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I'm Dominique Lima and I'm
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a personal advisor
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on the 16
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plus team in Bridgend council.
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The Social Services Practitioner
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award was offered
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through the training department.
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We've got the SSP qualification
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where they can complete two years
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of the Social Service
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Practitioner award.
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That can be used,
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then to be able to cross
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in the first year
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of the degree.
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Myself and my colleague Huw
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had a discussion
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with Dominique and explained
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what the qualification would entail
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and what she was expected to do
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over the two years.
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I was able to work
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full time alongside doing the course.
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It was pretty flexible,
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like in the evenings
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I could do a little bit,
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on the weekends,
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I could do a little bit,
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sort of pick up
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when I wanted to do it,
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but I still got paid which is great.
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So I didn't lose out
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financially.
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Flexibility
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is absolutely key,
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really isn't it in terms
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of how we work,
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how we learn, how we develop.
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So we're very much
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conscious in terms of that around
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how do we provide an environment
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which is flexible,
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which does create opportunity,
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but also hopefully makes people
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feel kind of valued
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within what they're doing.
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I like the variation in the setting.
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There was a lot of building
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on independent living skills
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with young people,
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taking them to appointments,
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forming links with family members,
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promoting contact
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between their family
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and their social settings as well.
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It's a pleasure to see her
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growing and developing
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and using her skills in her role.
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It's definitely helped me
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in my practice 100%.
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That care plan
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that I'm doing with young people,
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I'm applying the legislation,
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applying my knowledge,
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my skills, my experience
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from my course to the young people.
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It’s benefited my teammates.
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It's benefited
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me in meetings and it's benefited me
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all over really.
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She's got the right attitude.
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She's got the right caring,
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compassionate commitment
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to helping and supporting people.
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Not just the person that she's
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looking after and supporting,
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but the wider family and the carers
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that are involved with her as well.
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