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What we’ve learned about learning: Inside and Out -Prisons, Community and Support Needs
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Learning in a Development Role Lynn Jolly, Community Justice Services Manager: from Philosophy and Ethics Criminology and Law Probation and the Public Sector to the Third Sector landscape diversification and specialism disability, risk and telling the truth
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Learning in a Development Role Cornerstone-the organisational learning Care and Support culture and history Learning Disability as core identity Transition from charity to ‘business’ Formal forensic support services Generic services include potential offending behaviour Community Justice as a new development
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Learning in a Development Role Assets Knowledge/skill base around learning disability support Knowledge/skill base around offending behaviour, risk assessment, risk enablement Person centred Deficits Traditional model Culture clash Funding jungle
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The Person at the Centre of Person Centred-who is she? Mapping exercise-Cornerstone Scotland: 40% of services had ‘offending’ component not identified as ‘Forensic’ or ‘Community Justice’ SPS – 2%, 7% or 25% screening/diagnosis: what and how?
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The Person at the centre of Person Centred-who is she? Keeping it simple: a partner of the prison a screening tool that works support provision that meets need not outcomes friends in the community tough love
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The Person at the Centre of Person Centred-who is she? The Product: Positive Tracks and Partnership Project housing, life, employment support service Partnerships with SPS, Police, Local Authorities expansion into mental health and addictions engage or else!!
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If we’d known then what we know now…. …we’d do exactly the same thing: screening works both ways-who knew?! housing is the X factor and not always for the reasons you think everyone loves boundaries but no one gets a job
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If we’d known then what we know now….. it wouldn’t have hurt so much….or would it? the landscape can be treacherous and you need a good compass the customer is always the customer but who is right? voluntary sector or arm of the state?
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If we’d known then what we know now……. A letter from America: disability/difficulty/impairment-a model that works diversion in Court-does it help or hinder? Delancey Street, USA-an example or a caution?
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Learning more and knowing less-Conclusions? Throughcare is social-need is need The person at the centre is a whole one Friends and enemies don’t wear badges Risk is real and happens to real people Partnership is for swans
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Book Learning Tom Tyler: Why People Obey the Law; Procedural Justice and Social Identity (2002) Michael Sandel: Justice; The Case Against Perfection (2007) Journal of Learning Disabilities and Offending Behaviour Hazel Kemshall: Risk and Welfare; Understanding Risk in Criminal Justice (2008)
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