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3 February, Milton Keynes
 As we age our needs change, and as people with autism age, their needs change too.
Quality research into these changing needs is limited, but what there is, confirms our need for a better understanding of these issues. Organisations and individuals involved with supporting older people with
autism have few opportunities to enhance their understanding and knowledge of this subject. This important national conference on “ageing and autism” has been organised by BILD and the Mentaur Group to provide exactly such an
opportunity.
The day includes presentations from leading national figures in the field and practical workshops to share ideas and examples of good practice.
Download the event information
Book online
Working together: Using personal budgets for employment support
Friday 23 March 2012, Crown Plaza NEC, Birmingham
 Personal budgets are now being used widely as a way to provide more personalised services to disabled people. This conference examines how supported employment can be funded through the use of personal budgets.
Looking at evidence-based practice and the experience of several pilot projects, the day will feature a range of presentations and discussion workshops that will describe the opportunities and challenges for commissioners, disabled people and supported employment providers.
Employment is not the responsibility of any single service, department or agency. The employment rates of people with learning disabilities and autism will only improve if there is a shared expectation that more people can have access to work – and if adjustments are made in the way that services work together to achieve this.
The business case for investment in supported employment proposes a shift of resources into tailored job support that demonstrates personalisation in action.
For more information, or to make a booking, please contact the Events Team on 01562 723025, email
learning@bild.org.uk or
download the information and booking form.
BILD’s 2012 International Research and Practice Conference
9, 10 and 11 May 2012 – Cardiff
 This important research symposium and two day event will bring together the best evidence for practice in positive behaviour support from the UK and international perspectives.
Positive behaviour support approaches have become established as the preferred approach when working with people with learning disabilities who exhibit behaviours described as challenging.
The strengths and successes of positive behaviour support approaches provide the reason for the increasing support for their use. They are fundamentally rooted in person centred values, aiming to enhance community presence, increasing personal skills and competence and placing emphasis on respect for the individual being supported. They also use quality of life improvements for the person, both as an intervention and as an outcome measure.
This conference will bridge the gap between academic research and practice and will help support organisations to define and deliver good practice in positive behaviour support. It will bring together researchers and practitioners with an interest both in the evidence base of the impact of positive behaviour support, and in its practical application. Delegates will have the opportunity to hear keynote presentations and take part in workshops delivered by practitioners, peers and stakeholders.
BILD’s annual Positive Behaviour Support conference is now a well established event and extremely popular, and we are anticipating that the 2012 event will further enhance its reputation as the UK’s leading conference on positive behaviour support.
For more information, or to make a booking, please contact the Events Team on 01562 723025, email
learning@bild.org.uk or
download the information and booking form.
NEWS
Winterbourne View workers appear in court charged with neglect and ill treatment
TEN
people charged with neglecting and mistreating patients at a private
hospital in Hambrook have appeared in court for the first time. The
seven men and three women, who are aged between 21 and 58, all
worked at Winterbourne View Hospital which was the subject of a BBC
Panorama programme in May. They face a total of 40 charges against
five victims. No pleas were entered and all 10 were granted bail.
They will appear at Bristol Crown Court on February 9.
More
here.
Read more about this and all the responses to the abuse of people with learning disabilities and autism exposed by the BBC's Panorama programme at Winterbourne View, Bristol.
Involve Me: Involving people with profound and multiple learning disabilities in decisions that affect their lives
 The
Involve Me project materials are the end result of a three year project managed by Mencap and BILD, with a project evaluation by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, Involve Me aims to increase the involvement of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) in decision making and consultation.
The project was funded by the Renton Foundation.
People with PMLD and staff took part by learning about and using different approaches to communication: sharing stories, creative communication, peer advocacy and multimedia advocacy.
The Involve Me Practical Guide gives real-life examples as well as
video clips, downloadable resources and the Involve Me film, which are available on an interactive DVD. The guide also
shows how everyone, including staff, families and policy-makers, can start involving people with PMLD in decision-making and consultation.
Find out more and download the Involve Me Practical Guide on the Mencap website.
