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In this bulletin you will hear about some of thework Inclusion North is doing and informationabout what is happening across the country.
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People with learning disabilities who are in theCriminal Justice System
Most people think that between 5% and 10% of peoplewho commit crimes has a learning disability. Thiscompares to around 2% of the general population.
A number of reports have identified that people with alearning disability within the criminal justice system do nothave the same opportunities as others.
There are a range of resources available to advocatesworking with vulnerable witnesses:
For people working with witnesses and defendants withlearning disabilities
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The Advocates Gateway gives free access topractical, evidence-based guidance on venerablewitnesses and defendants.
http://www.theadvocatesgateway.org/
Training Film
http://www.theadvocatesgateway.org/a-question-of-
practice
There are guides and tools on questioning or working
with different people who may be vulnerable or need
support to tell their story.
Guidance for commissioners of mental health
services for people with learning disabilities
The Joint Commissioning panel for mental healthhas written guides for commissioners
Guidance for commissioners of rehabilitation servicesfor people with complex mental health needs
http://www.jcpmh.info/wp-content/uploads/jcpmh-rehab-guide.pdf
Guidance for commissioners of mental healthservices for people with learning disabilities.
http://www.jcpmh.info/resource/guidance-for-commissioners-of-mental-health-services-for-people-with-learning-disabilities/
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Guidance for commissioners: Forensic mental healthservices
http://www.jcpmh.info/good-services/forensic-mental-
health-services/
Guidance for commissioners of mental healthservices for young people making the transition fromchild and adolescent to adult services
http://www.jcpmh.info/wp-content/uploads/jcpmh-camhstransitions-guide.pdf
Raising our Sights guides
Mencap and the PMLD Network have produced a seriesof how-to guides and films to help local areas meet theneeds of people with profound and multiple learningdisabilities (PMLD).
The guides are aimed at families, commissioners andothers who are responsible for supporting or developingservices for people with PMLD.
There are ten guides on a range of topics and each guidehas a section which will help families and others tochallenge and campaign where people with PMLD are notgetting the right support.
You can access them with this link.
http://www.mencap.org.uk/all-about-learning-disability/information-professionals/pmld/raising-our-sights-guides
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Department of Health Adult Autism Review 2013
In 2010, the Adult Autism Strategy for England, Fulfillingand Rewarding Lives was launched. It had 5 action areas
aimed at improving the lives of adults with autism.
Increase awareness and understanding of autism
Develop clear pathways for the diagnosis of autism
Help adults with autism into work
Improve access to services and support
Enable local partners to develop appropriate services
The Department of Health is now leading a review to seewhat progress has been made and to think about the nextsteps about making change.
They want to know what people and their families think
There is an on-line survey, go to:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AutismStrategyReview
between 20 June and 9 August 2013.
Winterbourne View campaign by Mencap
Mencap are working with some families of people who
lived in Winterbourne View to start this campaign. The
campaign asks that people write to their local health and
well being boards and Councils asking what is being doneon the targets after Winterbourne View.
To read more or get involved click here:
http://e-activist.com/ea-
action/action?ea.client.id=78&ea.campaign.id=21024
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What does good look like for specialistservices?
One of the actions of the Winterbourne View Review is todevelop a core specification to support Local Authorities tocommission specialist care using a model of care that willbe part of the Department of Healths final report.
The LGA & NHS are looking for practical examples ofspecialist services for children and young people withlearning disabilities in education, health and social care.
You can help by sharing your experiences.
For more information visit the following:-htpp://www.better-lives.org.ukorcontact Chris Bean at [email protected] or 07914 302738
Rooots Training
Rooots are African Caribbean people with learningdisabilities who run training up and down the country.On Tuesday 16
thJuly Rooots will be running a training
session Your Heart Matters.....a healthy heart will makeyou feel happier and stronger.
The session will take place in Leeds, starting at 10am and
finishing at 12.30pm.
The session will cover
Eating well
Be active
Get checked out
Stay Well
To book call 0754 946 5269Email [email protected]
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The Peoples Parliament (County Durham) ishosting an event on September 3rd. It is about PersonalIndependence Payment (PIP)
The PIP eventwill take place at County Hall, Durham,starting at 9.30am and finishing at 12.30pm.
