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News and Links
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Latest News |
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CHANGE Moving Forward Conference gets Regional BBC Look North media coverage - click here to view report |
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Our Conference - CHANGE Moving Forward on July 19th at the Marriot Hotel in Leeds was a great success. One hundred and eighty one parents and professionals came. |
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The Conference marked the publishing of the 'You and Your Little Child 1-5 Book' |
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The conference was also celebrating the launch of the Good Practice Guidance for supporting parents with learning disabilities. See news below. |
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Together the Parents and Professionals came up with some Demands that are being written in a Report. If you want more information about these demands and the Report contact us here at CHANGE. - 0113 243 0202 |
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The Parents Network Newsletter is now available to download a copy click here.
Or to ask for a copy to be sent to you ring Jill or Ann on 0113 243 0202 |
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The Good Practice Guidance
available to download from here! |
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"People with learning disabilities are full and equal citizens. This means they have the same rights as everyone else. This includes the right to be parents. |
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Parents with learning disabilities sometimes need extra support to help them with the responsibilities of parenting. |
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The Good Practice Guidance has been written to help commissioners and staff in childrens and adults' services to support parents with a learning disability. |
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It tells them how to work together to make this happen. |
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The message of this document is that people with learning disabilities have the right to be parents, just as their children have the right to live in a safe and supportive environment"
Rob Greig and Nicola Smith-(from the introduction to The Good Practice Guidance) |
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You can download a copy of The Good Practice Guidance in easy read format by clicking on this link:
The Good Practice Guidance - Easy Read
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You can also download the full version by clicking on this link:
The Good Practice Guidance - Full Version |
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More Training with CSCI
(Commission for Social Care Inspection) |
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We are doing our ongoing training with the Inspectors from the CSCI.
The team trained Inspectors in Preston on Thursday 1st March and will be training more in Birmingham on the 8th of March. During March we will be training inspectors in London, Cambridge, Newcastle and Taunton. |
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The Training will show inspectors how to make accessible reports about the homes they inspect. |
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CHANGE Challenges Discrimination! |
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A group of parents with learning disabilities from CHANGE gave a theatre presentation at the Family Law Bar Associations (FLBA) Conference in Manchester. |
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The parents were raising awareness of the discrimination they face and the lack of support for parents with learning disabilities. Many parents with learning disabilities lose their children because of this discrimination. |
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CHANGE told lawyers at the conference what support parents with learning disabilities need to stay together as a family. |
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What participants said:
"Hugely impressed and very moved" - barrister at conference.
"I'm a judge and it made me think twice three times. Keep up the good work!"
"CHANGE were excellent! This was the best conference I have attended, both content and venue."
"Hearing from the parents of the CHANGE group was valuable and challenging of my own subconscious prejudices. I am grateful to have had this chance to hear from them."
"It changed my perception of parents with learning disabilities" - barrister |
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Link to SCIE |
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The Social Care Institute for Excellence has launched a knowledge review called 'Supporting disabled parents and parents with additional support needs'.
This is a free resource and can be downloaded from their website.
You can link to their website from here |
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CHANGE -Supporting Parents with learning disabilities-Pregnancy and Birth Book
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Work has now started work on the "My Pregnancy, My Choices" book. This is a book which will give parents with learning disabilities easy to understand information about pregnancy and birth. |
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We are looking for parents with learning disabilities and women with learning disabilities who are pregnant to help us. We need you to be on our steering groups to help us put the right information in the Pregnancy Book. |
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If you think you could help us or for more information about our work, contact Fiona or Jill at CHANGE on
Tel: 0113 243 0202 |
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Great news about the You and Your Baby Book!
CHANGE has successfully campaigned to get the You and Your Baby Book offered free to all new parents with learning disabilities. |
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The book is available from Health Visitors now.
Any professionals who want to buy a copy can get it from CHANGE. Click here for a link to our Publications pages.
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New from CHANGE!
You and Your Baby 0-1 year CDRom.
CHANGE has launched a CD Rom of 450 pictures about looking after a baby in its first year. |
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Great News! Funding from the Dept of Health for the Fighting For Our Children Training Pack
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CHANGE will now be able to train parents with learning disabilities to deliver the Fighting For Our Children Training Pack to professionals around the country. |
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This training will be delivered by the Parents Training For Change project.
If you want any more information about this training or want to be involved contact Shaun at CHANGE. Tel: 0113 243 0202 |
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