DCYPPP present young people’s views on Safeguarding Children with Disabilities at QUB event

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Valerie

DCYPPP present young people’s views on Safeguarding Children with Disabilities at QUB event

November 2013

Staff from Barnardo’s Disabled Children and Young People’s Participation Project took part in a recent seminar at Queens University Belfast.
The “Keeping Disabled Children Safe” seminar focused on a number of issues such as Rights and how Children and young people can be protected from harm.
Staff from DCYPPP gave their presentation after speaking with some young people from 6th Sense.
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Eurochild: Contribution of Children’s Participation

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Valerie

Eurochild: Contribution of Children’s Participation

November 2013

The Annual Eurochild Conference: Building an Inclusive Europe took place from 13-15 November 2013 in Milan. The conference explored how children’s participation has contributed to policy and practice change in the areas of health, education, social inclusion and migration.

CYPSP presented a workshop on the participation of children with disabilities in the work of the CYPSP Regional Planning Groups on Disability through the support of Participation Network.

Young people at the center of Transition Planning in Northern Ireland

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Valerie

Young people at the center of Transition Planning in Northern Ireland

October 2013

“One of the most innovative and exciting things about the engagement undertaken by the CYPSP Children and Young People with Disabilities and the Transition of Children and Young People with Disabilities in to Adulthood Subgroups is the process of involving young people with disabilities in developing the plan from a blank page” – Iolo Eilian, chair of the CYPSP Children and Young People with Disabilities Subgroup.

Iolo Eilian, chair of the CYPSP Transition of Children and Young People with Disabilities to Adulthood Subgroup and Teresa Stewart from Barnardo’s Disabled Children and Young People’s Participation Project (DCYPPP) presented at the Improving Children’s Lives seminar; Moving On: Young Disabled People and Transitions which was held at Queens University Belfast in September 2013.

The PATH Journey for CYPSP Children and Young People with Disabilities and Transitions of Children and Young People with Disabilities to Adulthood Sub Groups

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Valerie

September 2013

Two of the regional sub groups, Children and Young People with Disabilities and Transitions of Children and Young People with Disabilities to Adulthood, have developed Action Plans 2011 – 2014 which identify 6 high level outcomes to improve the lives of children and young people in Northern Ireland.
Both these sub groups came together in June with the purposes of clarifying their priorities using a Person Centred Approach. As the values of Person Centred Planning are based on the principles of independence, choice, inclusion, equality and empowerment, facilitating a PATH fitted with the ethos of the sub groups.

Children & Young People with a disability Webpage now live on CYPSP Website

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Valerie

August 2013

Members of Sixth Sense, children with a disability group worked alongside the CYPSP information team to design the new page for the CYPSP website for children and young people with disabilities in Northern Ireland.
The page holds information on News and Events, links to searchable databases on local support services and signposting in respect of issues affecting children and young people with disabilities
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DCYPPP present young people’s views on Safeguarding Children with Disabilities at QUB event