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Valuing People - What Now?

Regional Follow-on events:
30th June Sheffield
15th September, Birmingham

As national and local structures change, the Valuing People Now strategy remains a priority for continuing the journey to achieving choice, rights and independence with people with learning disability.

These workshops continue the conversation and planning begun at the Valuing People What Now Conference and will focus on creative exploring, practical thinking and examples for moving forward.

These workshops will be of interest to you whether you attended the first conference or not

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Click here to link to the latest update from the National Transition Support Team (NTST) for the AHDC Transition Support Programme

A very successful and well attended Transition seminar was held jointly with the North London SEN Hub on 19 January at London Councls.

Presentations were given by:
Alicia Wood (Housing Options) on Delivering Personalised Support and Accommodation www.housingoptions.org.uk
Sarah Lilley, colleagues and young people (Sutton and Merton) on Person Centred Planning
Sara Merriman (Redbridge) on Single Assessment
Andy Minnion and Charlie Saward demonstrated the revised version of Click Start www.clickstart.org.uk

Discussion also took place around planning for the future of the network established by the joint London Hub seminars. Issues and suggestions made will inform further discussion.

The date of the next joint Hub Transition seminar is Wednesday 30 March, again at London Councils. Further details will be circulated in the near future.

Valuing People what now? - How do we keep on track? - 31st March 2011
FULL PROGRAMME NOW AVAILABLE - A FLYER WITH FULL INFORMATION IS ATTACHED BOOK BEFORE 31ST JANUARY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARLY BIRD BOOKING !

The Holiday Inn, London Bloomsbury

Hosted by the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi), Helen Sanderson Associates (HSA), Dimensions and Inclusion North As national and local structures change, the Valuing People Now strategy remains a priority for continuing the journey to achieving choice, rights and independence with people with learning disabilities.

This key event will bring together leaders in the field to explore the challenge of maintaining momentum and creating new opportunities within the context of broader policy change and reduced public sector budgets

Keynote speakers include:
Dame Philippa Russell, Chair, Standing Commission on Carers, Scott Watkin and Anne Williams, Co National Directors for Learning Disabilities, Linda Jordan, National Lead for Transition, Valuing People Team, and Joint Programme Manager, Getting a Life, Karen Flood, First Step and Rob Greig, Chief Executive, NDTi. Workshops on housing, employment, health, self advocate and family leadership and innovations in person centred reviews will all be included.

Download the flyer here.

Places are filling up quickly so visit:
http://www.centrevents.co.uk/book-online.aspx or www.centrevents.co.uk/book-online.aspx
to avoid disappointment. Please remember all bookings received before 31st January will be at a discounted early bird rate!

Join the online discussion! - From January until mid February, the NDTi will be hosting an
on-line discussion about the future of the Valuing People policy on their newly created Facebook page - so feel free to join in with the debate.
NDTi on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/NDTi/129080333809394
NDTi on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/ndtirob

Valuing People Now
The Valuing People Team is proposing to run five sessions over the next few months.
Each of these will focus on a different topic and will be held on the following dates.

For further information and booking details please go to the Valuing People Now website at www.valuingpeople.gov.uk

Post 16 Opportunities
Wednesday 28th April 2010; 10:00am – 3:00pm

Opportunities available post 16 is a key consideration for young people in transition. This workshop will explore how local areas can develop opportunities in line with young people’s transition plans. We will hear feedback from the Getting a Life project as well as local initiatives from Newbury and Kent.

See attached booking form

If you have any further enquiries then please do not hesitate to contact me at:
chantal.homan@scpct.nhs.uk

The Self Directed Support
Monday 22nd March 2010; 10:00am – 3:00pm

With presentations from ‘In Control’ this workshop will explore Self Directed Support and its introduction in Children’s Services as part of the wider personalisation agenda for children and young people. In Control have been developing Self Directed Support with Local Authorities since 2007 and will present some of this work on the day.

See attached booking form

LSC Workshop
23 February 2010, 10.00am to 1.00pm
venue to be agreed

This workshop will give participants the opportunity to learn more about the developments taking place at the LSC. Further information can be obtained from chantal.homan@scpt.nhs.uk.

"How to" Guide: How to develop a transition protocol

This is a guide to developing a protocol that sets out the roles and responsibilities of all agencies in a local area that support disabled young people and their families in their transition to adulthood

"How to" Guide: How to involve disabled young people in Aiming High For Young People:
a ten year strategy for positive activities

Produced by Mencap and National Transition Support Team