http://www.checkthemap.org http://www.checkthemap.org/logo.jpg http://www.checkthemap.org/ http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/louises/challengingbehaviourroadshowBRISTOL The challenging behaviour roadshow aims to bring together the main stakeholders in services for adults with learning disabilities who exhibit challenging behaviour. Drawing from local and national experience, academic and practical expertise, we will examine and discuss what good practice looks like, for the service user and for service providers, locally, regionally and UK-wide, and consider how to embed this in everyday practice. For further information or to book your place call Pavilion on 0844 880 5061, email info@pavpub.com or visit www.pavpub.com louises Conference 2011-07-25 16:41:46 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/upatel/event.2012-02-02.9760252823 A presentation for parents and teachers on learning difficulties presented by Usha Patel Learning Difficulties Therapist at Raviv Practice London. The presentation will include motor sensory therapy used at Raviv Practice London for problems such as Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia. It will also cover Fast ForWord for language based problems. Auditory Processing Disorder, Aspergers' syndrome, Autism and Speech / language difficulties. And an introduction to Cogmed Working memory Training - this covers working memory and how working memory training can help with problems such as poor comprehension or mental arithmetic. Pre-booking required for this FREE presentation can be done on-line www.ravivpracticelondon.co.uk Date: 8th March at 7.30pm Venue: Northolt Village Community Centre,Ealing Road, Northolt Village, Northolt Middlesex UB5 6AD upatel Conference Seminar 2012-02-02 21:23:14 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/epilepsymasterclass/www.epilepsymasterclass.co.uk Conference style event with five speakers. It is intended to be aimed at staff who already have a basic understanding of epilepsy and are working with people who may have this condition. There will be a number of companies present who will be able to discuss, and show items such as epilepsy alarms and identifications bracelets etc. epilepsymasterclass Conference 2011-10-11 02:31:17 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/rosew/event.2011-05-05.4681808973 This course will be of interest to staff of all disciplines who work with adults and children with severe learning difficulties. These activities provide the person with learning difficulties with the opportunity to learn the prespeech fundamentals of communication such as enjoying being with another person, giving sustained attention, turn-taking, use and understanding of eye contact, facial expressions, body language and non-verbal signalling. Course cost per delegate: £120.00 rosew Course 2011-05-05 21:05:57 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/SENICT/ipadict Join multi-sensory wizard Flo Longhorn and 'ICT guru' in special education Ian Bean for this exciting and innovative ICT workshop. Packed with practical advice and information. This hands-on workshop is perfect for the unsure beginner or the competent coordinator. The very practical hands-on workshop will cover ... Developing practical skills - from unintentional swipes to a controlled pointy finger on the touch-screen, interactive whiteboard or ipad. 'Cause and effect' - engaging the learner with personalised, motivating activities. Recession busting ICT tools plus the best resources from the web. The 'Switch Progression Road Map, written by Ian, showing assessment and recording at each stage of emergent learning. Simple communications through single or multiple messages, including ipad apps. Practical ways to embed ICT into formal and informal curriculum. SENICT Course 2011-11-25 09:11:05 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/rosew/event.2011-05-05.7949207928 This course will look at the key elements of a structured teaching approach (a method developed by the TEACCH Programme), from principles to practical implementation. Examples will be drawn from both classroom and home-based applications. This course will benefit you by developing your awareness of the impact of ASD on people’s learning and providing practical advice on using a structured teaching approach as well as giving you the basic knowledge required to develop individualised structured teaching programmes. Course cost per delegate: £ 210.00 rosew Course 2011-05-05 21:06:39 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/helenpavilion/Self%20Direct%20First%20Members%20Meeting The first self direct member’s meeting, in association with Learning Disability Today, will be packed full of presentations, workshops and information about the work of self direct and its associates, partners and members. Self direct associates, partners and members include all disabled people, older people, people with long term health issues and their families, carers and supporters. Speakers include: Dr Simon Duffy, Di Lofthouse MBE, Doreen Kelly. helenpavilion Conference Exhibition Information Day Meeting Seminar Workshop 2012-02-16 17:13:47 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/jhall/sensoryguru Sensory Guru in partnership with Tobii Technology (Eye Control) and RSL Steeper (Environment Control) will be hosting a series of regional Study Days designed to educate Teachers and Therapists in the use of content rich sensory learning environments, motion and eye control/tracking