{"id":451,"date":"2019-08-08T11:34:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T10:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/its-all-about-relationships\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T14:50:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:50:10","slug":"its-all-about-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.communitycatalysts.co.uk\/lacnetwork\/its-all-about-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s all about…relationships","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

In our recent report It\u2019s Time for Local Area Coordination<\/a>, Neil Woodhead, Derby City Council\u2019s Social Capital Development Manager shared his insights from the last seven years of leading Local Area Coordination in Derby.\u00a0 In this excerpt here Neil outlines the crucial role that relationships play in making Local Area Coordination work.\u00a0\u00a0 He writes:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe introduced our first two Local Area Coordinators in the summer of 2012.\u00a0 What has followed over the last 7 years has been the most rewarding and humbling experience I could have wished for. I find myself in the privileged position of working in a role and to a set of principles that completely amplify my personal values and challenge me to be a better human being.\u00a0 What I now know, it\u2019s not about the money, its ALL about relationships.<\/em><\/p>\n

Exploratory conversations with the Local Area Coordination Network about Local Area Coordination started in Derby in 2011 and came at a pivotal time for me both personally and professionally. At work we were trying to find a way to support the last people in the city living in NHS accommodation to move into their own homes with a view to supporting their growth of a good community life and taking control of the support they needed.\u00a0 At home I was coming to the end of a journey I\u2019d embarked on as a teenager, supporting my Mum as best as I could to move from a place where she was defined by her deficits \u2013 patient, client, bed blocker, service user etc. towards a focus on her many gifts as an inspiring Mum, loving Grandma, generous friend and neighbour.\u00a0 It was all about relationships.<\/em><\/p>\n

In both instances I experienced a growing frustration.\u00a0 The professionals that visited my Mum with their best intentions and lengthy assessments were unable to support the transition from passive recipient of care to contributing citizen.\u00a0 The task was bigger than them.\u00a0 The same applied to the people I worked with who were trying to navigate their way back to community and family.\u00a0 It was evident that the development of loving relationships, meaningful friendships, connections, networks and the reduction of isolation that followed actually sits outside of the system\u2019s gift.\u00a0 It was, and still is, ALL about relationships.<\/em><\/p>\n

So, it was at this point that I found Local Area Coordination, or perhaps it found me?\u00a0 Over the years our little team of 2 has grown to 16 and we are now present in 10 of our city\u2019s 17 neighbourhoods. When I look back at this journey I am filled with pride, and often tears, at the principled focus we have maintained as well as the humility and values team members demonstrate on a daily basis.\u00a0 We proudly continue to walk alongside the remarkable, innovative people of our city as they figure out the next steps in their individual and our collective journeys.\u00a0 Over the course of the last seven years I have witnessed an increasing number of my neighbours moving from being passive recipients of the service system to contributing connected residents.\u00a0 They did this through the relationships they developed.<\/em><\/p>\n

As we look to the future, our maturing relationship with people living in communities brings real excitement and opportunity for much bigger system reforms.\u00a0 We must also constantly remain vigilant to the \u201cpathway to the quick fix\u201d, doing things for people rather than taking to time to look at each relationship with fresh eyes.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Thankfully our connection to the Network remains as strong today as it did on the day we started our journey.\u00a0 This has been a growing and crucial source of support and challenge. I am convinced that without the support of the Network the programme in Derby would have fallen by the wayside some years ago.\u00a0 Together we are definitely stronger, but then again, it\u2019s ALL about relationships.<\/em><\/p>\n

In Derby it feels as though we are on the threshold of linking some really powerful evidence to some truly inspiring narratives to really push for a different focus and conversation. This could allow us the opportunity to move our work to the core of the whole well-being system locally.\u00a0 Beyond that, our long established and cherished relationships with residents in our city present powerful opportunities we do not yet fully understand.\u00a0 As we continue to think about reframing conversations about what a good life might look like around here, one thing is for sure, it\u2019s all about relationships.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Find out more about Local Area Coordination here<\/a><\/p>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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