BILD's 40th Anniversary appeal: Your support can make a real difference
Forty years ago, the British Institute of Learning Disabilities,
began a journey. Our founder, Professor Gerry Simon, was a leader in
a time of change who believed strongly that there were better ways
to support people with learning disabilities than the long stay
hospitals of that time.
BILD has spent 40 years highlighting what needs to change - and
providing the practical support to make it happen. We always work in partnership with people with learning disabilities
and their families - because they are the real experts in what needs to
change, and how.
BILD receives no funding from Government and relies on income from our services and donations to cover our costs and ensure our work continues.
As part of our celebrating our past, we are launching the BILD 40th Anniversary Appeal
to help safeguard our future.
Find out more
Please help if you can, your support can make a real difference.
BILD's 40th birthday
To celebrate BILD's 40th birthday, we've produced this look back at the last 40 years: the work
and the progress. There's still lots left to do, and lots of people ready to do it, particularly people with learning disabilities and their family carers. BILD's journey goes on.
Download the BILD 40 years document
BILD’s publications catalogue now out
 For the most up to date list of BILD’s books, including details of our exciting new BILD Good Support series, as well details of our new books in autism and positive behaviour support, you need to get a copy of our
catalogue.
You can download the catalogue or, if you want a printed copy to be sent to you, call Tracey Tindell on 01562 723020 or email
t.tindell@bild.org.uk
Download a copy of the catalogue.
BILD's latest journal: the International Journal of
Positive Behavioural Support
 The first edition of BILD's brand new journal, the International Journal of Positive Behavioural Support
was published in September.
Articles in the first edition are:
- Positive behavioural support and the UNCRPD
- Assessing the effectiveness of positive behavioural support: The P-CPO Project
- Factors influencing quality of behaviour support plans and the impact of plan quality of on restrictive intervention use
- Training family carers in reactive strategies within a PBS framework
- ‘You squeal and squeal but they just hold you down’.
Restrictive physical interventions and people with intellectual disabilities:
service user views.
More information about the journal and how to subscribe
are
available on our IJPBS page.
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Inside the BILD website
News, events and updates about reports, consultations and calls for help and
action are regularly updated on our News and Events and
our
What's happening in the learning disability community
pages. There is also regularly updated information on our
human rights and behaviour support pages.
And if you want to find out what BILD has done recently, visit our
What's new from BILD page.
Keep up to date with BILD's work through Facebook and Twitter
  If
you use Facebook or Twitter and want to keep up to date with BILD's work and news and
events in the learning disability community, then help is at hand.
We've launched the BILD Facebook page, you can search for 'BILD - The British
Institute of Learning Disabilities' in Facebook or use the link below to get to
it. If you then click the 'like' button at the top of the BILD Facebook page,
from then on every time we update that page with news and events, your own
Facebook page will be automatically sent an update.
We've also have a BILD Twitter feed for quick updates, you can sign on for
this service at www.twitter.com/@BILD_tweets
View the BILD Facebook page
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Getting new staff off to the right start – we can help
A comprehensive Induction programme is a key part of ensuring new workers understand what is required of them to support people with dignity and in a person centred way.
The Common Induction Standards provide a framework for induction and the most effective way of delivering them is by:
Placing them in the context of the organisation they work for, and the people they support
- Linking them to units from Level 2 and 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care. This will make it easier for them to pass these qualifications later
BILD can help you provide a good induction for your staff in a number of ways:
In house training
BILD can provide an in house training programme delivered by our trainers who are experts in the field of learning disability. This training can be tailored to the needs of your organisation, and link both to the Common Induction Standards and the core units of the Level 2 and 3 Diplomas in Health and Social Care.
Consultancy
BILD consultants can support you to develop a robust induction programme for your organisation’s new workers, helping them gain the knowledge and understanding they need to provide good support for individuals with learning disabilities.
BILD’s Good Support book series
The books in BILD’s new Good Support series have been designed to help new staff understand their role and what makes for good person centred support. They will play a crucial role in supporting you to deliver a learning disability focussed induction for your staff that emphasises the importance of the person with a learning disability and their families.
To find out more about our training and consultancy, contact Jackie Pountney on 01562 723010 or email
qualifications@bild.org.uk
You can find out more about the BILD Good Support books at
www.bild.org.uk/books
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A BILD endorsed event
NAS Professional Conference 2012
This annual two-day conference will be a unique opportunity for senior
professionals to discuss best practice and share learning.
