asset based community development' abcd with cormac russell abcd 2day report3
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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES - BUILD ON WHAT’S STRONG NOT WHAT’S WRONG
Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) 1 & 2 February 2016 at the Swalec Stadium, Cardiff
2 day training workshop with Cormac Russell, Co-director ABCD Europe & Nurture Development
Hosted by 1000 Lives Improvement Service with the ‘Working With Not To’ Co-Production Project/Scarlet Design Int. Ltd.
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Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. Page 3
Photostory .................................................................................................................................................................. Page 4
Who’s in the room today? ........................................................................................................................................... Page 5
Combined ABCD Training Attendee List ..................................................................................................................... Page 6
Community Connectors activity .................................................................................................................................. Page 8
‘Community Builders’ visual map ................................................................................................................................ Page 9
Post-it responses to ‘What are you going to keep doing?’, ‘What are you going to stop doing?’
and ‘What are going to start doing?’ activity ............................................................................................................ Page 10
Post-it responses to the asset-mapping ‘Teach’, ‘Learn’, ‘Bumping Space’ and ‘Social Networks’ activity ........... Page 11
Resources ................................................................................................................................................................. Page 13
Participant Feedback ................................................................................................................................................ Page 14
CONTENTS
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This report is a summary of the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) 2 day Workshop led by Cormac Russell, Co-director ABCD Europe, Nurture Development. Organised by Maria Gallagher & Wayne Jepson (1000 Lives Improvement) with Fran O’Hara (Scarlet Design & ‘Working With Not To’ Co-production project).
Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) is an approach that promotes citizen-led action in the first instance, and then leverages outside support to match community assets when needed: co-production. It has a history of success in building on existing community strengths to support stronger, more sustainable communities for the future.
The ABCD process helps to identify, connect and mobilise local assets, and supports the development of a community wide vision. The training was led by Cormac Russell, and provided practical tools and presented successful community building experiences from around the world and provide tips on increasing engagement in the process.
Whole community transformation shifts the focus from separate target groups, eg. frail elderly or youth at risk, to one that connects people positively regardless of age or label.
Asset Based Community Development considers local assets as the primary building blocks of sustainable community development. It offers a robust evidence-based framework for social change, challenging us to consider the following questions:
Q. What is it that communities can do best?
Q. What do communities require help with?
Q. What do communities need outside agencies to do for them?
The challenges on public services and communities in Wales are clear and there is a forecast of increasing pressure in the future. How can we work together to improve community life and service provision despite these challenges?
In Wales this approach aligns with prudent healthcare, the ‘Well-being of Future Generations’ and the ‘Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act’. This training was commissioned to support the implementation of these, to help turn the rhetoric into reality.
What next? Another 2 day training course is being led by Cormac on July 13 and 14, 2016 in North Wales. Please share this free training with anyone you feel may be interested - to book please contact Julianne: [email protected]
Tweets from the event: #ABCDWales
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INTRODUCTION
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PHOTOSTORY
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Who’s in the Room today?
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NAME ORGANISATION EMAILNigel Banfield Alzheimers Society [email protected]
Rhian Bond Aneurin Bevan UHB [email protected]
Michelle Dunning Hywel Dda UHB [email protected]
Victoria Edwards Hywel Dda UHB [email protected]
Anna Evans Abertawe Bro Morgannwg UHB [email protected]
Maria Gallagher 1000 Lives Improvement Service [email protected]
Paul Gimson 1000 Lives Improvement Service [email protected]
Kate Hammond Velindre Cancer Centre [email protected]
Claire Harding Aneurin Bevan UHB [email protected]
Julian Hayman Aneurin Bevan UHB [email protected]
Cheryl Hill Steering group to rebuild St. Barnabas Church Hall as a Healthy Living Centre for the Community
John Howells St. Barnabas Church Hall - rebuild as a Community Centre Steering Group [email protected]
Rhiannon Howells St. Barnabas Healthy Living Centre Committee [email protected]
Junaid Iqbal Public Health Wales [email protected]
Simon James Interlink RCT [email protected]
Liz Jenkins Cwm Taf UHB [email protected]
Wayne Jepson 1000 Lives Improvement Service [email protected]
Sally Jones Citizens Advice Merthyr Tydfil [email protected]
Sheila Jones St. Barnabas Church, Penygraig [email protected]
Anna Kuczynska Cardiff & Vale UHB [email protected]
Sue Lewis Hywel Dda UHB [email protected]
COMBINED ATTENDEE LIST: 1ST AND 2ND FEBRUARY 2016
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NAME ORGANISATION EMAILAlison Locke Alzheimers Society [email protected]
Rhianwen Long Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust [email protected]
Janet Morgan Merthyr Tydfil CBC [email protected]
Fran O’Hara Co-Production Project / Scarlet Design [email protected]
Dee Puckett Aneurin Bevan UHB [email protected]
Margaret Rennocks 1000 Lives Improvement Service [email protected]
Julianne Rowsell 1000 Lives Improvement Service [email protected]
Sarah Scire Gofal [email protected]
Jane Sellwood Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust [email protected]
Sophira Shannon Merthyr and the Valleys Mind [email protected]
Dafydd Thomas The Wellbeing Planner [email protected]
Natalie Vanderlinden Hywel Dda UHB [email protected]
Sally Venn Public Health Wales [email protected]
Rhian Webber Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC [email protected]
Julia Wilkinson Carmarthenshire CC [email protected]
Esyllt Williams Age Connects Morgannwg [email protected]
Jackie Williams Public Health Wales [email protected]
Gordon Wragg Hywel Dda UHB [email protected]
COMBINED ATTENDEE LIST: 1ST AND 2ND FEBRUARY 2016
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Traits, features and characteristics of a
Community Connector
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‘Community Builders’ - visual map by
Fran O’Hara
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Participants post-it responses to the ‘What are you going to keep doing?’, ‘What are you going to stop doing?’
