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An all age strategy for people with learning disabilities who challenge: sharing learning from the Gloucestershire strategy
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 2
- Place of publication:
- Bath
This insight draws on learning from the Gloucestershire Challenging Behaviour Strategy and evaluation of the strategy by the NDTi over an 18 month period. The strategy has three key elements: a peer support network of families; an all age intensive support service; and positive behaviour support and positive behaviour management training for all provider services. The paper argues that having an all age strategy that works across social care, health and provider services, and ensuring this is co-ordinated so that it is seen as one strategy rather than a collection of initiatives has been an important factor in the success of the strategy. In addition to the outcomes delivered by the strategy, there have been a number of knock on benefits, including, the increased engagement of family carers in service development. Key to its success has been the flexible approach of the strategy and its ability to respond to the learning from implementation. While it is hard to get good information on the cost effectiveness of preventive services, there is anecdotal evidence of improved outcomes, and good data from the use of the Health Equalities Framework for adults using intensive support services. (Edited publisher abstract)
The Health Equalities Framework: embedding good practice: report from two workshops to support implementation
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- Bath
Summarises the findings from two workshops for organisations and family carers who are using the Health Equalities Framework (HEF). The report examines how the HEF is being implemented, sets out the lessons learnt, and outlines current initiatives and potential developments. (Edited publisher abstract)
Commissioning effective employment supports (for people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems): a practical review tool for commissioners
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 27
- Place of publication:
- Bath
A practical tool to help commission and provide cost effective employment support that also achieves good outcomes for people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems. The review tool provides a number of questions and identifies data to collect to help commissioners gain an insight into the effectiveness of current provision and identify further action. The questions focus more on individualised employment support (supported employment for people with learning disabilities and Individual Placement and Support for people with mental health problems) and self-employment as the NIHR School for Social Care commissioned research on which the toolkit is based found these options delivered the best employment outcomes. Key findings from the research are also included. (Edited publisher abstract)