Transcript Learning Disabilities Providers Forum

Learning Disabilities Providers
Forum
Welcome
What do you do?
• Promote and share good practice.
• Improve the quality of health and
services.
• Improves skills and knowledge.
• Contributes to national & local
strategies.
• Partnership working.
• Meets 6 times a year.
• Friendly working environment.
Members
• Any organisation which provide services
to people with learning disabilities in
Aberdeenshire.
• Interested in joining? Please leave
contact details at the Forums stand.
• Some of the current members are:
VIP’s!!
From time to time the Forum invites very
important people to the Forum’s. Some
of these have included:
• Senior Learning Disabilities Manager
• Clinical Psychologists
• Care Inspectorate Officers
• Adult Support and Protection experts
• PAMIS
• Local Government Officers
• MSP’s
Facilitation
The Forum is expertly facilitated by Jackie
Taylor
Her role is:
• Organising meetings
• Inviting guests
• Minutes
• Developing a work plan
• Sharing information and guidance
• Maintaining membership contacts
• Promotion
Chairperson
The role of the Chairperson is to:
• Chair Forum meetings.
• Set the agenda.
• Anyone may be chairperson for up
to 3 years.
Sub-Groups & Committees
Sub-groups are set up to review how the work plan is
achieved. Forum members can feedback on the work of
external committees/work groups.
Other external committees are:
• Learning Disability Outcomes Group
• Learning Disability Accommodation Group
• Adult Protection Committee
• Challenging behaviour
• Involvement group
• Learning Disability Conference
• Social Inclusion
• Transition
• Service self evaluation/analysis
Thank You for Listening