Neuroprofiling Workshop

Manchester Parent Carer Forum (MPCF formerly PACT) is funded by the Department for Education and aims to work in partnership with Manchester City Council, Health and Education settings to shape and influence services, to ensure they are fit for purpose and meet the needs of disabled children, young people and their families living in Manchester.MPCF understands the day to day challenges faced by parent-carers, as we are parent-carers too. The aim of MPCF is to give parent-carers a voice and to make their views heard in the improvement of services for our children.

Manchester Parent Carer Forum

This workshop aims to collaboratively look at developing a Manchester neuroprofiling tool and plan an effective way to pilot it in the city.

St Thomas Centre

Manchester is considering introducing a neuroprofiling tool and would love to hear your thoughts!A neuroprofiling tool is a way of mapping children and young peoples differences; their strengths and needs, across domains such as communication, energy levels, sensory experiences.Building on the experience of Portsmouth, who have been using a neuroprofiling tool for some time to help families and services think about what neurodivergent children need and how best to support them, we would like to run an event for parents, carers and professionals:<ul><li>To introduce and explain the tool that Portsmouth use</li></ul><ul><li>Consider what the benefits and challenges might be if Manchester were to adopt the Portsmouth or a similar tool</li><li>Co-develop a project plan to pilot a profiling tool in the city. </li></ul>Any neuroprofiling tool we create would not replace a referral to SCP and any families that complete a neuroprofile with or for their child can still request an assessment. However, it would give every child who is then waiting, and their family, better access to signposting; a plan as to how reasonable adjustments can be made; a chance to prioritise what would make the biggest difference in terms of quality of life; and a structure for thinking about difference and neurodivergence, and what it means.Currently, there are nearly 2000 children awaiting assessment for neurodivergence in the city, some of whom may wait 2 years or more before they are likely to be seen and all of whom will have needs that require support in this time. A neuroprofiling tool might be one way to help meet this need.

Neuroprofiling Workshop

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