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A WHOLE-PRISON APPROACH TO SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES by Lisette Saunders

A WHOLE-PRISON APPROACH TO SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES by Lisette Saunders. KEY CONSIDERATIONS. Professional support | Interventions | Training Assessment. Needed to be outcomes for any assessment Access to community Awareness training for staff

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A WHOLE-PRISON APPROACH TO SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES by Lisette Saunders

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  1. A WHOLE-PRISON APPROACH TO SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES by Lisette Saunders

  2. KEY CONSIDERATIONS Professional support | Interventions | Training Assessment • Needed to be outcomes for any assessment • Access to community • Awareness training for staff • Recruited a Learning Disability Nurse • 1 x LD nurse in 2011 • 4 x LD nurses in 2014 • LDSQ • Separate tools for individual disability | difficulty • Needed a tool that assessed for additional need • Do IT Profiler

  3. In the CJS context: • Provides a picture of an offenders potential difficulties, strengths and weaknesses • Provides individually tailored advice and guidance for staff re: care planning and support strategies that is within context • Provides the offender with strategies to maximise their own potential and accessible resources • Identifies offenders that may benefit from further support and/or specialist assessment. • Suggests reasonable adjustments

  4. LDD screening tool • 60 questions • 4 sections consider skills in: • Literacy and numeracy • Attention and concentration • Social and communication • Co-ordination and organisation • Likely to take about 15-25 minutes – dependant on skills

  5. Question examples Voiced

  6. HMP & YOI PARC • Do IT Profiler carried out within first 48 hours on Induction • Support mentor used to facilitate this • Those who hit high support need = case conference Includes - LD nurse - Residential staff - Offender supervisor - Activities Allocation

  7. SUPPORTED LIVING PLAN TOOL KIT

  8. MANAGEMENT PLAN

  9. SUPPORT MENTORS • Selected prisoners who have previously been Peer Partners • Receive the following accredited training: - • Assessing own, Personal, Learning & Thinking Skills • Introductory Awareness of Inclusion & Disability • Introduction to Learning Support • Mentoring Skills • Act as the interface between individual prisoners • and the individual and staff • Support by LD nurses • Part of case management reviews

  10. Disability • 21% been diagnosed as having a Learning Difficulty (dyslexia, ADHD, ASD etc.) (cf YOI=30%) • 18.5% described as having a LDD (YOI=25%) • 15% some visual difficulties • 9.5% had access to LD services (YOI=15%) • 8% registered as disabled • 4% some hearing difficulties

  11. Social skills e.g.

  12. Autism traits e.g.

  13. ******ADHD traits e.g.

  14. ****Emotion e.g.

  15. CASE STUDY • Mr T • Arrived 2011 • Few social skills, poor hygiene standards • Poor diet and nutrition • Unable to read or write • Disruptive on wing • Afraid of his cell door being shut • Now • Servery worker • Wrote letter home to mother • Independent living skills • Portfolio of awards and accreditations • Learning how to cook • Attends gym

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