
Stronger
Together - unlocking the
leadership potential of learning
disability advocacy groups
Whatever the size or shape of your
advocacy, voluntary or community
group, finding ways to work together
towards a common goal is something
that concerns us all. The reality is
that this can seem like the hardest
thing to do.
Stronger Together is a new approach
to leadership for learning
disability advocacy groups,
supporting them to be more effective
in their local communities.
Through Stronger Together we’ll be
sharing advice and ideas that helps
advocacy groups to unlock their
hidden ‘people power’ and be more
successful. It’s a chance for you to
look at how you work together, what
everyone’s roles and
responsibilities are, how you work
with other community groups and how
you support self advocates to become
leaders in their community.
You’ll learn more how to build on
people’s skills, enthusiasm and
potential and you’ll leave having
learned practical activities that
you can use with your group.
Sceptical about leadership?
You’re not alone. People in the
voluntary sector have tended to see
leadership as being irrelevant to
groups; they believe it is about
individuals with particular
characteristics, and certain
positions and responsibilities.
In fact, the opposite is true.
Leadership is more about processes,
roles and actions – which many
people involved in voluntary groups
are already carrying out.
Learning about leadership can help
you to understand about how your
group works, show any areas that can
be developed, and take action with
others to make a difference in your
group and the people you support.
If you’re interested, come along on
to Stronger Together training
days:
18 October, Birmingham:
‘Let’s look at Leadership’, an introductory workshop at BILD
Annual
Conference 2010
25 November, London: Stronger
Together – one day course for anyone
whose role involves supporting
learning disability advocacy and
self-advocacy groups or setting up
new groups (Community Workers)
2 December, London: Stronger
Together – one day course for anyone
who works in a learning disability
advocacy group/organisation
(Advocacy Workers)
Stronger Together is a joint
initiative between BILD and
Community Sector Coalition (CSC) and
based on ‘Liberating Leadership’, a
new and practical approach to
leadership. For more information
about the initiative and the events,
contact BILD's development manager
for Better Lives, Better
Communities, Ken Holland,
k.holland@bild.org.uk
Cuts incident - an appeal for
witnesses
As
part of the 'Protect the Frontline'
campaign, which BILD supports and
will be promoting, the Learning
Disability Coalition have launched a
'Cutswatch' email and website.
They want to hear if you, or the
person that you care for have been
affected by cuts to services or cuts
to funding. They want to know how
spending cuts are changing the lives
of people with a learning disability
and their families. Please email
them at the address below and tell
us as much as you can about what has
happened, where, when and what the
consequences have been.
As well as hearing about cuts
stories, they are interested in
hearing about local authorities who
are responding to spending cuts by
looking for new ways to deliver
services, or by making services more
cost-effective. These disguised cuts
can be just as damaging as headline
cuts.
The information that you send them
will support the 'Protect the
Frontline' campaign, and may be used
on their 'Cutswatch' notice board.
They will not include any personal
information, and will contact you
before putting anything up on their
website.
Please email the Learning Disability
Coalition at
cutswatch@learningdisabilitycoalition.org.uk
and let them know what has happened,
where, when and how it has affected
you.
BILD makes concerns clear to
Minister on 'use of force' guidance
for teachers
Read more about our response and why
we have written to the Minister
on
our Positive Behaviour Support
pages.
New One Day Event programmes available
New BILD publications catalogue
BILD's new books
catalogue gives full details about our range of books about protecting the
rights of people with learning disabilities and working in person centred ways. It covers a wide range of subjects, from understanding autism to positive
behaviour support.
You can download the catalogue using the link below, or we
can send you a copy by post if you email
t.tindell@bild.org.uk or telephone 01562 723010.
Download the new BILD publications catalogue
BILD launches new low cost student membership
We
have launched a new Student membership which will offer a wide
range of benefits to students in health, education, nursing, and
social care - all for only £10 a year.
The aim is to ensure students have easy access to BILD’s
learning disabilities expertise while being able to take
advantage of discounts on personal development services such as
BILD events and conferences. Both BILD and the students will
gain from the exchange of ideas and best practice during their
membership, people with learning disabilities will gain from a
future workforce that is focussed on what they have said they
want and need.
The new student membership was launched at the National
Network of Learning Disabilities Nurses (NNLDN) Networking
conference in York on 19 July. Also at this event were 100
learning disability nursing students attending a Positive
Choices Network event being run in parallel.
“Our hope is students will take the chance this membership
offers to access our expertise and information and the
opportunities to network with others interested in this field”,
said Keith Smith, BILD Chief Executive.
To find out more either go to our
membership pages,
download the information leaflet and application form, or go
straight to
purchase a student membership online now.
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Supporting people, not just their behaviours: the
neurodevelopmental impact of traumatic events
A series of one day interactive workshops, delivered by
internationally known presenter and author Bob Bowen, throughout
October in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow.
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Independent mental capacity advocate training - Providing
independent mental capacity advocacy
A four day course in Birmingham in October
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Trauma informed care
9 December 2010
Birmingham
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Rights, Risk and Restraint - an
introduction to a human rights approach to implementing positive
behaviour support
29 September, Midlands
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Positive behaviour support: defining good practice for
children and young people
1 October 2010, Hilton Hotel, Warwick
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All about people

BILD's review of the past year is available to download in pdf format.
Download the
BILD 2008-09 annual review.

BILD Qualifications

IMCA assessment service
BILD can offer a flexible conversion service for practising
Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) who have
completed their four day training and now need to
complete the IMCA unit from the Level 3 Certificate in
Independent Advocacy.
More details on our Qualifications service
page.

Discover what's
new in the field of learning disabilities

Do you know that each month BILD publishes its Current Awareness
Service (CAS), a service that keeps readers up to date with
everything new in learning disabilities?
See the CAS pages for more information

BILD Publications:

Down’s syndrome
and dementia-
A resource for carers and support staff
Second Edition
Karen Dodd, Vicky Turk and Michelle Christmas
2009
ISBN 978 1 905218 08 0
£20
Find out
more or place an order

Supporting parents and carers
- A trainer’s guide to
positive behaviour strategies
Sharon Paley, Chris Stirling and Mark Wakefield
2008
ISBN 978 1 905218 07 3
£25 (inc. VAT)
Find
out more or place an order
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