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Person Centred Planning
Molly Mattingly has been working with Angus Social Work Department giving
workshops on Person Centred Planning to a wide range of stakeholders and
following this up with training for person centred plan facilitators.
Angus now have 8 trained facilitators who are planning with people who
use services and want change. Molly continues to offer follow-up support.
Molly has also been working with Dundee Social Work Department. This work
has focussed initially on training people from the day service pilot in
person centred approaches. It is hoped that alternatives to traditional
day centred based services can be offered following from these person
centred plans. Again follow-up support will be offered.
Enable are working with us to pilot two different approaches to evaluating
person centred planning. One pilot using a series of questions allows
self review of planning teams, person centred plans and organisational
support to person centred planning. These person centred planning evaluation
cards will be available from NDT. The other pilot was a Quality Network
outcomes focussed review process developed for use with peoples personal
plans.
Able Volunteers
European funding has been provided to look at six volunteering projects
that support people who have either a learning difficulty or a mental
health problem to take up opportunities in the wider community. The projects
are in Edinburgh, Runcorn, Leicester, Cambridge, Chelmsford and Somerset.
Lots of people with disabilities are offering their time and talents as
volunteers in the wider community. They demonstrate that everyone can
contribute to make the community a stronger and richer place.
Volunteering can be a place where friendships begin and it can build up
confidence and skills that lead to employment. It can be fun, provide
good exercise and make the world a better place. But does it achieve all
these goals or do people get trapped in lonely, boring and exploitative
activities? The Able Volunteers Project aims to find out, and to offer
good practice guidance.
Findings will be reported at the NDT annual conference on 17th September
2002. A report, ‘Real Assets’ is also available.
West of Scotland Research Group
The West of Scotland Research Group is a wide network of researchers
and practitioners interested in ensuring the benefits of research for
people with learning disabilities re maximised. The group meet to discuss
work in progress and research proposals; to share ideas and good practice;
and to disseminate findings. The group hope to have an advisory input
to the Scottish Development Centre.
The NDT through its convening role for the Social Inclusion Research
Network is a link for the West of Scotland Research Group to this inclusion
agenda.
Transitions
Steve Easter is exploring the themes arising from the 26 Diana Princess
of Wales Memorial Fund projects which are working with learning disabled
young people. He is seeking to identify common policy and practice themes.
These then can be supported and strengthened through networking and review
activities. He is also exploring how young people’s views can be
influential in shaping the projects. Steve is in contact with the 4 projects
in Scotland working with learning disabled young people. He hopes to secure
further funding for this work.
Other Proposals
Policy Impact Study
The NDT is discussing, with funding bodies, a policy impact study to be
undertaken with self-advocacy groups. The study would look at the impact
of "The Same As You?" on public awareness and attitudes, one
year on.
Social Inclusion
The NDT in Scotland are planning joint research work with the Nuffield
Centre on citizenship. This work will be dependent of securing the necessary
resources.
The NDT is also at the early stages of discussion with A.R.C. on the possibility
of joint work on inclusion and partnership.
Last updated :
5 April 2002
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