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.
Annual Practice Learning Review
On the 7th of September, #Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange was invited to participate in the #Annual #Practice #Learning #Review. This #forum offers the #opportunity to #share about what Mourne Grange offers to #social #work #students who come on placement. A contribution was shared by Lizzy, our #Registered #Manager, Karen Aiken and Neill Randall, two #villagers who have both had the opportunity to work with social work students on placement in Mourne Grange, and Orla Johnston, a previous social work student….
Consultation on The Reform Of Adult Social Care
#Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange has taken part in the #production of this #public #consultation #document, outlining a proposed #plan to #reform our #adult #social #care #services in #Northern #Ireland. It was great to be involved at this level of planning and hopefully contributing to a #better #future for #people with #disabilities. Please take time to follow the link to #contribute your own #thoughts and #ideas about adult social care services. The picture on the front of the document features two…
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…
We share the Love with Slieve Roe Residential Home
During #January #2021, #Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange joined a regional #Heart2Heart project ran by the #Forward #South #Partnership, they are an independent #charity that works with community, #schools, #business, #public and #private sector partners to help regenerate and sustain a healthy and prosperous South #Belfast. They are part of a city-wide structure known as the Belfast #Area #Partnerships who have led community regeneration initiatives over the past 21 years. Camphill Community Mourne Grange always welcomes the opportunity to make connections…
