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Advocacy Awareness Week: Nicola’s Story

“Talkback has helped me in many ways by finding my voice, giving me the support to get my confidence back. Although the best thing Talkback has given me is employment and hope for the future.”

Nicola was referred to Talkback last year, this is her story:

“Talkback has helped me in many ways by finding my voice, giving me the support to get my confidence back. Although the best thing Talkback has given me is employment and hope for the future.

“Before I found Talkback my life was heading in one direction, and it was not a happy one. Since finding them a whole new world has opened up to me and I am looking forward to seeing which direction my future heads in now. I have the confidence to get on a bus by myself to meet up with a couple of work colleagues. As my confidence builds, I hope this will lead to more adventures.

“It has helped me that I am allowed to take my time to find my feet and only do things I am comfortable with when I feel comfortable to do so.”

We are extremely grateful that Nicola now works with us as part of our Communications team and so proud that she was recently shortlisted as a finalist for the Learning Disability and Autism Leaders’ List Awards 2021 – hosted by Dimensions UK. We can’t wait to see what she does next.

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18 onwards:
Adult Social Care Funded Provision

Amongst other services, we provide:

  • Personal development and social skills
  • Independent living, including cooking and general household tasks
  • Practical skills, including woodworking and other trade-based activities
  • Travel and money management training
  • Relationship development and creating social networks
  • Sports and wellbeing, including mindfulness, healthy eating and managing anxiety
  • The Performing Arts – drama, dance, music and arts.
  • Employment – full time and supported
  • Art Therapy
  • Social friendship groups

16-25 years old:
Education Provider

Amongst other services, we provide:

  • Education support to individuals in colleges including Bucks College Group, Berkshire College of Agriculture and Reading College
  • Individual Learning Packages based on an individual’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) outcomes
  • Bespoke, community life skills education support packages
  • Creative opportunities using expressive arts, creative media and a variety of social groups
  • Relationship guidance and help building social networks
  • Life skills training to move towards independent living
  • Travel training
  • Employability skills building
  • Work experience and Supported Internship opportunities

Up to 18 years old:
Transitions work

Amongst other services, we:

  • Provide individual and group transition programmes to help people move from school to college and minimise anxiety
  • Provide information, advice and guidance to mainstream schools with a SEN department, and to specialist schools for secondary ages
  • Offer bespoke Travel Training packages for schools
  • Help co-create sport-based partnerships
  • Run parent and carer information events