A written case study of 2500 words maximum which discusses how a chosen service user may have experienced services in the past during a transition phase and how this compares to how transition is managed in contemporary Britain.

You will evaluate how the service is personalised to meet the individual's needs and how values are maintained and you will discuss the impact of interventions on the quality of the service provided. (contributes to meeting LO's 1-3) 80% weighted

You will produce a short written reflective account on your personal practice and an appraisal of skills needed to develop your role by discussing how you might improve a transition for service users in the future. (contributes to meeting LO 4) 20% weighted

Formative Assessment
This will involve you producing an outline case study, this case study will examine how the services/activities you have provided have been personalised to suit the individual's needs and values, the case study should follow a service user through a period of transition, this can be at any point of the lifespan. The outline of the case study should be discussed with the module tutor and feedback to be given on the suitability of the case. You will be guided through the requirements to ensure the full confidentiality of both the individual and the service provision.

Whole Group Sessions (12 hour)
Lectures will introduce the history of learning disability services and the impact that major changes in patterns of care planning and personalisation have had on the lives of service users. Personalisation agenda will be paramount in this module as will exploration of values of both self and service users creating an awareness of how differing values may lead to tensions and conflict in the context of planning and supporting activities for service users, lectures will encourage participants to reflect on their own values and how to relieve tensions created by accepting the values of others.

Small group Sessions (12 hour)
Discussions on the benefits of empowering and use of advocacy services will be explored with participants drawing on their own experiences in working in Learning Disability Services. The need for personal resilience and supervisions will be explored through a series of case studies provided by the lecturer.

Independent Study (126 hours)
These will be used to prepare for lectures by reading recommended resources and to consolidate learning following face to face sessions. This will include using books, journal articles, newspaper articles, discussion with line managers and work colleagues and other participants undertaking this module. There will also be activities on the BlackBoard VLE for students to undertake. In addition, there will be an expectation for students to engage with organisational policies and procedures in place in their work place.

This module is delivered as part of the University Certificate in Promoting Excellence in Practice in Learning Disability Services or can be offered as a single continuous professional development module.

Grant, G., Ramcharan, P., Flynn, M. and Richardson, M. (eds.) (2010) Learning Disability: A Life Cycle Approach, Second Edition, Maidenhead: Open University Press
Hales, G., (ed.) (1996) Beyond Disability: Towards an Enabling Society, London: Sage
Swain, J. and French, S. (eds.) (2008) Disability on Equal Terms, London: Sage
Talbot, P., Astbury, G., and Mason, T., (2010) Key Concepts in Learning Disabilities, London: Sage

This module will examine the history of learning disability services and eugenics. This will be contrasted against practices in the twenty-first century with the implementation of personalisation agendas. The need for excellence in practice in relation to planning support and activities and the recording of these will be evident. The importance of recognising values of self and service users will be explored through an investigation of the student's own personal values and those of a service user and exploration of how personalisation of support and person-centred planning enables these values to be upheld. The impact of advocacy and empowerment will be explored and a critical evaluation of how these can improve the outcomes of service users.

The management of potential tensions within the team will be investigated by exploring emotional and personal resilience and dealing with situations where there is conflict; the use of record keeping and supervisions will be explored in relation to these.

Finally, the impact of transitions in the lives of services users with a learning disability will be explored and students will approach this from an analytical and reflective perspective through a case study of a service user in a transition phase, this may be through life stages such as childhood to adolescence, adolescence to adulthood, ageing or through a life limiting condition.

Computing facilities to access resources made available through Black board VLE, library access for online journals and e-books. Access to appropriate texts and journals.

Key government publications available online.