Dr Rosemary Gradwell
Guiding
Ex-Brownie Guider, now Division Commissioner, County (Nottinghamshire) Health
and First Aid Adviser and Region Adviser for Special Needs. First Response
and Health and First Aid trainer.
Scouting
Team doctor for the Nottinghamshire Emergency Scout Support Team – providing
communications, health and safety, first aid and medical support at large
scale events.
Work
Community Paediatrician with special interest in neurodisability and management
of challenging behaviour. Lead doctor in Nottingham for Autism and ADHD.
Home
1 husband, 1 daughter, 1 stepdaughter and 1 stepson – all grown up and flown
the nest (apart from husband!). Gardening when I get the time, crosswords,
sudoku and bridge!
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What
does a Special Needs Advisor do?
Your County Special Needs Advisor
role is to promote inclusion and equal opportunities for all members of GirlguidingUK
whatever their needs and to ensure that if a member has a special need they
have the opportunity to achieve their full potential within GirlguidingUK
through a fully inclusive programme.
More specifically…..
Your County Special Needs Advisor:
• Promotes awareness of special needs at all levels and ensures that disability
awareness is included in trainings
• Challenges negativity, promotes good practice and supports all members in
their understanding of disabilities to ensure full inclusion for all
• Understands and works with the anxieties of unit leaders in including members
with special needs
• Provides information on grants/funding sources where necessary to enable
members with special needs to participate fully in the Guiding programme
How can my County Special Needs
Advisor help me?
If you know that a member with a special need is about to join your unit then
contact your County Special Needs Advisor who will be able to help you think
about providing an inclusive programme within your unit. They might not know
all the answers to your query but if not they’ll help to find someone who
will.
You may be feeling quite anxious
as well as excited about having a new member join your unit, your County Advisor
would be able to help you think about what is contributing to your anxiety.
It may be as simple as offering advice over the phone or via email but in
many circumstances your County Advisor may want to come to visit your unit
to meet with yourself, the member and maybe their family too. Communication
is the key to ensuring that everyone feels included in your unit.
To contact the Region Special
Needs Adviser you can either email: specialneedsadviser@girlguiding-midlands.org.uk
or contact the Region Office. |