technology and the latest environment control technologies jhall Information Day 2012-03-28 12:06:05 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/Naidex/naidexnational The UK’s largest homecare, disability and rehabilitation events With over 360 exhibitors featuring the latest products and services to aid independent living, Naidex shows are your best opportunity to touch, test and compare all the latest new products and services available. Attendance is free to all healthcare professionals, retailers, buyers and members of the public and will include access to free educational and informative seminars and many features and products. Naidex Exhibition 2012-02-09 21:05:55 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/willnicklin/PBS2012 This important research symposium and two day event will bring together the best evidence for practice in positive behaviour support from the UK and international perspectives. Positive behaviour support approaches have become established as the preferred approach when working with people with learning disabilities who exhibit behaviours described as challenging. The strengths and successes of positive behaviour support approaches provide the reason for the increasing support for their use. They are fundamentally rooted in person centred values, aiming to enhance community presence, increasing personal skills and competence and placing emphasis on respect for the individual being supported. They also use quality of life improvements for the person, both as an intervention and as an outcome measure. This conference will bridge the gap between academic research and practice and will help support organisations to define and deliver good practice in positive behaviour support. It will bring together researchers and practitioners with an interest both in the evidence base of the impact of positive behaviour support, and in its practical application. Delegates will have the opportunity to hear keynote presentations and take part in workshops delivered by practitioners, peers and stakeholders. BILD’s annual Positive Behaviour Support conference is now a well established event and extremely popular, and we are anticipating that the 2012 event will further enhance its reputation as the UK’s leading conference on positive behaviour support. willnicklin Conference 2011-12-14 11:50:34 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/rosew/event.2012-02-21.8671884954 The course is designed to give an overall awareness of epilepsy, particularly related to children and students with Learning Difficulties. It sets out protocols, procedures and policies relating to epilepsy and the giving of emergency treatment. This is a competency based course including a written and practical examination in regard to administering Rectal Diazepam. Cost per Delegate = £50.00 rosew Course 2012-02-21 21:38:07 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/rosew/event.2012-02-21.8116076134 This defibrillator training course shows the student how to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillators). AEDs are becoming more and more available, and can be crucial in saving someone’s life. This device can be used to administer measured electric shocks to people in the throes of cardiac arrest and is the best way of increasing the chance of survival. Cost per Delegate = £50.00 rosew Course 2012-02-21 21:38:30 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/rosew/event.2012-02-21.0031854873 This course will be of interest to staff of all disciplines who work with adults and children with severe learning difficulties. These activities provide the person with learning difficulties with the opportunity to learn the prespeech fundamentals of communication such as enjoying being with another person, giving sustained attention, turn-taking, use and understanding of eye contact, facial expressions, body language and non-verbal signalling. Cost per delegate - £110.00 rosew Course 2012-02-21 21:38:57 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/rosew/event.2012-02-21.1936677117 The aim of the course is to heighten awareness that non-directive and directive play can be valuable tools for children with learning difficulties and ASD. It will provide you with the opportunity to acquire basic understanding of the principles and practice of interactive play intervention and play therapy and provide you with play opportunities to re-discover the powerful nature of play. Course members should expect to share play experiences through group work and be involved in a range of practical activities that may create mess. The aim for the day is to play and have fun re-awakening your inner child through play exploration, enabling you to truly understand and appreciate the influence and impact of play for children. Cost per Delegate - £110.00 rosew Course 2012-02-21 21:39:37 http://www.checkthemap.org/commworks2012 Communication Works is happening again at Charlton School this year, each year is bigger and better than the last. A large number of professionals exhibiting cutting edge technology;Seminars and Workshops; held in a large special school in Greenwich. FREE to attend with a wonderful atmosphere: many of the pupils assist during the day. Please spread the word to friends and colleagues. Keynote Speech: Anna Reeves (AAC Co-ordinator) “Keeping an ‘I’ on what’s happening in the World of AAC” (iPads, iTouches and Apps for AAC) imogen Exhibition Information Day Seminar 2012-04-28 19:22:16 