Well, summer has come and gone—but it was fabulous! I spent some time in Queensland learning more about their Local Area Coordination programme and also the forthcoming national development of LAC as part of major reform. We’ll keep a close interest…
Welcome to the Summer Issue of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter 2013. It’s an issue about stories, leadership and citizen contribution. A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed. In the words of Neil Woodhead – It’s About…
14th June 2013 Simon Duffy and Kelly Hicks of the Centre for Welfare Reform have recently been thinking about how social work needs to get back to its roots and move away from some of the unhelpful patterns and adopt…
Neil Woodhead is Social Capital Development Manager in Derby City and leading the development of Local Area Coordination and Person Person Centred Practice . Here he reflects on the opportunities presented by person centred thinking/approaches and Local Area Coordination. I…
Hi Everyone, The Winter Issue (although just dipping into of Spring!) of the Local Area Coordination Network Newsletter is out now. CLICK HERE to read the Newsletter I am very grateful to everyone who has contributed stories and…
Happy New Year to partners, colleagues and friends – old, new and future! A lot has been happening over the past few months, with new conversations and action around Local Area Coordination. So, I thought it was about time to…
The new LAC Network Newsletter is out now. In this edition, there are updates on LAC developments nationally, news stories from local people and community/statutory partners who have experienced Local Area Coordination in Middlesbrough some great articles from David Towell (Director,…
What makes Local Area Coordination work? What helps it to deliver the wide range of outcomes alongside individuals, families and local communities and also drive reform in the service system? Local Area Coordination (LAC) first started in Western Australia back…
The new issue of the LAC Network Newsletter is out now. In this issue Latest news updates LAC – getting it right, the importance of strong leadership and effective design Introducing Rajeev and Julia – new Local Area Coordinators LAC…
16th July 2012 – New TLAP Paper – “Unlocking the Real Wealth of People and Communities” Think Local Act Personal published a new paper by Catherine Wilton “Volunteering – Unlocking the Real Wealth of People and Communities” -it is available…