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…initially
supported by Rural Challenge Funding…
this
project set out to
- benefit
community groups in rural Scotland
- facilitate
social inclusion by tackling isolation and providing access to services.
The emphasis
of the work should be to benefit rural areas, although urban areas
can also be included.
In our
case, the Rural Challenge funding is matched by the Lottery funding
and Video Links will operate alongside the Connecting
Communities Lottery Project as a separate and identifiable piece
of work.
Initial
work began in the autumn of 2001.
Summary
of Project
“
The Video Links project will work with geographical communities and
communities of interest in Highland region to enable users and carers
to acquire knowledge and understanding of community care issues and
to have a voice in the development and delivery of services. Five
videos will be produced in the life of the project.”
Commissioned
Videos (production by independent film/video makers under our
direction):
The
Community Care Maze
A video
explaining services, how they work and who’s who in Highland
– This will probabaly be a commissioned piece of work. Partnership
working with Highland Council and Highland Health Board will be important.
Getting
involved
A video
for use by local forums showing how users and carers are involved
in focus groups, committees e.g. the Modernising Community Care Reference
Group, The Joint Committee for Action in Community Care, patient participation
groups. etc. Launched at the HCCF Conference September 2002
Telling
our story
Five
videos or video clips which give real life stories of people in receipt
of care in rural areas. The ideas is that these stories can be used
for training/ to combat stigma/to give feedback on services etc.
In addition,
we are developing our own capacity to gather video and edit it under
the control and direction of the users whose voices it reflects. Already,
since January 2002 we have produced:
Hearing
About Homecare
A 25
minute training video for home carers employed by the Highland Council
Social Work Department. It is based on interviews with people in our
network talking about their experiences of care. This was commissioned
to work in line with the training programme now running and which
continues in the autumn of this year. We have just completed a re-edit
following the first series of training sessions. The video also includes
35 minutes of unedited interviews.
Assessment
for Care
A 10
minute video based on interviews with people talking about their experience
of the assessment process. This was presented to a Scottish Executive
working group visiting Highland Council as a precursor to developments
in single shared assessment.
Breaking
Down Barriers
A training
video for a workshop of our own, integrating exerpts from several
other video sources and presentations by network members at HCCF's
2001 Annual Conference.
Single
Shared Assessment
A training
video for social work and care staff in the use of the new Single
Shared Assessment form. This video was produced in collaboration with
Highland Council Social Work and Highland Health Board.
Short
Videos/Presentations
We have
also made several short pieces for conference presentations where
it would be impractical or difficult for individuals to speak in person.
We have produced short videos on Mental Heealth Advocacy, Disabled
Access on Trains and to support local care services.
Progress
so far
We have
established a working relationship with Kelpie
Films in Glasgow, who have considerable experience of video making
for the Voluntary Sector. We have completed the planning stages of the
first two videos and work is almost completed on the first, now titled
The Ladder of Involvement. This video includes material from
forum meetings (shot by Kelpie and ourselves) and interviews with workers
and network members.
Following
a training session in December 2001, we have gathered video material
from HCCF and local forum meetings, access panel site visits. We have
begun to cascade our skills to others: North & West Sutherland CCF
are now working on a short video about the work of their forum.
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