MovingOn2gether 5 year Big Lottery Funded project- Empowering Young - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

SIMON DARBY AND LAURENA KANE- YOUNG PERSON’S SOCIAL WORKERS

MovingOn2gether

5 year Big Lottery Funded project- ‘Empowering Young People’.

• Outcome 1- YP with cancer across NI will have

maintained/accessed education, employment, social activities during and post treatment.

• Outcome 2- YP with cancer will be equipped to manage the

transitions between home, community and hospital setting. By providing:

• One to One case work- needs assessment, care planning

and reviewing during and post treatment.

• Group work
• Promoting opportunities e.g conferences

WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO:

Outcome 1- maintain/access education, employment and training:

• we worked with young people across the organisation to develop a new

young person’s assessment tool. We also trialled- Rickter Scale and Support Star (Outcome Star) methods of empowerment.

• Dongles, Laptops and iPads were provided to young people on the ward

so they could maintain their education. These were then provided to rurally isolated young people who couldn’t attend school.

• Group work opportunities were offered and run across the province.

Opportunities to attend groups on the mainland were also provided.

• A new survivorship group piloted- ‘Thrive’ to promote life skills learning.
• New fitness program started for young adult cancer survivors- MOVE

Forward/Fitness4survivors

EXAMPLES OF HOW WE DID IT:

2- manage transition between home, community and hospital setting

• Ward inductions prior to treatment.
• VR Radiotherapy project
• Group nights on the ward and in the community
• Referrals to community based resources
• Instrumental in developing the Regional TYA Cancer Service for

Northern Ireland.

EXAMPLES OF HOW WE DID IT:

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