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Are you interested to find out more about Community Circles?
March 3, 2022
Are you interested to find out more about Community Circles? Community Circles create opportunities...
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Learning
The Difference A Circle Makes
March 3, 2022
Community Circles create opportunities for people to come together and help each other have...
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Circles Stories
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Learning
Community Circles Go Global
March 3, 2022
We often describe a circle of support as a space of love and listening,...
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Community
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Learning
Social Care Future Event
July 7, 2021
Cath describes her experience and learning from hosting a workshop at the Social Care...
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Community
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Home care
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Learning
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Older people
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Wellbeing
Creating opportunities for friendships to flourish…social pedagogy in practice
July 7, 2021
We walk alongside people, not leaping to ‘fix’ them but exploring what matters to...
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Community
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Leadership
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Learning
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Wellbeing
Thinking About Outcomes…
January 1, 2021
Cath reflects on how, in our desire to be helpful, we can leap to...
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Learning
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Older people
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Wellbeing
Community Circles – Brief Introductory Information
January 1, 2021
Lots of people are getting in touch to ask about Community Circles. There are...
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Care homes
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Carers
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Community
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Extra care
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Learning
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Older people
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People living with dementia
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People with a learning disability
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Wellbeing
Sit up and take notice!
November 11, 2020
I wonder how often we stop and take notice – to clear our heads...
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Community
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Learning
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Wellbeing
Reflections on One Page Profiles
November 11, 2020
Following on from her last blog, exploring the power of one page profiles, Cath...
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Community
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Learning
One Page Profiles for End of Life
August 8, 2020
One page profiles are a snapshot of a person; rich, detailed information about what...
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Learning
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Older people
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Wellbeing
Circles Connected Our journey
June 6, 2020
COVID-19 has caused every organisation to think differently about the way they work. Our...
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Community
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Learning
Working Together – The Benefits of Care Home Hubs
October 10, 2019
Helen Keller famously said: “Alone we can do so little, together we can do...
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Care homes
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Learning
My own perfect day in a care home
May 5, 2019
Inspired by a blog by Sara Livadeas of her experience of spending three days...
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Care homes
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Learning
Embedding Community Circles in Support for Older People Living in Residential Care Homes or Extra Care | A practical resource
April 4, 2019
With support from Skills for Care we have pulled together our learning via various...
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Care homes
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Extra care
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Leadership
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Learning
5 ways Community Circles help local authorities comply with the Care Act
August 8, 2016
The Care Act has been in place for a while now, but we know...
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Community
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Learning
How do we develop Community Circles for people who have nobody in their lives?
February 2, 2016
There is much in the news of the effects of isolation. Research shows that...
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Community
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Learning
A different kind of 5 a day
February 2, 2015
Blog by Michelle Livesley This week I found myself having a conversation with someone...
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Learning
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Wellbeing
Circles of Support? Community Circles? What’s the difference?
July 7, 2014
Here at Community Circles, we are exploring how Circles of Support can be delivered...
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Community
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Learning
Social Work students using one-page profiles
January 1, 2014
Written by Ali Gardner Senior Lecturer – Social Work Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) Last time...
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Community
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Learning
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Wellbeing
A solid foundation for the future
December 12, 2013
Valerie Houghton, Learning Disabilities Lecturer, Salford University We run a well established joint course...
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Learning
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People with a learning disability
