Values, Education and Research Association (VERA) Parents, family members or shared-life carers are invited to attend two ONE-day events in Manchester 1) Wednesday 18th. September 2013, 10.00am to 2.30pm (lunch included)
Jargon Busting Debbie Race – VERA
What does all the ‘gobbledegook’ mean? What are the important ‘key words’ you need to know?
Debbie Race is a member of VERA with many years experience in disability and human services. She is also a parent of a young man with Down’s Syndrome.
Know Your Legal Rights Luke Clements – Community Care Lawyer
What are the rights of my son or daughter or the person I care for? How does the care assessment process work? How can I get the most from it? What are my rights as a parent? What am I entitled to? How can I challenge what Social Services or the service provider are doing?
Luke Clements is a Professor at Cardiff Law School and a consultant solicitor specialising in public and human rights proceedings on behalf of socially excluded groups, primarily disabled people and roma. Luke is a leading expert on UK Community Care Law and the rights of disabled people to social and health care support. In 2013 he was the Special Adviser to the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee scrutinising the draft Care and Support Bill.
2) Wednesday 16th’ October 2013, 10.00am to 2.30pm (lunch included)
Imagine Something Better Values and Action Planning Presentations by VERA members, providing some practical ideas to try and help make things better for your family member or the person you care for. These ideas will include:
offering a basic understanding of the values that underpin personalisation; effective strategies for helping people build fulfilling lives; help with prioritising actions and resources; opportunities to think about improving the life chances of someone you know; offering ways to think about the compromises made between different needs and aspects of life.