PLANNING FOR SUCCESS

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PLANNING FOR SUCCESS

• A Training and Development Programme
• for Young People with Asperger Syndrome
• Run by
• Advantage Unlimited
• for
• Bromley Autistic Trust

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Wed like to share

• What we did and how we did it
• The outcomes
• What we have learned
• Demonstration of role play with
• David Pithouse and Sharaj Bailey
• How you can help students with AS
• Questions and Answers
• Summary

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Who are Advantage Unlimited?

• Val Goldberg BSc MA
• Di Beacom MCIPD

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The brief

• To enable people with Asperger Syndrome and High
  Functioning Autism to
• develop their social and communication skills,
• gain greater self confidence
• compete more successfully in the job market.

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The programme

• Two one-day programme for support workers
• 10 weekly sessions of 2 hours with a break
• 2 trainers support workers carers
• Refreshments
• Quiet room

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Objectives

• Participants will be better able to-
• Communicate on a social level
• Use appropriate body language
• Deal with unstructured social situations
• Use the telephone
• Give short public presentations
• Effect a simple action plan from a stated aim.
• Identify opportunities in the workplace and the
  support available

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Outcomes

• 50 of group in employment
• One now living independently
• One acting as representative on national
  committee
• All more confident
• All more able and willing to communicate
  effectively

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Adult Learning Theory

• Recognise the experience they bring
• Their awareness of being responsible for their
  own development
• Not subject-centred
• Real life tasks or problem
• Motivators job satisfaction, self esteem and
  identity factors.
• (Knowles)

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Definition of Personhood

• a standing or status that is bestowed upon one
  human being, by others, in the context of
  relationships and social being.
• implies recognition, respect and trust.
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• T. Kitwood (1997)

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Key success factors

• Well defined ground rules
• Building trust
• Highly structured sessions
• Valuing and affirming all contributions
• Highly participative
• Support from staff
• Refreshments!

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Y Speak Consultation Fund

• To enable more children and young people to
• Have a meaningful voice in the issues which
  effect them
• Influence decisions and services which impact on
  them
• Participate

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COMMUNICATING WITH CONFIDENCE

• Getting to know people
• Asking for what we want
• Listening skills
• Telephone skills
• Planning and organising the meeting
• Views on services
• Making a case
• Rehearsal of meeting

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The meeting

• Run by participants
• 5 service providers represented
• All participants contributed
• Positive and negative feedback
• Some cages rattled!
• Positive response from 2 service providers
• Successful outcomes
• Follow up next week!

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PLANNING FOR FURTHER SUCCESS

• Bigger group of varying ability
• Myers Briggs Type Indicator
• Midcourse meeting
• More role play
• Assertiveness

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What weve learned or re-learned

• The value of
• a person centred approach
• support and encouragement
• building rapport and trust
• the power of the group
• were all individuals

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We have discovered

• People with
• Amazing talents and gifts
• Great charm
• Wonderful humour
• An untapped resource

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And finally

• To tell us how it was and how it is
• David Pithouse
• and
• Sharaj Bailey