and ‘What are going to start doing?’ activity.
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Participants post-it responses to the
‘Teach’, ‘Learn’, ‘Bumping Space’ and
‘Social Networks’ activity (enlarged)
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Participants post-it responses to the
‘Teach’, ‘Learn’, ‘Bumping Space’ and
‘Social Networks’ activity (enlarged).
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RESOURCES‘What matters to you matters to us’ videoAn animated information video created by Fran O’Hara for the SSIA was shown. It explains the Social Services & Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014. It is available in a range of formats and designed to be used as an information and training tool. Also the video is being used on websites and in public spaces, it can be shown with and without the sound and is available in English and Welsh formats. To view and or download the video please visit:www.ssiacymru.org.uk/8875
Cormac Russell & Nurture DevelopmentMore about Cormac and to read his blog, and resources such as the Change Spectrum tool used in the training are available on the Nurture Development website: www.nurturedevelopment.org/blog To read the ‘think pieces’ visit www.nurturedevelopment.org/our-resources/publications/ More information email: [email protected]
Community BuildingValues
Citizen LedAbundance
Return the MoneyPlace
ReliefIssuesAgency LedScarcityKeep & Grow Revenue Target Population
ABCD
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Change Spectrum
ABCD Training in Wales ReportThis is the fourth training that Fran O’Hara has co-facilitated with Cormac, two have been supported by RCT council and 1 by Torfaen. A summary report of these 3 trainings can be viewed on slideshare at http://bit.ly/1QK62lt For more about Fran O’Hara and Scarlet Design / Working With Not To’ Coproduction project visit:www.franohara.com www.workingwithnotto.com
What next?1000 Lives Improvement are hosting another 2 day training course, led by Cormac on July 13 & 14, 2016 in North Wales. To book please contact [email protected]
The ‘We Can’ GameThe ‘We can’ asset mapping game materials can be downloaded* from the Inclusion Press here www.inclusion.com/bkwecan.html*There is no charge but you need to attribute the copyright to ‘Creative Commons’ if you publish it e.g. put it on your website.
Dewis WalesFran made a presentation on Dewis Wales, the National Citizen portal for well-being information in Wales. Dewis Wales gives you choice and control, by offering an online directory where you can look for, and input, resources and information. It is free and has been designed around people’s needs, with local and national information. Dewis currently holds information about local services in North Wales, and is being rolled out to other parts of Wales who wish to adopt it this year. Visit Dewis Wales at: www.dewis.wales email: [email protected]
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SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE TRAINING...
Which actions
will you be taking
forward from the
training?
“Reframe engagement questions.”
“Ask what a person can tell us about their community instead of what can they can tell us about their own experience of NHS Services.”
“Redefine the language we use.”
“Engage with the community - find assets
- map skills / talents / gifts.”
“Try asset mapping with a Health Board managed project.”
“Ask different questions.”
“Changing our approach to ‘information finding’, for future fact finding from the community. Inform
the rest of the group.”
“Asset mapping of the communities / areas we
work in.”
“A lot of good messages delivered on day 1. Need to share this
information with my partners and stakeholders.”
“Under building community capacity - take forward an asset based
commissioning process / model.”“Don’t ask people what they think of our service, but ask them about their
community and what’s good, what they like, what they can offer, what can’t do, what support do they need to do it?”“Try to change way of thinking to
concentrate on the positive.”
“Look at what we have done already. Where we have got to, and what else we need to do.”
“Spread the message within my organisation. Role model values
of approach within my team.”
“Have conversations with people we support in line with training. Ask them what they are good
at (not just in assessments, but regularly).”
“Change my language.”
“Start small project with NLN cluster.”
“Rephrase questions so don’t ask about ‘issues’.”
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