Video Interaction Guidance

1

• Video Interaction Guidance
• 26th April 2010
• Promoting Active Engagement
• Ettrick Riverside Business centre, Selkirk
• Jenny Whinnett Grampian Co-ordinator PAMIS
• Tracey Bell, Project Worker PAMIS

2
PAMIS is a voluntary organisation and registered
charity based in Scotland We are a Unit within
the faculty of Education Social Work,
University of Dundee PAMIS is a member of the
Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability
PAMIS in partnership with people with profound
learning disabilities their carers
3

• We work in partnership with people with
• profound multiple learning disabilities,
• their families and professionals
• PAMIS has offices in Fife, Glasgow, Grampian,
• South Lanarkshire and Tayside
• Our head office is based in the White Top
  Research Unit, at the University of Dundee

4
VIG dynamic interactive training

• Aims to improve effective communication in the
  situation where it naturally occurs, building on
  each individuals unique and effective style.
• Raising self awareness and reflection
• Increasing attuned responses to others
• Activating clients to solve their own problems
• Reframing perceptions
• Reducing stress and increasing self confidence
• Achieving collaborative relationships

5
VIG benefits to an organisation

• VIG provides the opportunity for
• motivation recognising strengths and promoting
  self-directed learning
• co-operation and learning through satisfying
  and effective communication
• Sustained change and independence by engaging
  the recipient as an equal partner in the problem
  solving/ learning process.

6
VIG positive interaction

• Create heightened awareness of verbal and non
  verbal communication skills
• Used in a number of different ways by different
  resources
• Not professional staff instruction but self
  reflection

7
VIG example 1

• Care agency staff working in family home
• Improve communication between staff and young
  girl with PMLD
• Short course being developed, piloted and
  evaluated
• Training course to be offered by social work

8
VIG example 2

• Adult Day Centre Staff
• Member of staff taking VIG trainers course
• 3 video sessions with day centre worker
• Parent and staff view video pieces together
• Parent and staff share information
• Staff identify themselves were to improve
  communication

9
Videoing sessions

• 10 minute positive piece of video
• Micro-analysis carried out and 3 short clips
  chosen
• Staff view and form communication goals
• Future plan
• Staff assessed by VEROC (Dundee University)
• Certified through phases 1 - 3

10
Awarded

• Care Accolades for Innovative Training Methods

11
Contact details
Jenny Whinnett PAMIS Grampian Co-ordinator Unit 5
Badentoy Business Centre Badentoy
Crescent Portlethen AB12 4YD Tel 01224
784456 Email jenny.pamis_at_btconnect.com Web
www.dundee.ac.uk/pamis