Salford Learning Disability Team
Jill McGarry (Consultant Clinical Psychologist)
Jenna Westbrook (Clinical Psychologist)
24th May 2013
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Our overarching framework
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Pooled budget
Section 75 Partnership Agreement
Commissioning strategy
Integrated Management Structure
Strong Partnership Board
Priority People
Psychology focusing on building capacity and
capability.
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CBT eligibility within Salford LD Team – directing
people with LD to IAPT/ MH if appropriate.
Initial consultations/ joint visits with high intensity
IAPT colleagues.
Meetings with low/ high intensity IAPT managers.
Discussion of training needs
◦ Who/ profession? How many?
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What package would we use:
◦ Dave Dagnam/ 1 day package/ our own?
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Development of own training day for high intensity
IAPT.
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Previous knowledge.
LD definitions/ terminology, characteristics,
inequalities/ values.
Reasonable adjustments/ more than LD/ fear
of opening ‘floodgates’.
Practical exercises e.g. adaptations you might
make.
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CBT eligibility – main concepts, tools.
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Challenges.
◦ Vocabulary and language
 The value of using pictures e.g. bike/ frog
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Therapeutic alliance
Understanding emotions
Practicalities
Resources
Reflections.
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Carry out the training! 24.06.13.
Evaluation
◦ using D. Dagnam’s outcome measures.
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Low intensity IAPT training?
Increased referrals to mainstream –
effectiveness of this.
More consultations to aid colleagues in IAPT.
Ongoing liaison with mainstream IAPT/ MH
services.
Jill.mcgarry@salford.gov.uk
Jenna.westbrook@salford.gov.uk
Please ask us now/ contact us if you would
like to see our training package