Become a carer or parent member of the group developing a guideline about the prevention and interventions for children, young people and adults with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges…
The Public Involvement Programme and the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Healthare looking for applications from carers and parents to be part of the group that will develop a clinical guideline for the care of children, young people and adults with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges.
Members of this group will play a key role in making sure that the views of service users and their families and their experiences and interests inform the development of the guideline and recommendations to the NHS.
All members of the guideline development group have equal status, which reflects the relevance and importance of their different expertise and experience. The group includes health professionals and researchers as well as lay members. All group members need to attend regular meetings and to prepare for them in advance, including reading relevant papers. Please note that service users will also be directly involved in developing this guideline.
Skills and experience We would welcome an application from you if you have:
experience of caring for child, young person or adult with learning disabilities whose behaviour can be challenging
an understanding of, and a willingness to reflect, the experiences and needs of a wide network of relevant people (perhaps as a member of a support group or organisation)
time to commit to the work of the group: attending meetings, background reading, commenting on draft documents etc.
good communication and team working skills
Health and social care professionals will be well represented on the group, so ideally we are looking for someone without a health or social care professional background.