Resources

Developing aspirations with and for people is the step in the Foundations of Good Support that focusses on ambition: how might this person’s life be substantially better than it is now – and how can we make progress towards that aspiration.

A helpful guide for those supporting people with learning disabilities or autism so everyone can have an enjoyable Christmas.

We have developed a suite of resources for commissioners, clinical professionals and CCGs based on 40 years’ experience providing care.

A multi-media training resource for staff to enable participation, independence and choice for adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This set of resources provides explanations of various terms, support approaches and concepts, from acquired brain injury to training in systematic instruction.

Our Transforming Care resources centre on the process of moving people with learning disabilities and autism from long stay institutions to community settings.

Practice Leadership encourages managers to demonstrate effective support by modelling the desired behaviours and using practical examples.

Structure is the most fundamental step in the Foundations of Good Support. Without it, any other efforts to improve support for people with a learning disability or mental health need are at risk of failure.

Communication is the means through which someone with a learning disability or autism controls their environment and experience, expresses their feelings, thoughts and emotions and the way they make sense of the world around them.

This 20-page guide explains how working with communities will make a difference for the people we support and to the lives of others.