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Case Study
ASDAN/Education ‘Individual Rights
and Responsibilities’ Entry Levels 2 & 3
Group Education
Director, Carol Ryan,
planned an activity with
the following objectives:
• to identify signs of consent to sexual activity
Cascade Care Homes for Residential, Supported
Living and Day Services in Withernsea, East
Yorkshire and Norwich, East Anglia promote
Education, Community and Health and WellBeing to improve more independent lifestyles,
implementing the ASDAN PSD course at Entry 1,
2 and 3.
Some individuals in ‘Supported Living’ have
tenancy agreements and The Registered
Manager, Dean Prowell (Stiles House,
Withernsea) spent one day explaining
these to the residents. Non-verbal
individuals used social stories and PECs to
aid their understanding.
Living in the twenty-first century can be very
challenging, often complicated and scary; even
more so for individuals living with autism, mental
health issues and learning disabilities. With this
in mind Cascade planned a ‘Consent Awareness
Week’, enabling the individuals in their care to
explore their human rights as set out in The
Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Another activity involved the use of table
tennis bats with ‘yes’ on one side and ‘no’
on the other. In pairs they asked each other
questions, for example: ‘Can I hold your
hand?’ The bat was used as a tool to
respond. All the answers were collated and
then as a group they shared and discussed
the outcomes.
The whole week entailed groups of individuals
talking openly and honestly about their rights
and their responsibilities; with some students
being able to describe an individual right which
was relevant to them (ASDAN Entry Level
3 1:1). Furthermore, it was explained to the
individuals how information about them is totally
confidential, kept up to date in a safe and secure
place and to the timescales adhered to by law.
• to identify signs of non-consent to
sexual activity
Work was differentiated for varying levels
of understanding and the subject matter
generated a healthy and mature discussion.
Moreover, ‘Barbie’ and ‘Ken’ dolls proved to
be an ideal resource to enhance the work put
on display and to visually help with the strong
messages of consent and non-consent.
End of Life was another issue that was
addressed that week; encouraging the
individuals to think about their favourite
colours, musical tastes and people that they
were close to; family and friends. From shoe
boxes ‘Memory Boxes’ were individually
decorated using their own designs, into which
they can store and collect things that are
special to them, such as cards, photographs
and tickets/programmes to events.
Consent Awareness Week:
15th - 20th October 2018
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