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Understand principles and practice of advocacy, empowerment and active participation in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families

This video looks at ‘Community participation and social inclusion’ for individuals with learning disabilities. It looks at the research and the challenges faced. Watch the video and make notes. Is there anything that you can relate to your setting? What can you learn from watching the video?

Table of Contents

Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

'Obstacles to choice and control in residential services for people with learning disabilities’ on the Community Care website.
‘Advocacy’ from the British Institute of Learning Disabilities (bild).
‘Independence, choice and risk: guide to best practice in supported decision making’ from the Department of Health.
'Social inclusion and learning disabilities’ from the About Learning Disabilities website.

Presentation
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Click on the icon to the left to access a report from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE): ‘Personalisation and learning disabilities: A review of evidence on advocacy and its practice for people with learning disabilities and high support needs’:
Click on the icon to the left to access the website of People First, an advocacy group for people with learning disabilities:
Click on the link below to access ‘Personalisation: a rough guide’ produced by the SCIE.

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