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Adapting delivery of the Thinking Skills Programme to include prisoners with learning disabilities: project report
- Authors:
- GIRAUD-SAUNDERS Alison, et al, FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
The Thinking Skills Programme helps prisoners to understand their behaviour, make better choices and set positive goals, all of which help to reduce their chance of reoffending. The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (part of the Mental Health Foundation) was awarded a grant by the Department of Health (DH) to adapt delivery of TSP for offenders with learning disabilities (Original abstract)
Developing Connexions: young people with disabilities, mental health needs or autistic spectrum disorders
- Authors:
- ROWLAND-CROSBY Nic, GIRAUD-SAUNDERS Alison, SWIFT Paul
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 141p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report outlines a two and half year project evaluating the support offered by the new Connexions Service to young people with learning difficulties, physical impairments, to young deaf people, those with visual impairments, young people experiencing mental health problems or those with autistic spectrum disorders. The project covered five Connexions Services across the country. Lessons for good practice are outlined and recommendations for future service improvements made.