Promoting inclusion for people with learning disabilities
Posted on 16 January 2006
The one-day event, on 9 February is an opportunity for people working in health and social care services, carers and people with learning disabilities to discuss ideas in promoting inclusion for people with learning disabilities.
The Department of Health Sciences has been recognised by the Valuing People Support Team nationally for its ground-breaking work in developing training modules in Person-Centred Planning
Paul Evans
The Government White Paper, Valuing People (2001), set out its plans for improving the lives of people with learning disabilities, their families and carers. An important feature of the proposals is 'person-centred planning' - a process of life planning for individuals, which involves listening to people to establish what they want from their lives and helping them to achieve their aims.
Paul Evans, event organiser, said: "The Department of Health Sciences at the University of York has been recognised by the Valuing People Support Team nationally for its ground-breaking work in developing training modules in Person-Centred Planning. We're very excited to welcome these experts on inclusion."
People interested in attending should contact Carie Taylor on 01904 321310 or email ct14@york.ac.uk. Details are also available at www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/ev/LDevent2.pdf.
Notes to editors:
- The University of York's Department of Health Sciences is a large multi-disciplinary department, offering a broad range of taught and research programmes in the health care field, including nursing. It aims to develop the role of scientific evidence in health and health care through high quality research, teaching and other forms of dissemination.