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/rosew/event.2012-02-21.3385797766 This course is a follow up from SDM – Level 1/Taster day (delegates are expected to have attended this level). The main aim of the course is to share and reflect on practice, to develop observation and analysis skills; to develop planning and management skills and to extend personal movement vocabulary. Cost per delegate - £110.00 rosew Course 2012-02-21 21:39:51 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/jvaught/event.2012-05-15.5064499608 This training event is suitable for staff from all disciplines who come into contact with parents who have a learning disability. It is particularly focused to staff working in children’s services who do not have extensive experience of people with learning disabilities. The training is delivered through a mixture of presentations, personal stories, group activities and handouts. jvaught Course Workshop 2012-05-15 19:55:09 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/rosew/event.2012-02-21.5328973595 This course will give you an insight into signing and why we should be using it, as well as giving you hands on training of various signs and putting these into practice. You will gain an understanding of why signing is so useful for anyone with Learning Difficulties, giving you the skills to be able to sign with confidence and learn how to interpret signs in any of the Signalong Manuals correctly. Cost per Delegate - £110.00 rosew Course 2012-02-21 21:40:02 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/Janewexo/Bal-A-Vis-X%20Training%20Scotland Bal-A-Vis-X is a programme of Balance, Auditory, Vision eXercises all deeply rooted in rhythm. Bal-A-Vis-X is used by parents, teachers and health professionals for Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, ADHD, ADD, APD, Autism Spectrum Disorders and more. Bal-A-Vis-X for teachers, parents and health professionals provides a new, physically based approach for children and adults to LEARN on a one to one or group basis. Bal-A-Vis-X for children is challenging, fosters peer teaching, and is so much FUN. Bal-A-Vis-X Training will be in Scotland for the FIRST Time in June 2012. You are invited... Janewexo Workshop 2011-12-14 11:57:19 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/rosew/event.2012-02-21.6760178578 This course will be of interest to staff of all disciplines who work with adults and children with learning disabilities. The emphasis of the course is on the practical – what staff can do to work effectively during incidents of challenging behaviour and then help the person to progress so that incidents are less likely. Cost per Delegate - £110.00 rosew Course 2012-02-21 21:40:15 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/jvaught/event.2012-05-15.8882415647 This training event is suitable for staff from all disciplines who support people with a learning disability. The training is delivered through a mixture of presentations, personal stories, group activities and handouts. jvaught Course Workshop 2012-05-15 19:55:29 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/rosew/event.2012-02-21.8963919868 The course will include extensive use of video examples and will include some experiential learning with the opportunities to try equipment and practice techniques – so wear something comfortable! The course programme includes - An overview of sensory processing dysfunction, the fundamentals of sensory integration therapy, how people use their sensory systems to learn, sensory ‘diets’, practical, user-friendly strategies. Cost per Delegate - £110.00 rosew Course 2012-02-21 21:40:51 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/rosew/event.2012-02-21.0596374330 Cost per Delegate - £110.00 rosew Course 2012-02-21 21:41:04 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/rosew/event.2012-02-21.2543373295 This is a foundation level course for those with little prior knowledge of ASDs, to develop an awareness of the key attributes and effects of ASD. It will cover the key diagnostic features of ASDs and implications for living and working with individuals with an ASD. You will gain the knowledge to help with identifying the key factors affecting communication, social and emotional understanding, and flexibility of thought and behaviour. Cost per Delegate - £110.00 rosew Course 2012-02-21 21:37:54 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/jvaught/event.2012-05-15.1046113916 This event (see other dates on our website) will enable small organisations planning a user-lead social enterprise at the beginning of their journey to move from initial ideas to getting started. It is aimed at people with a learning disability to learn about developing their skills and ideas into a micro-enterprise or social business and at staff who are planning to develop social enterprises in their organisation and need to some business basics. jvaught Course Workshop 2012-05-15 13:34:55 http://www.checkthemap.org/Members/Naidex/naidexsouth The London event of the UK’s largest homecare, disability and rehabilitation events With 100s of exhibitors featuring the latest products and services to aid independent living, Naidex events are your best opportunity to touch, test and compare all the latest new products and services available. Attendance is free to all healthcare professionals, retailers, buyers and members of the public and will include access to free educational and informative seminars and many features and products. Naidex Exhibition 2012-02-09 21:05:32