You MUST book onto the Adult Social Care Conference 2023 MORNING CONFERENCE or AFTERNOON CONFERENCE before booking this workshop.
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this workshop explores how we bring the Social Care Future vision (of ‘people living in a place they call home with the people and things that they love, in communities where they look out for one another, doing things that matter to those people’) to life using Direct Payments, someone who draws on Direct Payments will explain the positive impact this has for them, and we will talk about future initiatives here in South Glos, such as micro-providers.
Delivered by Steffan Lewis, Senior Commissioning Officer and team.
You MUST book onto the Adult Social Care Conference 2023 MORNING CONFERENCE or AFTERNOON CONFERENCE before booking this workshop.
Please check that you are booking the correct timings for this workshop i.e. if you are attending the morning conference - please book the morning conference workshops and if you are attending the afternoon conference - please book the afternoon workshops.
Within this workshop we will be hearing about how we are engaging with our local communities to understand what matters to them, how we are reducing inequalities, particularly in light of the cost of living crisis and how this is impacting disproportionately on the people we work with in adult social care, and our ambitions around coproduction.
Delivered by Mark Pullin, Service Director Community Development and Community Development Team.
You MUST book onto the Adult Social Care Conference 2023 MORNING CONFERENCE or AFTERNOON CONFERENCE before booking this workshop.
Please check that you are booking the correct timings for this workshop i.e. if you are attending the morning conference - please book the morning conference workshops and if you are attending the afternoon conference - please book the afternoon workshops.
Most of us work every day in situations with high levels of complexity and risk, whether it be safeguarding or moving and handling. The ConnectED project was interested to find out what approaches to risk assessment are most effective when working with adults with complex needs. This workshop will share what they and the experts by experience they worked with found out. Wain Yuen Nam, Evidence Champion/Social Worker; Dr Lisa Dibsdall, Researcher in Residence; Dr Linda Sumpter, Researcher in Residence; SJ Morris, Expert by Experience; Fanuel Oyuga, Expert by Experience.
You MUST book onto the Adult Social Care Conference 2023 MORNING CONFERENCE or AFTERNOON CONFERENCE before booking this workshop.
Please check that you are booking the correct timings for this workshop i.e. if you are attending the morning conference - please book the morning conference workshops and if you are attending the afternoon conference - please book the afternoon workshops.
Learn more about how to work with and involve service users/families/carers? This will include how the ConnectED project is co-produced.This workshop will be led by SJ Morris, Expert by Experience, Fanuel Oyuga, Expert by Experience and other member of the ConnectED Team.
You MUST book onto the Adult Social Care Conference 2023 MORNING CONFERENCE or AFTERNOON CONFERENCE before booking this workshop.
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There are over 23 500 unpaid carers within South Glos Council (Census 2021) and 76% of people in the carers strategy consultation said that they did not feel that they get the support they need as carers, and 58% said they didn’t feel listened to, understood or valued in their caring role. This workshop will share our strategy to improve outcomes for carers and what you can and are doing to make a difference.
Delivered by Laura Ferguson, Commissioning Manager, Emma Temple, Commissioning Officer.
You MUST book onto the Adult Social Care Conference 2023 MORNING CONFERENCE or AFTERNOON CONFERENCE before booking this workshop.
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This workshop will share some brilliant examples of how taking a creative approach and working in partnership with other professionals, particularly housing, has enabled OTs to overcome systemic barriers to people’s independence.
Delivered by Jess Dunne, Senior Practitioner, Occupational Therapist.
You MUST book onto the Adult Social Care Conference 2023 MORNING CONFERENCE or AFTERNOON CONFERENCE before booking this workshop.
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This workshop helps us to have a greater understanding of neurodiversity, within ourselves, our workforce and the people we work with. It provides practical tips to make information more accessible, how we can ask for or make reasonable adjustments to be more inclusive.
Delivered by Georgina Burgess, ASYE Lead, Social Worker.
You MUST book onto the Adult Social Care Conference 2023 MORNING CONFERENCE or AFTERNOON CONFERENCE before booking this workshop.
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This workshop will share how working together across housing, adult social care, mental health and providers has led to some brilliant outcomes for people with highly complex lives.
Delivered by Jonathan Wheeler, Specialist Housing and Public Health Practitioner, Helen Cleugh, Specialist Public Health Practitioner.
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this workshop will demonstrate how using a reabling approach and thinking creatively using occupational therapy and assistive technology is leading to people living with increased independence.
Delivered by Karen Taylor, Occupational Therapist, Lavina Parker, Occupational Therapist and Kate Davey, Senior Practitioner Social Worker.
You MUST book onto the Adult Social Care Conference 2023 MORNING CONFERENCE or AFTERNOON CONFERENCE before booking this workshop.
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In this workshop we will be exploring how the way we are commissioning and delivering support for people is transforming in South Glos. One of our exciting projects is to develop an Enabling Service- if reablement is about relearning to do what you could do before, Enablement is about learning completely new skills. The workshop will be an interactive session, exploring what this should look like, and how it could work in practice.
Delivered by Carol Watson, Service Director, Commissioning, Performance and Housing and Rebecca Harrold, Service Manager, Partnerships and Commissioning.