Community-based day activities and supports for people with learning disabilities
Date: 23rd April 2008
Source: Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) - UK
How we can help people to ‘have a good day’ – practice guide
UK Social Care Institute for Excellence – published June 2007
In national policy, people are described as ‘Having a good day’ when they are:
- doing things that have a purpose and are meaningful for them
- doing things in ordinary places, that most members of the community would be doing
- doing things that are uniquely right for them, with support that meets their individual and specific requirements
- meeting local people, developing friendships and connections and building a sense of belonging.
This guide is about what services can do to ensure that people with learning disabilities ‘have a good day’. It is about:
- building community opportunities and support so that people can have ordinary daily lives
- day service modernisation
- community-based services
- employment, lifelong learning, leisure, relationships … and more.
It includes research evidence, policy, examples of good practice, checklists, practical hints and tips and suggestions about where to get more information.
A copy of the full pdf practice guide (167 pages) is available here.