All about people...
• CAN – Compass Advocacy Network;
• Our Foundations as an ‘Advocacy Service’ in 1996;
• Aims to “Enhance Lives and Create Change” for people with
learning disabilities and associated problems aged 12+;
• Now work with over 140+ service users,
employs 16 staff and sessional workers;
• Grass Roots provision – user-managed
with the people we serve at our core;
• Key Values are Respect, Opportunities,
Participation and Empowerment and is
the ROPE which binds and runs through
our whole organisation
I CAN…You CAN…WE CAN!
Core Elements...
Services incl.
Social/Day
Opportunities
Health
& Well-Being
Programmes
CAN
Advocacy & Support
Services
Social
Enterprise
incl. Training
&
Employment
I CAN…You CAN…WE CAN!
Wise Guys
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Funded by BCPP – Building Community
Pharmacy Partnership Level 1
Was a 6 session health education programme for
men with learning disabilities
Programme started with the participants
choosing the sessions, topics and facilitators
Participants chose all of the additional activities
We had an excellent pharmacist who took what
our folks wanted and built her sessions from their
foundations
Had to adapt and change to meet the
participants changing needs
Was very successful and produced lots of
positive impact
HOPE
• Healthy Opportunities & Personal Enjoyment
• Funded by BCPP level 2 funding
• 1 year health education programme for men and
women with learning disabilities
• Entire programme has been co-produced
• Participants have chosen the name, topics covered,
facilitators, additional activities and most
importantly… the food and refreshments
• Started in September 2016 and our last session
was Sex & Relationships delivered in partnership
with Engage 360
• The same pharmacist is involved and again is
taking her direction from our participants about what
they want… social media scenario
Co-Production
• We have been co-producing projects
since our inception
• We always called it being user led
and managed
• The field of Learning Disability have
been co-producing projects for many
years
• We have the structures in place
which makes it easier for us to find
out what our members want and
need from us
• We operate from an Equality
standpoint so we value the input
from all our participants
• We recognise that our members are
the experts in their own lives.
Co-Production
The Core Principles
• Our people really are our assets and we value
all of their input
• We build on existing skills and we recognise
all of their life experiences
• We promote equality at all levels within our
organisation and our members have seats at
the boardroom table
• We break down barriers and support our
members by being an independent voice and
interface with the professionals in their lives
• We facilitate services rather than deliver them
to people
• We encourage the accumulation of social
capital through the formation of peer networks
In Action
1. Think about who needs to be part
of the project – stakeholders
2. Work out how to support each other
and learn to make decisions
together
3. Work together to agree your
agenda or plan
4. Agree with each other about what
you want
5. Identify the resources needed to
bring about success
6. Work together to plan the short,
medium and long term goals – set
actions
7. Take action and Just Do It
8. Review your actions and assess
success – Did you make a
difference?
Example
In Action
Thank you….