Families and friends
The families and friends of the people we support are very important to us.
Walsingham was started by a parent of a person with learning disabilities.
Some of the directors and trustees have relatives who have learning disabilities.
This makes a difference to the way we work.Everyone is valued the same whether they work for Walsingham or get support from us.
Our staff have lots of training to help them do their jobs better.They learn about our values and involving the people they support.
These things are very important.
Everyone is different.We make sure that people are supported as an individual in the way that is right for them.
Read more about how we support people as individuals.
It is very important for families and friends to be involved with the support we provide.We can learn a lot from each other.
We write newsletters to tell people what is happening at Walsingham.
Some services also write their own newsletters and have meetings with families and friends as well.
Please tell us if you have any ideas about how you could be more involved or things we could do differently.Click here to find out how to talk to us.
directors
An organisation is run by directors. Each director is the boss of part of the organisation.
individual
People are different. Each person is an individual.
involved
If you take part in something it is sometimes called being involved.
learning disabilities
People who have learning disabilities or learning difficulties have problems understanding information, learning skills and remembering new things.
People are born with learning disabilities or develop them soon after they are born.
meeting
When people get together to talk about something important it is sometimes called a meeting.
meetings
When people get together to talk about something important these are sometimes called meetings.
newsletter
A newsletter is like a magazine. When people write a newsletter they tell people about important things that have happened.
newsletters
Newsletters are like magazines. When people write newsletters they tell people about important things that have happened.
relatives
People in your family like your mum, dad, brothers, sisters, grandma, grandad, uncles, aunts and cousins are sometimes called relatives.
services
Our services are what we offer to people with learning disabilities. Lots of our services are to do with day-to-day support. We also have services to do with other things like supporting people to learn new skills or have a job.
staff
People who work for Walsingham are called staff.
training
When people learn new things that will help them do their job better, it is sometimes called training.
trustees
People who make sure everyone working for a charity does a good job are sometimes called trustees. Our trustees do not get paid.
valued
When people listen to what you have to say and treat you with respect, this is sometimes called being valued.
values
The ways an organisation chooses to do things are sometimes called their values.
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