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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Featured Training Projects
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Personal Assistants’ Network
Posted on December 29, 2010 | 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. -
Banking Matters to Me
Posted on December 28, 2010 | No CommentsResearch to identify the barriers and difficulties faced by people with learning disabilities regarding banking services. -
Safety Net
Posted on October 29, 2010 | No CommentsAims to raise awareness of, and develop measures to prevent, the exploitation of people with learning disabilities by people purporting to be their friends. -
National Involvement Network
Posted on October 29, 2010 | No CommentsA network of 60 people with a learning disability and their support workers working on involvement. -
My Life Your Job
Posted on October 29, 2010 | No CommentsRaising awareness of human rights issues, train people with a learning disability to become trainers and increase knowledge of human rights. -
Banking My Time Too
Posted on October 28, 2010 | No CommentsWorked with timebanks to support them to include people with a learning disability, developed resources to help people to become more involved in their local communities. -
Active Support
Posted on October 28, 2010 | 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. -
Progress Scotland
Posted on October 28, 2010 | No CommentsHelping people with learning disabilities to become true citizens by helping them to influence community planning and have more control over their support services. -
Our Lives
Posted on August 29, 2010 | No CommentsThis ARC Scotland project established regional networks of providers and services in Scotland to create partnerships with local authorities and develop person-centred working. -
Telling it Like it is
Posted on August 29, 2010 | No CommentsSupporting 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. -
The Mental Capacity Act Audit Tool
Posted on August 29, 2010 | No CommentsA series of audit tools which will allow organisations and staff to quickly check their knowledge of the MCA and identify possible gaps. -
Getting Started
Posted on August 29, 2010 | No CommentsTaking unemployed people through the ‘Getting Started’ programme, a comprehensive induction into working in social care, including the ECC exam. -
Creating a Common Foundation in Care
Posted on August 29, 2010 | No CommentsFunded by the Leonardo Da Vinci Transfer of Innovation Fund. The project will expand the use of the ECC to further countries in the EU. -
Moving on Planning Ahead
Posted on August 29, 2010 | No CommentsThis UK-wide project was designed to help people with a learning disability to plan for their future. Part of the Making Money Easier Project. -
Making Money Easier
Posted on August 29, 2010 | No CommentsDeveloping a range of resources aimed at making financial products and services accessible to people with learning disabilities.