Learning Disability Emerging Plan - Turning Point

Turning Point Learning Disability Emerging Plan 2013 - 2016Actions for InnovationInnovative CultureFor staff to feel confident that theirideas will be heard and enacted whenappropriateTo improve our understanding and usage ofassistive technologiesCommit to become more attuned topersonalisation and individual budgets inorder to be driven more by individualsWork with people in innovative ways,particularly BME communities and thoseliving with their familiesFocus on employment opportunitiesImprove transitionsActions RequiredManagers to understand the need for innovationTo set a range of training sessions for staffTo understand how we can better use assistive technologiesWe will seek to partner with a local authority in developing selfdirected support in a particular areaWe will seek a commissioner partner to develop a multidisciplinaryteam to work with families in a specific localitybefore they reach crisisWe would look to work with black and minority ethnic familiesin particular as these groups are largely not well supported atpresentAll people we work with will have the choice of meaningfuloccupation which will include a range of employmentopportunitiesPilot a summer camp for young people with complex needsDevelop more services that are specifically designed for ourageing population looking to have specialism in dementia27