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Code: SGC/20/1609 Direct Payments Training

IMPORTANT:  To complete your registration for this session we need you to complete the ‘Learning needs summary’ as well as the pre course work outlined in the attached document.  (also listed below)

The meeting will open at 9.00am, so that you can join the meeting in time to check that the technology is working prior to a 9.30am prompt start.

Around 6 weeks after the session you will get the opportunity to reflect on your learning and will be sent a short questionnaire to complete. This is in the same format as the unstructured CPD log for Social Work England. Therefore in reflecting on your learning, you will also have content ready to paste into your CPD log for SWE!

1. Complete the Learning needs summary.

2. Remind yourself about any Direct Payments recipients that you have worked with so you can share their & your experiences during the session

3. Have a read of (some of) Chapter 12 ‘Direct Payments’ of the Care & Support Statutory Guidance 
(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/care-act-statutory-guidance/care-and-support-statutory-guidance#Chapter12)

4. Have a look through the contents page of the South Gloucestershire direct payment practitioner guidance on the toolkit, and read through any sections of interest.
(http://intranet/content/communitycare/sections/toolkit/New%20Guidance/Direct%20Payment%20Docs/DP%20Practice%20Guidance%20May%202018.pdf)

As a minimum have a look at the top tips document which is on p39. The process guidance is here: (http://intranet/content/communitycare/sections/toolkit/New%20Guidance/Direct%20Payment%20Docs/Direct%20Payments%20set%20up%20guide.pdf)
 
Watch this film clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK7qGZcei2o) and take a look at the public information for direct payment recipients on the council webpages.

The session will focus on Direct payments and the legal framework. We will consider the benefits of a direct payment for adults, carers, professionals and the Local Authority as well as the challenges that may be experienced. If the technology works, a direct payment recipient will tell you about how it helps them to live a good life. We will explore the role of the Support Agencies and the logistics of setting up a direct payment. Denise Swain will be available to answer any questions that you have about setting up the finances.

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Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 16 December 2020 09:30 - 12:45 Webinar: Zoom Map

Code: SGC/20/1294 Managing Mindset (EVENT FULL)

This workshop will be delivered as a webinar via Zoom. Once you receive the invite from the trainer, please check that the Zoom link works.

If you are a South Gloucestershire Council employee, and don't already have access to Zoom, you will need to contact ICT for a licence. They have requested that this is done via a General Request Webform.

How does what we think impact our reality? What would happen if we altered our thinking to something more helpful? You talk more to yourself than to anyone else in the world. In the face of challenging situations the words you choose for that conversation with yourself will directly impact how quickly you are able to move forward. Neuroscience shows that our brains continue to develop and change even as adults. The brain is actually quite like plastic, and can be reshaped over time, forming new neural pathways. This has led neuroscientists to call this tendency neuroplasticity. So if what you or others around you are currently thinking is unhelpful, the session will give strategies to begin to alter that thinking.

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Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 16 December 2020 09:30 - 11:00 Webinar: Zoom Map

Code: SGC/20/1488 Wellbeing Coaching - South Glos staff only (Emma Ford) (EVENT FULL)

These 50 minute coaching sessions with coaches will assist council staff in coming up with strategies and action plans to maintain and build their wellbeing and resilience. Unlike counselling which provides a safe space to explore worries and concerns, these confidential coaching sessions will help staff come up with individual plans to help them build their resilience, understand what they can do to enhance their wellbeing and overcome current and future obstacles. There are activities and exercises that wellbeing coaches can also give people to work through in their own time if they would find it useful.

Please note these sessions will be delivered by skype or telephone.  Your coach will contact you to confirm the best method for you.

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Session Session Date Session Time Session Venue Map
1 16 December 2020 15:00 - 16:00 Skype/Telephone Map