keynote address scott watkin
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Presentation from the COT Specialist Section - Learning Disabilities conference 2010TRANSCRIPT
How Occupational Therapists can help People with Learning
Disabilities and their Families
Scott WatkinCo National Director for Learning
DisabilitiesDepartment of Health
Thursday 23rd SeptemberGillis Centre, Edinburgh
Background
Who am I
My Job
Valuing People Now
Valuing People Now is the Government's three-year strategy to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities and their families.
It covers all aspects of life, including health, housing, getting a paid job, personalisation, transition, advocacy, hate crime and relationships.
Key Messages from Valuing People Now
Health Housing EmploymentIncluding Everyone
Making it Happen
Top Tips for OTs and other Professionals
Be Person Centred Focus on Life Outcomes,
Employment, HousingHealth, Friends and Relationships
So we have equal lives Use your skills to help us get a life
Make sure you include everyone Remember those who are often
excluded
Top Tips for OTs and other Professionals
Work with families, partners and friends Tell us who you are and what you can
do Help us to use mainstream services and
help them to make reasonable adjustments
Work with others to make systems more person centred For example, Providers,
Commissioners, Care Managers, Schools and Colleges
Thank you for listening to me
Does anyone have any questions?
Useful Information
Professor Mansell’s Report “Raising our Sights” www.dh.gov.uk/publications/raisingoursights
Personalisation through Person Centred Planning www.dh.gov.uk/publications/Personalisationthroughpersoncentredplanning
Valuing People Web Pageswww.dh.gov.uk/valuingpeoplenow