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Achieving the aspirations of Changing Lives will require leadership from the front line as well as from the top of organisations. Practitioners from public, private and voluntary sectors are being actively encouraged to set up forums to discuss practice issues.
Engaging with your local LPF/Setting a LPF up
The Scottish Government are currently working with ADSW on the future support and facilitation of LPFs. Redrafted guidance to replace the original ‘toolkits’ is available here.
If you would like information on, or would like to get involved with the LPF in your area, or would like to get in touch with other LPFs for advice or to share ideas and experiences, please click here to download the latest contact lists for LPFs across Scotland
If you have any other query relating to LPFs, please contact Ben Coburn (Ben.Coburn@scotland.gsi.gov.uk) at the Scottish Government.
October 2008
Local Practitioner Forum Starter Pack
Thinking of starting up a local practitioner forum in your area? Not sure if there is one already or who to contact? Not sure where to start or what to read? Then click on the Starter Pack for links to guidance on LPFs, useful papers to read and LPF, ADSW and Scottish Government contacts
August 2008
National Practitioner Forum Meeting Announced
ADSW have announced the date of the first National Practitioner Forum meeting – to take place at Crieff Hydro on 11 September 2008. The National Practitioner Forum meeting will bring together Chairs of each of the Local Practitioner Forums, ADSW President Alan Baird, ADSW officials and a representative from the Scottish Government. Invitations for the first meeting have been sent to current LPF Chairs and those on the LPF contacts list that are in the process of setting up a LPF or have indicated an interest in doing so. If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please contact Wendy Harrington. Email: wendy.harrington@adsw.org.uk.
July 2008
As requested at the June LPF meeting a Core Products Timeline giving a brief description and indicative launch date for the Changing Lives Change Programmes core products has been circulated to all LPF contacts.
June 2008
Click here for an article on West Dunbartonshire’s Local Practitioner Forum journey (source: Changing Lives Newsletter Spring/Summer 2008)
On 25 June, at the National Practitioners Conference 2008 in Halbeath, Justin McNicholl, Clackmannanshire LPF, co-facilitated a local ownership workshop with Wendy Harrington, ADSW.
On 11 June, the Scottish Government facilitated a meeting of local practitioner forums (LPFs) to discuss the first steps towards their future support and facilitation. Also present was Wendy Harrington from ADSW, who set out ADSW’s future proposals for LPFs. A note of the meeting is available here.
Following the meeting, Scottish Government and ADSW will be meeting again and working towards clarifying and building on the discussions held. A number of actions resulted from the meeting, and Scottish Government will shortly begin drafting guidance for those involved or interested in LPFs. More information will appear on this website in due course.
On 10 June, West Dunbartonshire launched their LPF. A number of other local authority areas previously without an active LPF have engaged with Scottish Government over the past two months. There are currently 15 active LPFs, 16 areas engaged (at varying stages), and only one area without any engagement.
March 2008
In keeping with the original intentions of Changing Lives and the Concordat, and the need to encourage increased ownership of the Changing Lives agenda at the local level, we are currently in discussions with key partners regarding the future support and facilitation of LPFs. Perth & Kinross launched their LPF on 26 March, and West Dunbartonshire are poised to follow suit in the summer.
December 2007
There are now 13 LPFs up and running and we are engaged with 11 other local areas. A meeting was facilitated on 15 November in Edinburgh to bring those involved in LPFs together. The agenda was set by the LPFs, and the meeting was an opportunity for those involved to discuss issues of interest and to network.
On 15 November, 2007, the Scottish Government facilitated a meeting of local practitioner forums and invited all those with any involvement in forums to attend and to set the agenda. Minutes of the meeting were taken by a local practitioner in attendance.
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