Friends and Neighbours is a training programme about social inclusion for people with learning disabilities.
This training has been designed to be delivered to mixed groups including people with learning disabilities, people who work in learning disability services and carers. It is also applicable to any individual with responsibility in this area, for example; Police Officers, Job Centre Staff, Leisure Centre Staff and so on. The course takes learners through the following topics:
- Policy and background of the subject area
- What communities are and where they are
- What makes it easier to join communities and what makes it harder
- Practical ideas about how to join in with community life
Additional information:
To find out more about the Friends and Neighbours training course from ARC contact Shirley: shirley.potter@arcuk.org.uk
Friends and Neighbours is also available as a Trainer's Manual, find out more here.
