IMPACT Network -
Meeting 6 September 2007 - DES Implementation and review

The meeting used an innovative format using Solution Oriented Working (SOW). Participant feedback from the day included:

  • A very enjoyable day …I appreciated your detailed attention to facilitation
  • As usual the networking was valuable and the day was varied and informative.
  • One of the best things I had been to in a very long time.

Thanks to all present for making it an interesting, informative and productive day and to Honey Lucas from the ECU for her useful presentation and the Q&A session that followed. The following are links to handouts, presentations and outcomes from the day:

Word icon Agenda (MS Word document, 30 Kb)

Word icon From Solution Focused Brief Therapy to Solution Oriented Work (MS Word document, 32 Kb)

Word icon SOW scaling exercise DES (MS Word document, 31 Kb)

Word icon SOW scaling exercises DES implementation and review (MS Word document, 34 Kb)

Word icon What makes an ideal DES (MS Word document, 25 Kb)

Word icon Examples of good practice in DES implementation (MS Word document, 26 Kb)

Powerpoint presentation icon Presentation DES review - Honey Lucas, ECU (Powerpoint presentation, 84 Kb)

Word icon Q&A with ECU and Examples of practice DES review (MS Word document, 33 Kb)

Word icon Raising the profile of disability issues (MS Word document, 25 Kb)

The ECU are currently drafting some guidance on DES review for the sector and will use feedback from this meeting to inform the contents.

The next IMPACT network event is being planned for January 2008 - we hope to discuss issues around disabled staff.