Family
Leadership
Lynne Elwell
My part in the Story
Down The Rabbit Hole
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There is something I don’t know
that I am supposed to know.
I don’t know what it is I don’t know,
and yet am supposed to know.
And I feel I look stupid
if I seem both not to know it
And not know what it is I don’t know.
Therefore, I pretend I know it.
This is nerve-wracking since I don’t
know what I must pretend to know.
Therefore, I pretend I know everything.
R.D. Laing, Knots (1970)
Bewildered, Tired, Angry Emotional ,
misunderstood
Seeing things with
negative eyes
Little information
no strategies
few allies
expected to become passive recipients
Lost in the system
Service Land
The Story so Far...
1996
Sharing
The
Challenge
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2010
All
Together
Better
Partners
In
Policymaking
Kindred
Spirits
Tomorrow’s
Leaders
Academies
Sharing
Knowledge
Merseyside Partners
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Lots of Partners gained employment after
Graduating from Partners Courses
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Working in Partnership
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We know that people’s
lives change.
Bringing people together
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We are the true experts on what
we need
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What working in partnership
does
Making Links
Networking
opportunities
Makes things
happen
Sharing Information
Networks
Learning together
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We learn in lots of different ways
Having Fun
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We have
Inspirational Speakers
It works everywhere
KEYMAKERS
Some people see a closed door
and turn away…
Others see a closed door, try the knob,
if it doesn’t open… then they turn away.
Still, others see a closed door,
try the knob, if it doesn’t open,
they find a key,
if the key doesn’t fit …
then they turn away.
A rare few see a
closed door,
try the knob,
if it doesn’t open,
they find a key,
and if the key
doesn’t fit…
They make one!
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Our Dream…
In the future families won’t have to go through the nightmare; the
maze of confusion; having no information. People will have what they
need to make informed decisions and choices. Through All Together
Better we can work in true partnership
From This …
To This …
Some use the legislation
What is Partners in Policymaking?
Partners in Policymaking is a leadership training and development
course for disabled adults and parents of disabled children.
The
are approximately 35 participants on the course,
these will be people who…
 Think that life could be better for disabled children and adults.
 Want to improve the way things are now but may not be clear
where to start.
When we use the term disabled, we are including people with learning
difficulties, people with sensory impairments and people with physical
impairments.