Health Projects
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Take the Health Challenge!
28 August 2010 7:40 PM | No CommentsWe supported 20 people with learning disabilities to take the 21-Day Challenge - a tailored programme of interventions to initiate changes to behaviour and lifestyle.
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Our Good Health
28 August 2010 7:40 PM | No CommentsA much-needed range of interventions and resources to increase the understanding of what constitutes a healthy lifestyle amongst people with learning disabilities.
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Happy Heart
28 August 2010 7:39 PM | No CommentsA highly successful 6-week course of interactive workshops for people with learning disabilities, looking at the causes of heart disease and introducing small lifestyle changes.
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Personalisation Projects
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New Active Support Project
04 May 2012 11:44 AM | No CommentsThree year personalisation project to help providers embed a person-centred approach in the support provided.
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Personal Assistants’ Network
29 December 2010 3:07 PM | No CommentsSupporting Personal Assistants (PAs) and those who employ them. Its aim is to act as a national centre for information and guidance, training for PAs and those who employ them.
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Active Support
28 October 2010 7:36 PM | No CommentsSupporting people with learning disabilities to support people to be engaged, take part and be included in everyday activities that make up day-to-day living.
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Three year personalisation project to help providers embed a person-centred approach in the support provided.
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Helping young people with learning disabilites to understand money
Download your FREE toolkit for individuals or groups of people with a learning disability to help them understand money.
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Safety Net
Aims to raise awareness of, and develop measures to prevent, the exploitation of people with learning disabilities by people purporting to be their friends.
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National Involvement Network
A network of 60 people with a learning disability and their support workers working on involvement.
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Guidance on Money Management
Guidance to help support staff understand the implications of the MCA when supporting someone to manage their money.
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Care Providers Banking Issues Group
ARC Scotland is working with a group of care providers to discuss ongoing banking problems for people with learning disabilities.
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Banking Matters to Me
Research to identify the barriers and difficulties faced by people with learning disabilities regarding banking services.
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The Learning Disability Service Framework
ARC Northern Ireland has been commissioned by DHSSPS to lead on the development of a Service Framework.
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Telling it Like it is
Supporting groups of men and women with a learning disability to run training sessions for staff and to speak out to decision makers about what is important to them.
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The Mental Capacity Act Audit Tool
A series of audit tools which will allow organisations and staff to quickly check their knowledge of the MCA and identify possible gaps.