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Talking Mats Courses

Talking Mats® has the potential for use with a wide range of people. It is a visual framework, which helps people think about issues and provides them with a way of expressing their views more easily.


Could Talking Mats help you?

Talking Mats® has the potential for use with a wide range of people. It is a visual framework, which helps people think about issues and provides them with a way of expressing their views more easily.

Participants have included Occupational Therapists, Dieticians, Doctors, Nurses, Advocacy Workers, Service Planners, Social Workers, Speech-Language Therapists, Care Workers, Teachers, Rehabilitation Assistants, Researchers, Psychologists.

Clients can include people with a learning disability, stroke, dementia, neurological difficulties, mental health issues, the elderly, children and young people.

Course Format:

This one-day Foundation Training Course delivered by Talking Mats Accredited Trainers, combines hands-on experience of Talking Mats with role-play, discussion and reflection of the use of the tool in a variety of real-life situations. The morning will provide background information, experience opportunities to use Talking Mats, useful models to think about communication and complexity of language. There will also be film footage of a range of people with communication difficulties using Talking Mats. The afternoon will focus on using Talking Mats in real life situations and planning how to develop its use in participants’ own work environment.  

Each participant will receive a resource as part of the course (three sets of option cards) and will also have access to purchasing further sets. Participants select a resource most suited for their client group to accompany their training from the sets available on the day. 


Fee: $375 per person (including GST). Fee includes a Talking Mats symbol set of your choosing.

Morning tea provided. BYO lunch.

Courses need a minimum of 8 people to run. 

This course is being run with all government guidelines in place. Physical distancing will be observed. Should the situation regarding events change, we will be in touch.


Upcoming Courses

Face to Face

Auckland - Friday May 5th, 9:30am - 4:30pm

TalkLink Trust, 13 Coyle Street, Sandringham

No onsite parking - street parking only


Kerikeri Thursday 18th May, 9:30am - 4:30pm

Hospice Mid North, 464 Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri


Whangarei - Thursday 25th May, 9:30am - 4:30pm

Northhaven Hospice Whangarei, 24a Takahe Street, Tikipunga, Whangārei,


Wellington - Date TBC May - please complete expression of interest form

Christchurch - Date TBC May - please complete expression of interest form


Online - must attend all 3 dates to be certified

Tuesday May 23rd 1pm - 3pm 

Tuesday June 6th 1pm - 3pm

Tuesday June 27th 1pm - 3pm 


Thursday August 31st 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Thursday Sept 14th 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Thursday Oct 12th 2:30pm - 4:30pm


Cancellations need to be made at least 5 days prior to the course, no refunds will be given if cancelled within this time. 

Please email courses@talklink.org.nz if you would like to enquire about running a course in your area.

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