidence to use our picture resources to deal with questions, concerns, or fears about a range of health issues people may face in their lives.
The module also includes information and guidance on:
The annual health check
How to use hospital passports and one-page profiles
Guidance on how to work with sensitive issues, including grief and end of life care
Designing an intervention, or personal development plans
Guidance on how to use Beyond Words’ picture resources to build your own case studies.
Completing this module will take about two hours, including watching the videos. Some additional time is required to create your own case studies, or personal development plans and make reflective notes.
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