ARC - Scotland - Aberdeenshire

Progress Scotland in Aberdeenshire

We have been meeting with many organisations and individuals across Aberdeenshire.

We have been talking to staff and self advocates about Progress Scotland and how what we are doing can fit with the good work already happening in Aberdeenshire.

We would like to say a big thank you to all the organisations and individuals whom we have met with so far for their time and for the warm welcome we have received.

Advisory Group

We have an Advisory Group to guide our work in Aberdeenshire. The Advisory Group includes:

people with learning difficulties
service providers
local authority representatives
NHS Grampian representatives
Community Planning Officer.

Advisory Group Action Points 2010

The Advisory Group reviewed its Action Points in December and will be working on the following actions for 2010 :

Support the Self Advocate Group

Talk About Jobs
Think about self-advocates getting involved in the Adult Protection Committee
Talk About Housing
Talk About Transport
'Stay Up Late'
Rules for SOG
Retiring from Day Centres
Personalisation
Individual issues
Encourage new members to join self advocates group
What is the difference between the advisory group and the self advocacy group?

Start new Self Advocacy groups

Help set up self advocacy groups
Link in with 'Working Together'
Keep in touch with current students after May
Link smaller self-advocacy groups to the Aberdeenshire Advocacy Group
Focus on the south of the shire.

Support the Advisory Group

Find out if people still want to be involved
Think about who should be coming to the meetings
Think about how the meeting should work.

Charter for Involvement

Work with Cornerstone to look at how they are doing with the charter
Report back to the advisory group on how we are doing
Find out if other organisations in the shire want to be signed up to the Charter.