ASCOT webinars

ASCOT and seldom heard groups (Monday 18th May 11.00 -12.15)

This webinar will start with updates on recent ASCOT developments by Ann-Marie Towers. The first presentation, by James Caiels, will focus on how ASCOT can be used with people who live with learning disabilities and in particular will present the development of an Easy Read version of ASCOT.  Nick Smith, the second speaker, will consider how we might use ASCOT with older adults who live with dementia, highlighting  the mixed methods and qualitative versions of ASCOT and forthcoming work using Talking Mats. This will be followed with time for questions and discussion, and the webinar will end with concluding thoughts.

To view a recording of the webinar, and download the slides, click here.

New versions of ASCOT (Monday 15th June 11.00 – 12.00)

This webinar will focus on new versions of ASCOT that are being developed by the ASCOT team and colleagues.  The first presentation, by Ann-Marie Towers, provides an overview of the findings of an NIHR SSCR-funded study exploring the demand for a care home quality measure based on ASCOT.
As well as giving a summary of stakeholders’ views and presenting the draft measure, Ann-Marie will outline our plans to test it with one local authority quality improvement team in the South East of England.  Stacey Rand, the second speaker, will provide an overview of the development, application and interpretation of the Adult Social Care Outcome Toolkit for Carers interview (ASCOT-Carer INT4). The ASCOT-Carer INT4 is part of the ASCOT toolkit and is a measure of social care-related quality of life of unpaid carers. This will be followed with time for questions and discussion, and the webinar will end with concluding thoughts.

To view a recording of the webinar, and download the slides, click here.

Using ASCOT in practice (Tuesday 7th July, 11am – 12pm)

This webinar will focus on the experiences of and plans to use ASCOT in practice by organisations outside of academia. The speakers range from national and local provider organisations to local authorities. The webinar’s programme is as follows:

Evaluating “The Life I Want” Strategy using ASCOT.
The first speaker, Jemma Ennis-Dawson from Positive Futures, a service provider for people with learning disabilities in Northern Ireland, will present on how ASCOT was used to evaluate “The Life I Want” strategy. Jemma will outline why ASCOT was chosen, how the data were collected, what the results showed and how they were used to develop action plans to support their clients.

Community Agents in Essex – the use of ASCOT to support impact measurement.
The second presentation, by Tricia Capes of Essex County Council and Brian Goodwin of Community Agents Essex, will cover some basic information about the Community Agent programme and the challenge of demonstrating impact. The presenters will outline the basics of how the use of ASCOT was introduced, how ASCOT has been used by Essex Community Agents, what went well and what still needs to be developed, including lessons learned and next steps.

Community Integrated Care’s use of ASCOT, Quality of Life Outcomes in our Care and Support Plan Documents.
Julie York and Phil Benson of Community Integrated Care, a service provider for a wide range of users from people with learning disabilities to people with dementia, will present their plans to use ASCOT. They will share the reasons behind why ASCOT was chosen, its planned use in their documentation and the key benefits associated with using ASCOT.

To view a recording of the webinar and download the slides, click here.

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