What about The Silly Awards?
Could use Rotten Tomatoes Awards like they do with movies? Epic Fail Awards? Disability Dense Distinctions?

Hi @Julie86 if you open up forums before you get to this thread you’ll see module reflections. Another idea is for you and Alex or Chloe to arrange a group chat to talk more about the chapter you’re working through? You can use the instant chat bubble or I think you can set up an email and message each other on there?

I don’t know much about the ombudsman but just wanted to respond to the silence. This is something many of us experience. It increases our anxiety and we our brains start filling in the gaps thinking of all the reasons there is silence, usual negative ones! Our brains try and fix things even when it can’t be fixed. The research shows that the way…[Read more]

Another idea to think about it just go through the programme at your own pace and you can still buddy with someone….you share what you need support with depending where you are, and they share with you…some members will read it chronologically but others will dip in and out of relevant sections depending on what they need, so that could work?…[Read more]

Hi folks, for the programme to sink in it needs time and everybody is different and some sections are much longer than others, especially the later chapters. A whole chapter a day personally seems a lot to me. Perhaps a few sections of a chapter per week for the early chapters and 1 section when you hit chapter 7 onwards? It’s important to set…[Read more]

Yes, this is a very tricky point that we do as therapists need to be honest and work within our competency, but perhaps knowing that being honest and rejecting a client could be harmful for someone who has experienced rejection, perhaps it is about how we do this? And more thought and care could go into it? E.g. we suggest in training that if you…[Read more]

Yes, a safe space can totally be imaginary and can change, or we may have several. It’s all about experimenting and working out what works for you 🙂

Yes, I think there are many reasons why the welfare state is the way it is, and it goes all the way back to Victorian times, or perhaps even before in history, when they started categorising people and bodies into ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’. Instead of communities looking after each other, now the government has that role and makes the decisions. As…[Read more]

I think that there are many ‘reasonable’ reasons a therapist, especially in private practise, can reject a client. They can say their home isn’t accessible and no ‘reasonable’ adjustments can be made, or that they don’t feel competent to work with this person, which is of course one the justifiable reasons listed in Ethical Frameworks. Ashley Cox,…[Read more]

Thanks for kicking off the forum with this great question Paul! The equality act is still very much rooted in the medical model view of disability, which puts the onus on the disabled person to request access and prove they have been denied access to premises or services, as they are the one that is deemed ‘not normal’. As you will learn from com…[Read more]

Hey Julie, you raise an important issue, of different locations in the UK having different assessments. From our experience talking to people in different places in the UK this certainly seems true. There seems to be a ‘postcode lottery’ when it comes to many things. For example, we know some people only get £300 towards a wheelchair whereas…[Read more]

Thanks Meg, it may take some more time for us to get new members so there are more buddies, but rest assured we are doing all we can to promote the platform. Warm wishes, Mel & the team

Yes, I think the whole idea of the group is understanding how disability admin and fatigue etc affect us and learning from each other about how we can be more compassionate to ourselves around these additional tasks/time/energy….

Some great ideas, let us know how you get on trialling that and certainly we can discuss more next Sunday. Pets are a great way to feel safe, as they are so grounded in the here and now, their heart rate, breathing and warmth can help us restore to balance/rest when we are activated.
You know I have heard other people mention Harry Potter over…[Read more]

Interesting question Emma, it can be both! In our minds we create a metaphorical space, but it is based on a real space you have been somewhere in your life where you felt safe. It works best if it is a place where there were no/few people or at least only people who you feel safe and can be completely you and real with. A happy place is great to…[Read more]