Change

Our approach to change is based on person centred thinking.

We offer a way to change practice and culture through teams (Transforming Teams) and through Good2Great. Good2Great is an award winning international programme for using person centred thinking to lead change and enable organisations become more person centred and responsive to the people it supports.

Another powerful way to create change is to use information from person centred reviews to inform strategic planning. This process is called 'Working Together for Change' and was developed by H S A, and piloted by the Department of Health (UK) in 2009.

 

Papers and Articles

Using person centred thinking to transform Wiltshire's day support service.

This paper explains how Wiltshire County Council's Day Support Service is using person centred thinking tools and person centred planning to put the individual at the heart of their work so that they are truly supporting them in the way they are wanting to be supported, and how creating one page profiles to make their services more responsive to individual wishes and aspirations, to meet the Government's Valuing People and Putting People First agendas.

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A report on Good2Great from United Response
United Response ("UR") supports people with learning disabilities or mental health needs to live in the community, across England and in Wales. UR do this in many different ways from supporting people in their own homes to working with people to access training and work opportunities. UR were set up over 30 years ago and they now work with around 1500 at any one time The Good2Great Programme in United Response, North West started in January 2006.

This report describes what has happened so far in the North West and how this has impacted on the other divisions within United Response. The areas within the North West division led by the Director Nick Rogers are Derwent, South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire, Nottingham, Cumbria, Merseyside, Wythenshawe, Chorley, Wigan and Lancashire and they are all committed to working with HSA to make changes for individuals, staff and the organisation.

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A report on Good2Great in Derby City
The Good2Great Programme in Derby City started in January 2007. This report describes what has happened in the first 6 months. The Derby City Partnership Board has funded the programme, and a range of different services are involved, committed to working with HSA to make changes for individuals, staff and in the organisations.

The organisations that are part of Good2Great in Derby City are:

• Derby City Council Provider and Commissioning Services

• 3 external providers - Thera Trust, Turning Point and Dimensions

• Derbyshire Mental Health Services NHS Trust - Learning Disability Service.

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A report on Good to Great in Positive Futures
Positive Futures is a Northern Ireland charity founded in 1995 which provides services to children, young people and adults with a learning disability and their families. Our services include Supported Living, Adult Placement, Family Support Services, Peripatetic Support Services and Services for Older Families with an individual with a learning disability. We have about 280 staff and about 200 volunteers and provide services in Bangor, Portavogie, Belfast, Lisburn, Newry, Lisnaskea, Enniskillen, Omagh, Cookstown and Magherafelt.

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Working Together for Change in Schools by Lorraine Erwin and Helen Sanderson.

This article shows how two special schools - Ellen Tinkham School in Exeter and Abbey Hill School in Stoke-on-Trent - have successfully implemented a stepby- step approach to adopting this process, resulting in school services truly guided by the voices of children, young people and their families.

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Solihull Care Trust - Good2Great Programme June 2009-June 2010

We started our journey on the Good2Great programme last June with a Leadership Team design day. The purpose of the day was to explore the National Context, and what the current reality was for the people using services, staff and teams in Solihull. From this information we identified what success would look like and agreed next steps.

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Learning Disability Today - Taking it Personally

While a small care provider can communicate person-centred practices to its team in one place, how can the cultural shift be made and kept consistent for national providers with hundreds of staff? Fran Winney explains how Care UK is doing just that.

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Podcasts

Making person centred planning mainstream. How to get started. Michael Smull talks with Helen Sanderson.

 

Creating person centred plans that make a difference. Michael Smull talks with Helen Sanderson.

 

A rock in the pond - Why training is not enough, and what managers need to do. Michael Smull talks with Helen Sanderson.