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Swansea People First Peer Health Advocacy project
- Authors:
- COLEMAN Lynn, OWENS Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 81, Autumn 2006, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
The first author explains the work of the Swansea People First Peer Health Advocacy Project. The second author briefly recounts his own experience as a group member.
Happy endings
- Author:
- KLAUSHOFER Alex
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.07.06, 2006, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author reports on Unlimited Company, a project where a group of people with learning difficulties are studying for a qualification in story telling which is improving their communication skills.
Finding keepers
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.06.06, 2006, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article reports on a joint venture between a day service and an environmental agency in west London which is employing people with learning difficulties as volunteer canal keepers.
A health toolkit for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- HUNT C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 21.03.06, 2006, pp.34-36.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
People with learning disabilities are likely to have greater health needs than the majority of the population but are less likely to access health services and receive treatment. This article reports on a local initiative to develop a toolkit that people with learning disabilities can use to help them address their health needs though a simple health check and a health action plan.
Matchmakers
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 12.01.06, 2006, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
There are huge barriers in the way of people with learning difficulties when it comes to dating someone with a similar disability. This article looks at a north London project, Stars in the Sky, which won the overall prize in the Community Care Awards for its innovative work in breaking down these barriers.
Changing the face of challenging behaviour services: the Special Projects Team
- Authors:
- ALLEN David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 34(4), December 2006, pp.237-242.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The background to a unique initiative for people with challenging behaviour in Wales is described. The Special Projects Team (SPT) was established in the context of increasing knowledge of effective treatment responses, but lack of widespread expertise as well as growing crisis within challenging behaviour services. Unlike previous innovative approaches, the SPT is designed to focus on the development of new services and demonstration projects as well enhancing local knowledge through training and research, and encouraging collaborative developments by working with partners across agencies and across all sectors. The vision of the ideal multi-component, comprehensive, tiered system of support services is outlined, as are the project brief and principal objectives. Key activities in the initial years have encompassed resettlement, a major epidemiological and service mapping study, the development of the first of a series of accredited training courses, research reviews, and the establishment of formal links with other organizations, including the formation of the Unit for Development in Intellectual Disabilities. Aims for the next phases of the Team are highlighted.
Is your advocacy service up to scratch?
- Author:
- STEPHANELLI Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 20(2), November 2006, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Asist is a generic advocacy service which works with people with disabilities or mental health needs who live in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. The author describes the monitoring system they have developed to streamline their advocacy service. The system uses a 20-question questionnaire to gather users' views about the service.
The Friendly Trust: changes lives for the better
- Author:
- DERRINGTON Siobhan
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 82, Winter 2006, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
This article describes the work of The Friendly Trust, a Cardiff based charity that has provided financial advice and support to people with learning disabilities since 1998. The article contains a profile of one of their service users, and how the Trust had been able to help him.
Increasing housing options
- Author:
- HOSGOOD Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 82, Winter 2006, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
The author, Housing Options Coordinator for Neath Port Talbot County Council, reports on developments aimed at increasing and improving the range of housing options available to people with a learning disability. Options include Assisted Home buy to enable people with learning disabilities to become part owners of a property; 'move-on' accommodation to enable individuals moving out of the family home to learn and develop the skills they need; and a 'smart home' pilot incorporating assistive technology.
The voice of reason
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, May 2006, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
In the London boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow a Mencap advocacy project called EMAPP (Ethnic Minority Access and Participation Project) works within the community and with service providers to ensure that people with a learning disability who are from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities, are receiving improved services that are culturally appropriate. This article looks at how the project works.