20:20 Development Fund
Watford Mencap is thrilled to receive £1,163 from National Mencap’s 20:20 Development Fund. This funding will enable Watford Mencap to organise and host essential “Approach Training” for support staff from local Mencap groups across Hertfordshire.
People with learning disabilities often have behaviour that challenges and support staff need specialist skills to manage this. Approach training will give support staff the skills to manage behaviour that challenges in a non-confrontational, proactive and preventative way.
Watford Mencap will be working in partnership with National Mencap and other local groups in Hertfordshire to deliver this joint training opportunity. The training will ensure that there is a consistent approach to managing behaviour that challenges across Hertfordshire and will help build the network of local groups. This reinforces National Mencap’s 20:20 project aim for local groups to develop new and innovative ways of working together and to share best practice across the learning disability community.
Posted on Thursday, 10th May 2012