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It's my life, not just your job
- Authors:
- IVIL Ashleigh, (Director), SULLY Tim, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Breakout Media
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- East Sussex
The film is about freedom to live your life your way and the part supporters have to play in celebrating individuality. Tim Sully re-enacts a painful experience and asks the viewer to consider what it feels like to be controlled or patronised. The DVD can be used as part of the staff induction and training process
Supporting people with learning disability and dementia: a training resource pack for managers, team leaders and trainers
- Authors:
- CHAPMAN Alan, CURTICE Lisa
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre; Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 205p.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
This pack is intended to help managers and teams to consider wide practice issues with team member when a person with learning disability develops dementia. It is designed to be a useful focus for learning within a team and addresses key aspects of the values, knowledge, understanding and skills required of a social care worker by the Scottish Social Services Council, but also has relevance to other professional groups. Part1 describes the knowledge base, Part 2 gives a best practice case study, and part three describes seven "discussions": working with the person, communicating, seeing meaning in behaviour, responding to behaviours, pathways to support, positive risk assessment and management, and teams and multidisciplinary working.
Working with people with learning disabilities: learning materials to support the level 2 Learning Disability Qualification Induction Award in Supporting People with a Learning Disability
- Author:
- GIBB Anneliese
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 231p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
The compulsory four modules of the Learning Disability Qualification Induction Award (which replaces the LDAF qualification) need to be completed by all staff new to working with people with learning disabilities. The Award is directly linked to the Common Induction Standards set out by Skills for Care but puts these in the context of supporting people with learning disabilities.- Are you new to supporting people with a learning disability? - Do you need to get to grips with what's required for the new Learning Disability Qualification Induction Award? These new learning materials provide a fresh approach to help make the most of your study time. The interactive workbook format will help you to record and consolidate your working and learning as evidence, which can be used towards meeting the Level 2 Learning Disability Qualification (LDQ) Induction Award in Supporting People with a Learning Disability
Candle: CAMHS and new directions in learning disability and ethnicity: a resource for frontline staff, their supervisors/managers and trainers
- Authors:
- FORSTER Kathryn, GRUNDY David
- Publisher:
- Association for Real Change
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 117p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chesterfield
Developed from a Department of Health funded project, this practical manual provides information and guidance to support staff working with people with learning disabilities who have mental health problem. It has sections covering the key areas of mental health, learning disability, ethnicity and transition. It can be used as a training resource, a discussion tool in meetings/supervision and also refers to other organisations. Handouts, case studies and exercises are included as appendices. The manual also comes with an accompanying CD.
Induction award: supporting people who have a learning disability: trainer pack with CD-ROM
- Authors:
- HARDIE Elaine, LAWTON Annie, BICKERTON Simon
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities; Heinemann
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 160p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
The pack includes: introduction with information on: learning disability qualifications and standards; supporting assessment; involving people with learning disabilities and family carers in training; session plans; CD-ROM containing: activity sheets PowerPoint presentations video clips, and pdfs of all four study books with guidance on how to link learning to the relevant NVQ/SVQ.