There will be a talk from Welfare Rights in the CouncilChambers about the new PIP benefit (PersonalIndependence Payment) that is taking over from the DLAbenefit (Disability Living Allowance).
There will also be stalls in the foyer of groups that offerservices to people with disabilities.
Everyone is welcome to come along to the event.
Please call us on 03000 265519 if you plan to comealong.
Skills For Care: Positive Behaviour Support andPhysical Intervention 2013-14
This is a piece of work Skills for Care is working on withthe Department of Health and it is inviting people to takepart in Focus Groups as well as getting involved in a moregeneral way.
The ideas that come from the Focus Groups and fromother people who choose to get involved will be put intosome guidance about how workers in social care servicescan be trained and supported to carry out physicalinterventions (sometimes called restraint or control andrestraint) as part of a positive way or supporting peoplewho display challenging behaviour.
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The focus groups are in the South West and North West.You can share your ideas without going to a focus groupby getting in touch with Gill Sayers on 0113 241 1209.
You can find out more by e [email protected]
Postural Care stopping body shape distortion
Postural care is a gentle way of protecting a persons
body shape. People who find it hard to move often end upspending long periods of time in a limited number of
positions and this has a negative impact on their body
shape. Using gentle positioning techniques it is possible
to both protect and sometimes restore a persons body
shape. In order to do this the people within an individuals
first circle of support have to have access to information,
equipment and support.
This is a picture of a gentleman called Tommy, he lives in
a residential home and lots of people support him.
You can read more about Tommy and other people who
use Postural Care atwww.mencap.org.uk/posturalcare.
Providing Tommy with good postural care was a challenge
both in terms of understanding his needs and building theconfidence and competence of his personal assistants.
Over two years everyone worked really hard, including
Tommy, to help him change his sleeping position and to
introduce forces when he was lying down that would
correct his rotated chest shape.
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Tommy in his wheelchair aged
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Tommy in his bed aged 40
Tommy in his wheelchair aged
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Tommy in his supported position
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Postural Care CIC are a social enterprise who provide
training and support for anyone looking to find out more
about protection of body shape. They recently completed
a piece of work with Midlands and East SHA looking at
Postural Care as a safeguarding issue. You can read the
report here.
http://tinyurl.com/n86acmf
Postural Care CIC know that changes in body shape are
predictable and often avoidable. It is vital that families,
personal assistants and self advocates have access to
quality assured information so that they can be supported
to provide great postural care.
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Inspiring stories on being or working with PAs
Lives Unlimited and ibk initiatives are writing a book forPAs and PA employers to help them be the best they can
be and to inspire new employers and PAs!
They would welcome your stories about what its likebeing either an employer or a PA.We know there are lots of positive stories in York andbeyondMore information is available at :http://www.livesunlimited.org.uk/stories
Please e mail your examples [email protected]
and if you have a story but would prefer to speak to usinstead of emailing please contact us [email protected]
SeeAbility event - postponed
The event that was due to take place on Friday 5th July
has been postponed. We know we have contacted all of
you who applied for a place but we are talking about it
here in case anyone else was planning to book a place.
Don't forget, SeeAbility can come and work with you
locally to help more people with a learning disability get
good eye care. Please contact Laura at
[email protected] find out more.
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All work and no play!
Preparing for Adulthood Employment and Transition event
Whats it all about?
This is the last planned session for the North EastTransition Network. Members of the network requestedthat the session should concentrate on employment. Thesession will include:
Examples of good practice from a nationalperspective
Examples of good practice from the North Eastregion .
A chance to think about how we keep this work going
The day will be run by members of the Preparing for
Adulthood Team and Inclusion North.
The session will be held in Darlington on Thursday 11th
July and will start at 10.15 and finish at 3pm.
Please contact Louise at Inclusion North to book a place
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If you would like any information on any of our meetings,training or projects you can contact the office on:
Tel: 0113 262 6409
E-mail:[email protected]
Or you can write to us at:
Inclusion North191 Belle Vue RoadLeedsLS3 1HG
You can visit our website at:www.inclusionnorth.org
Or you can contact any member of the Inclusion North team:
Samantha ClarkTel: 07823 536 603Email:[email protected]
Scott CunninghamTel: 07767 776 125
Email:[email protected]
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Angela EllisTel: 07944 185 771Email:[email protected]
Kellie Woodley
Tel: 07876 145 390
Email:[email protected]
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