NCMH: Engage to Change project- supporting employment

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Funded by The Big Lottery, Dr Stephen Beyer and teams award-winning Engage to Change project was launched in 2016 and aims to work with 800 employers across Wales to help 1,000 young people with learning disability and/or autism to develop their employment skills.

It is the first initiative of its kind in Wales, supporting young people to gain experience in the workplace and develop transferable skills through a person-centred approach. This means one-to-one job coaching and specialist employment support for both the young person and employer.

Find out more about the pproject here:

Spotlight on: Engage to Change

NCMH & Aneurin Bevan University Health Board: New programme to help people with a learning disability better manage their mental health

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In collaboration with the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board the National Centrre for Mental Health (NCMH) have developed a new programme which aims to support people with both a learning disability and a mood disorder.

The Mood Awareness Programme (MAP) is a pioneering psycho-education course for people with a learning disability to acquire techniques and strategies to help them manage their mental health, experience reduced symptoms and have longer periods of good mental health.

More information about the programme is available here:

http://www.ncmh.info/2017/06/23/new-programme-help-people-with-learning-disability-better-manage-mental-health/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NCMH+Newsletter+August+2017&utm_campaign=August+Newsletter

Community presence and linking people with learning disabilities in research

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Paula Hopes, RNLD recently co-presented at the Lived Experience Network in Swansea with Philip Morgan, a member of TRAC.  Paula wrote a blog about the presentation afterwards which was published on LDnurse.com

You can access the blog here:

https://www.learningdisabilitynurse.com/single-post/2017/06/27/Technological-issues-co-presenting-and-learning-from-a-person-with-a-learning-disability

NDTI has referenced the blog in the following ‘How to guide’- How to engage the public as lecturers:

http://www.peterbates.org.uk/uploads/5/5/9/5/55959237/how_to_engage_the_public_as_lecturers.pdf

The website has a number of articles that may be of interest to the community, but very much about community presence and linking people with learning disabilities in research.  Access further articles through this link:

http://www.peterbates.org.uk/linking-academics-and-communities.html

 

 

 

Stay up Late AGM

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Stay Up Late’s Annual General Meeting isn’t so much a meeting as a mini-conference where everyone is invited to share their ideas for developing the work of Stay up Late.

This year there will be creative workshops to think about:

“What can we do to end the practice of adults with learning disabilities being told what time they have to go to bed?”

Places are free but you need to book so we know how much food to get!

And whilst your in Brighton  Heavy Load are playing a one-off re-union gig afterwards at the Green Door Store.

Book here for that! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heavy-load-re-union-tickets-36082349278

 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stay-up-lates-annual-general-meeting-tickets-36027882366?aff=ttd