Tag: training

YoungMinds: What is participation in children and young people’s mental health?

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Introducing participation in children and young people’s mental health. Simply, participation means individual’s involvement in decisions that affect them. NHS England guidance on participation sets out two types of participation in healthcare: 1) people’s involvement in decisions about their own health – what it calls individual participation and  2) people’s involvement in the design and … More

Dementia Friendly Film Screenings at Theatr Colwyn

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Project Overview At the back end of 2016, we signed up to ‘A Life More Ordinary’ (ALMO) project, based at The Dukes in Lancaster and now being rolled out across the UK. This pioneering scheme gives people living with dementia, their friends, family and carers the opportunities to enjoy regular cultural and arts events, such … More

Advice & Experience

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The BFI FAN Advice and Experience scheme is here to help you if you feel you are lacking in a specific area of cinema expertise, have an issue you’d like to talk through, or need some programming advice. We can provide you with the assistance and knowledge you require to help your organisation develop and … More

Inclusive Design Toolkit

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Every design decision can make the user experience better or worse. Successful inclusive design requires informed decision-making at the concept stage, because it can become prohibitively expensive to make changes later on. This kit describes the four main phases of inclusive concept design: Manage: Review the evidence to decide ‘What should we do next?’ Explore: … More

Matinee

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Project overview Why the project matters Matinée provides dementia friendly cinema screenings across Derbyshire for people living with memory challenges, their family and friends. People with a dementia are ‘at higher risk of social isolation through a loss of social networks/ social support… Social isolation… has been associated with the risk of developing dementia.” Reducing … More

Autism-friendly cinema screenings

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Dimensions provide free national autism friendly training for all cinemas across the country. They also partner directly with ODEON, Cineworld, Vue, Showcase and Picturehouse to host autism-friendly screenings at over 350 cinemas nationwide. On Sunday mornings throughout the month, films suitable for all audiences are screened in a sensory friendly and inclusive environment.