A different way of “working” #LDWeek17 #TransformingCare #TransformingLives

Keith Jarvis, our Service Development Worker describes how PBS4 is changing the lives of people we employ: I would like to tell you about another side of PBS, a side that is sometimes forgotten, But is an important part of the support we offer. That is the journey of our Enablement Assistants, as they see …

My training #LDWeek17 #TransformingCare #TransformingLives

Ian is a man we support. He was involved in his teams induction training. Here is his feedback What went well? It was beneficial for me and the staff. I found it indicated to me that the staff needed a lot of training, which they got. Now I have the right staff and that’s why …

A fresh start #LDWeek17 #TransformingCare #TransformingLives

For #LDWeek17 here is how our Enablement Assistant Hilary Taylor-McCaffey is finding her role: I wanted to share a little bit about my experiences with Ian so far. I have worked in care for the past three and a half years. Before that I went through job after job, constantly looking for something rewarding and …

#TransformingCare #TransformingLives #LDWeek17 Improving Communication

Our Enablement Leader, Lisa Malia, shares her experience: I do a lot of work with PECS (Picture Exchange Communication Systems) with a person we support. We subscribe to a system called Communicate In Print from Widget. I have made lots of symbols available for the person we support by identifying what is important to her …

An invisible difficulty

By Jonathan Beebee Somewhen in the near future will be a landmark time for me. I am approaching the 19th anniversary of my head injury. It happened when I was 19 so I will have lived as long after my head injury as I lived before it (no hiding my age now) The fact I …