The National Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards… We have a FINALIST
Hi everyone, we want to share the news that our #registered #manager, #Lizzy #Dixon, is one of the 8 #Finalists in the #Manager #Category in #Northern #Ireland for The #National #Learning #Disabilities & #Autism #Awards. Lizzy was #nominated by the community in #appreciation and #recognition of her tireless work not only with us in #Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange but at a #regional and #national level on behalf of those who have a Learning Disability.
Sharing Our Knowledge
Our #Registered #Manager, #Lizzy #Dixon, took time to #work in #partnership with #BASW (#British #Association of #Social #workers) to deliver a Continuing #Professional #Development #Seminar to a group of qualified Social workers from across the #UK #region. The seminar focused on the importance of working with people with #learning #disabilities as equal citizens and to #challenge current #systems that rely on labelling people with differences who are at the margins of our #society. The importance of #inclusion from a #young…
Lecturing at Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences
Our #manager, #Lizzy #Dixon, was delighted to be invited to present as a #guest #lecturer to a group of #social #work #students and staff at the #Rosenheim #Technical #University of #Applied #Sciences, based near to #Bavaria in #Germany. On the 2nd of June Lizzy was able to connect with the group of students and staff at Rosenheim and share about the history of #Camphill and also of #Mourne #Grange and how the role of the social worker connects with the…