On 17th June, the Kent and Medway Learning Disability Community of Practice will be holding its third conference at Chatham Maritime entitled, “Making Reasonable Adjustments” during Learning Disabilities Week 2015.

The aims of the day are for participants to be:

1.  Able to share collaborative initiatives of adjusting care and support for people with learning disabilities

2.  To participate in reflective groups to further develop your current implemented initiatives

3.  To be able to stimulate the Community of Practice and further exploit your membership by networking with other members in a creative approach to problem solving

We are very keen to hear from anyone who would like to present with information you are currently implementing/developing which you feel addresses reasonable adjustments amongst people with learning disabilities.  Click on the below form to download and email it by 1st May to kandmldcop@gmail.com 

Thank you. We’re very much looking forward to hearing from you! Further details of the day, will be posted here soon.

As Christmas approaches, it’s a good time to begin getting dates in the diary for the 2015.

Heike Guilford – Director of The Coaching Nurse is staging a conference in Canterbury for local leaders and aspiring leaders, with some local and national reputed speakers.

Click on the flyer below for more details 

Have good Christmas and look out for some exciting opportunities withe the Community of Practice in 2015.

Canterbury Christ Church University is looking for more learning disability placements for their mental health nursing students, and interested parties are invited to contact Cathy Bernal, Professional Lead for Learning Disability, for further discussions.

Services providing support to adults with a learning disability in day or residential settings that would like to help our students to learn about their clients’ needs are welcome to get in touch. There is no need for your service to employ nurses, or even to have a particular interest in mental health – just a desire to help equip nurses of the future to work more effectively with people with learning disabilities. Students are allocated to these placements in the first year of their programme for eight weeks,  and are customarily visited by a lecturer at least once during their placement.

Evidence suggests that our existing placements find supporting our students as rewarding and stimulating as students find this experience enjoyable, so please don’t hesitate to contact Cathy:

cathy.bernal@canterbury.ac.uk

01227 782793.

Thank you!

Cathy Bernal

Professional Lead for Learning Disability

Senior Lecturer in Learning Disability

Canterbury Christ Church University