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Kerry Gardiner Awarded Diploma in Practice Leadership in Reducing Restrictive Practices

Kerry Gardiner Awarded Diploma in Practice Leadership in Reducing Restrictive Practices

Congratulations to Green Light Registered Manager and Physical Intervention Trainer Kerry Gardiner.  Kerry has been awarded a Diploma in Practice Leadership in Reducing Restrictive Practices by the Restraint Reduction Network.  Kerry joined Green Light in 2013 with over 20 years of professional experience in the Health & Social Care Sector, with a special interest in […]

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25th April 2024

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Living the Disney Dream – Guest Blog by Rose Bradley & Paul Garner

Living the Disney Dream – Guest Blog by Rose Bradley & Paul Garner

‘Charlie’ a young man support – full of life and with an amazing sense of fun – has in the past enjoyed time at theme parks, including Butlins, Alton Towers and Flambards.  Added to that, Charlie often chooses to watch Disney vlogs on YouTube. So it was an easy decision to support him to visit […]

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3rd April 2024

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Reaffirming Our Core Values

Reaffirming Our Core Values

In schools and care providers worldwide, PBS, known as PBIS in the USA, serves as a framework for promoting and encouraging positive or prosocial behaviours, fostering an inclusive culture of learning, mutual respect, and responsibility. A starting point when introducing PBS is establishing three to five values to be shared and be commonly held across […]

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26th March 2024

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Join our Huthnance Park team

Join our Huthnance Park team

Are you looking for a new challenge this summer? Green Light provides care and support to individuals with learning disability and autism from registered care homes in Cornwall.  Huthnance Park, a home for four individuals with learning disabilities, is conveniently located a short drive from Leedstown, Praze, Camborne, Hayle, Helston, and Penzance. (Exact location here) […]

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14th March 2024

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Meet the Team – Chloe Hoskins

Meet the Team – Chloe Hoskins

Chloe Hoskins joined Green Light in May 2023 as a Relief Support Worker which provides people with flexibility to work around other commitments, while still playing a key role in our teams.  Chloe then went on to take a part time Support Worker role in the Tranquil Cross team.   Here’s a Q&A with Chloe: Q: […]

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14th December 2023

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Behaviour Technician Team Together for First Time

Behaviour Technician Team Together for First Time

(L-R) Mollie Salter-Prescott, Chloe Brindley, Stefan Polglase, Jasmin Coles, Clarissa Mitchell, Teagan Ward, Spencer Delf, Jon Gibbons, Samuela Taukei & Cade Miller. Green Light’s Behaviour Technicians met for the first time in person on Friday 10th November 2023. Following welcome and introductions, a range of topics were covered, from the experience of the behaviour technician […]

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15th November 2023

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Behaviour Analysts join the UK-SBA Speaker Series Event in London

Behaviour Analysts join the UK-SBA Speaker Series Event in London

Green Light’s Behaviour Analysts Darina Donnellan & Ioanna Konstantinidou attended the UK Society for Behaviour Analysis (UK-SBA) Speaker Series Conference at University College, Bloomsbury, London on the 9th November 2023. The event centred around the newly introduced trainee UKBA(cert) Professional and Supervision standards and values-led Competence Framework.  This is a list of 85 knowledge and […]

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10th November 2023

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Hugo Sherry Conquers Ben Nevis! – guest blog by Samu Taukei

Hugo Sherry Conquers Ben Nevis! – guest blog by Samu Taukei

The challenge was set in Summer 2019.  Hugo, along with the help of his team at Big Wig, set himself a personal goal to participate in the 3 peaks challenge: this would consist of Hiking the three highest points in the UK.  The peaks would include Mount Snowdon in Wales (1085m) Scafell Pike in the […]

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9th November 2023

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Behaviour Analysis Talk for Health & Social Care Students at Cornwall College

Behaviour Analysis Talk for Health & Social Care Students at Cornwall College

On 5th October 2023 Green Light’s Behaviour Analysts Mollie Salter-Prescott and Darina Donnellan were invited by Florence Everington ​Study Programme Manager at Cornwall College to speak to a group of students at the Health & Social Care Department at Cornwall College in St Austell, Cornwall. Mollie describes the morning:  We spoke to the group about […]

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6th October 2023

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Meet the Team – Jay Michie

Meet the Team – Jay Michie

Jay Michie joined Green Light in September 2023.  Jay is part of the Poldark team, led by Registered Manager Ryan Smith.  The team supports a very active young man with a learning disability and autism. Q: Where are you from and where do you live now? A: Scotland/Derbyshire now living in Porthtowan Q: How did […]

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2nd October 2023

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