Training Delivery

we delivered a lecture to students in the combined Health and Social Care course, where we covered topics such as the Social Model of Disability, disability politics and the history of disability activism.

It was an opportunity to cover our own research that we carried out in 2021 and 2019 as a way of informing them of the issues that disabled people and their PA's have faced across Greater Manchester. The students enjoyed the interactive nature of the lecture, where they had an opportunity to ask questions and relate it to their own studies.

Theories and Models of Disability at MMU

Our training on self directed support was crucial for future professionals in Health and Social Care to learn about, especially when many of them will be making decisions about the support for disabled people.

At the heart of this training is the Person Centred Approach to support plans and care plans as well as learning about the the process of getting somebody support, covering the sticky subject of financial assessments.

We know that the process is a mine field but the our training has allowed students to be more informed and enlightened about the process involved.

self-directed support training at MMU

'' The students found it insightful and many of them used the information that they had learnt in their dissertations.

Dr Ffion Evans Lecturer at MMU

Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University

Social Model of Disability Training at Salford Adult Social Care

It was interactive and fun

Not everyone was able to make it to the in-person event so using the power of technology we were able to do the training on Microsoft Teams at the same time. No one was left out and people were able to still take part regardless of whether they were in the room or not.

It was practical

Our belief is that training should be applied to a the job on a daily basis, this means that the social workers can see how social model works in action.

It is personal and meaningful

We found that by bringing in our personal experiences and journey that this resonated well with social workers and was an opportunity for them to see how things can go wrong within the process of supporting an individual and problems with the system that they work in.

'' The training was enjoyed today surrounding the Social Model of Disability and Person Centred Planning. It was attended by the majority of the team and the response was very, very positive.

Neil Symons

Advanced Social Work Practitoner Salford Adult Social Care

Salford Adult Social Care

Lectures at Training For York and Leeds NHS Foundation Trust

We were delighted to be asked to run a two training sessions on the Social Model of Disability as well as guiding Doctors and Consultants on the mine field of personalisation and self directed support.

Some of the people that attended these sessions included Dr Ruth Kent (Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust) and Dr Laura Patel (Leeds NHS Trust) and many who attended were from across the Yorkshire Region.

Project title

This project aims to develop a user-friendly mobile application.

Project title

This project aims to develop a user-friendly mobile application.