The Candle Project has been a Dept of Health project undertaken by ARC (the Association for Real Change - www.arcuk.org.uk).
The finished resource from the work of the project is now available to all after its launch at the National Learning Disability and Ethnicity Network Conference in London today (16th April). Keep scrolling down this page for the Candle Downloads.
The Candle Resource offers guidance and resources for ‘Tier 1’ (frontline) staff working with children and young people who have a learning disability and mental health issues
It is a large resource covering the key areas of Mental Health, Learning Disability, Ethnicity and Transition
It will be of use in a range of settings and services and focuses on practical steps people can take to promote and maintain mental health and what to do if there are concerns.
It makes the links between an individual’s development, their culture, their lifestyle, their environment and their mental health
The resource is easy to use and offers guidance that can be used in a number of ways, these include –
A ‘pick up and read’ resource for teams and individuals facing general or specific problems.
A tool for discussion within team meetings or with other professionals.
For individual personal development and training.
Developing a training programme for staff.
A signpost to other resources and material that will assist staff.
A signpost to other organisations and government departments involved in CAMHS provision
Additional sources of advice and support are highlighted throughout the resource and these can help with specific problems
Individuals or organisations can freely photocopy the handouts, case studies and tips. These can be used to help think through the key issues individually or as a team during team meetings, away days or informally
The development of the resource has involved professionals from all aspects of care and support for young people and their families. It encompasses a range of research projects involving families and young people themselves
It highlights and encourages good practice throughout and aims to equip people who would not consider themselves to be experts to identify early warning signs of mental health issues and how to intervene appropriately
Candle is a resource not a full training package. There is no need to ‘complete’ it. As much as we’d love you to use all of it - it can be broken down into much smaller sections. Some of the sections will be more useful to different areas of work than others. Feel free to 'Pick and Mix' to fit your needs.
The best thing about the Candle Resource is it is a FREE resource!
If you do not want to spend time printing or replace expensive ink cartridges the Candle Resource is also available in hard copy at £25.00 or on a CD for £5.00 (both costs inc P&P) There is a discount available on these prices for ARC members.
To order the CD or Hard Copy of the resource or for more information about either Candle or Clear Thoughts please get in touch with the Project Worker - David Grundy david.grundy@arcuk.org.uk
The Candle Resource can be downloaded as a full PDF document here. (This is a very large file)
Each section of the resoruce is available as a seperate PDF file downlaod.
Reading List (Many thanks to the Estia Centre for this list)
CANDLE
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Training for practitioners and families. Learning and Communication Support for young people and adults with learning disabilities
(These two projects are completely seperate and are run and managed different organisatons.)
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