Opening The Smiling Monad…
Smiling Monad School
These six lessons provide substantial orientation to the Smiling Monad approach, participant-led support and Circle practice. Each lesson includes teaching, realistic scenarios, reflection, a required video and an online knowledge assessment.
The live AI Teacher can explain concepts, question reasoning, run fictional role-plays and give immediate feedback. Game practice is an additional safe way to rehearse app pathways. Neither replaces participant-specific induction, supervision or evidence of workplace competence.
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Foundation · Thoughtful Support
Learn how to provide calm, respectful and person-led support by seeing the whole person, beginning with relationship and remaining curious about communication, needs and meaning.
Optional game practice
Reinforce this lesson by using guided app tasks in a safe, fictional scenario.
Foundation · Thoughtful Support
Learn how identity, communication, health, relationships, history, routines, environment, culture, strengths and preferences combine to shape a person’s support needs.
Optional game practice
Reinforce this lesson by using guided app tasks in a safe, fictional scenario.
Foundation · Communication
Learn to recognise communication through movement, behaviour, gesture, expression, objects, visuals, devices, sounds, routines and changes in a person’s usual presentation.
Optional game practice
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Foundation · Behaviour as Communication
Learn to move beyond labels and investigate the communication, unmet need, health issue, environmental pressure or loss of control that may sit beneath visible behaviour.
Optional game practice
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Foundation · Circles of Support
Learn how to help a participant choose Circle members who are safe, reliable, respectful and genuinely useful without allowing services, family members or professionals to take control of the Circle.
Optional game practice
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Foundation · Reflective Development
Learn how to examine your own decisions, emotions, assumptions and actions so that difficult experiences lead to safer, more respectful and more effective support.
Optional game practice
Reinforce this lesson by using guided app tasks in a safe, fictional scenario.