Join us at the Manchester Central Convention Complex on 28-29 February 2012
to hear the latest information and gain practical tools to increase the
effectiveness of services and improve outcomes for people with autism. Plenary
sessions with expert speakers will present an overview of the changing
environment and the latest developments in the field of autism. Our streamed
seminars will give you useful strategies to implement in your work, while our
breakfast briefings and debate will provide the chance to discuss and debate the
current issues faced by autism professionals.
To find out more about this event visit
www.autism.org.uk/conferences/professional2012
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Positive behaviour support
Call for papers for the 2012 International Research and Practice
Conference
One of the most popular events hosted by BILD, the Second International
Research and Practice Conference is planned to be held on 10 and 11 May 2012 in
Cardiff, Wales. Find out more.
New book: Positive behaviour support - a brief guide for
schools
Mark Wakefield and Sharon Paley
This booklet offers a quick guide to the principles of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) for teachers, classroom assistants and others working within a school environment. It is hoped that it provides an easy to read guide that will encourage you to find out more about PBS and how it can be implemented within a whole school setting. It is likely that the information may also be useful to people working in other settings with children and young people.
Download the information flyer and order form.
Or
Buy online.
New book: Reducing the use of restrictive practices with people who have intellectual
disabilities
David Allen
This book continues BILD’s strategy to improve practice in this area
by focussing on reducing the use of restrictive procedures in a
structured and accessible way. The overall aim is to help services
who wish to reduce their use of restrictive procedures to do so in
practice.
Find out more here.
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Books now available in the BILD Good Support series
 BILD has worked with leading
independent academic publisher Learning Matters to produce a series of books, called the BILD Good Support series, that offer lots of examples and advice about ways workers and organisations should work with
those they support.
All the books put the person with a learning disability at the centre of the
support they receive. They use real life stories, activities and thinking points
to cover all of the learning outcomes and are full of practical examples of how
to apply the ideas to the support that people and organisations provide.
They are also designed to support the Level 2 and 3 Diplomas in Health and Social Care (learning
disability pathway) and the Common Induction Standards and are linked to specific units from the learning disability pathway.
BILD will be producing a total of 14 new books in the Good Support series,
which will be available as eBooks as well as in print. As well as those already available,
there will be books in areas such as positive
behaviour support, understanding autism and working effectively with family
carers.
Books now available are:
Duty of care for learning disability workers
Justine Barksby and Lucy Harper: This book is important for workers supporting people with a learning disability as it
explores the important concepts of duty of care. The book also explores how to
resolve potential dilemmas that might arise between the person’s rights and the
workers duty of care. The book also looks at how to support people with a
learning disability and their families to complain and how to respond to
complaints.
Equality and inclusion for learning disability workers
Rorie Fulton and Kate Richardson: This book introduces the concepts of equality, diversity and inclusion which are
fundamental/essential for all learning disability workers. This book gives
practical examples of how to work in an inclusive way with people with a
learning disability.
Communicating effectively with people with a learning disability
Sue Thurman: This book introduces the central importance of communication in all support for
people with a learning disability. It explores how to meet the communication and
language needs and preferences of a person and how to overcome barriers to
communication. The book also looks at how to communicate in ways that respect equality
and diversity as well as the principles of confidentiality at work.
Principles of safeguarding and protection for learning disability workers
Simon Bickerton: This book introduces the important topic of safeguarding people with a learning
disability from abuse. It identifies different types of abuse and the possible
signs and symptoms that might indicate that abuse has occurred. It explores why
people with a learning disability might be more vulnerable to abuse and what the
reader must do if abuse is suspected or alleged.
To order any of these books, either telephone 0845 370 0067,
buy
them online through this website, or you can
download an information leaflet and order form
New book out now
Supporting a child with autism. A guide for teachers and
classroom assistants, second edition
Sharon Paley: This updated booklet provides a practical introduction to autism for
teachers and support workers, with plenty of examples of the sorts
of behaviour that a child with autism may show in the classroom.
Find out more.
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