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The core theme for 2024 was working in partnership and acknowledging that successful partnerships allow us to share knowledge and learn from others.
By working together, we can strive towards creating safer cultures.
The BE Safeguarding Team attended the Ann Craft Trust safeguarding adults conference which took place in Nottingham.
Keynote speakers Gary Bourlet of Learning Disability England and Dr Mark Brookes from Dimensions UK shared how we can work in partnership with people with lived experience.
Bourlet spoke about Learning Disability England's project 'Good Lives', which brings together people’s thoughts and ideas about what it will take for everyone with learning disabilities to be able to live their good life.
Find out more about the project via the link below.
Dimensions UK also has some useful guides for people with learning disabilities to understand more about what safeguarding means.
Overall, an important message was shared by the keynote speakers: Safeguarding is protecting the people we support; it is not ‘telling’ on people.
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Catch 22 hosted a gang awareness session and discussed its work, which is a range of services aimed towards building resilience and aspiration in people and communities.
A panel discussion, including a representative from the Sport Welfare Officer Network, looked at how partnership working is essential in sport and physical activity when looking at preventing and responding to situations of harm and abuse.
The conference was brought to a close by a performance from the Dementia Choir, who displayed the incredible power of music.
Here are my main takeaways from the week:
Learn more about safeguarding adults via the link below.
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