Natchitoches Parish Fire District 6 members joined Natchitoches Fire Department and Natchitoches Police Department members on May 22 for a communications training at NRMC provided by Speech-Language Pathologists Amelia Sines and Aimee Winn from St. Gabriel Speech-Language Pathology.
The training focused on the utilization of communication boards and other techniques when communicating as first responders with individuals who are non-verbal, autistic or dealing with dementia.
Participants were provided with several versions of communication boards to keep on emergency response vehicles.
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