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Delegates should attend Dementia Awareness before attending this course. This session is appropriate for everyone who works in social care and whose role requires them to interact and communicate with people who are living with dementia. We consider approaches and practices that will enable us to connect effectively with people who live with dementia. The standard charge for this course is £70 per day. Please refer to our Course Charges on the Home page for information on discounts and exemptions

This 1-day workshop is for South Gloucestershire Council Adult Care practitioners ONLY. Its key purpose is to equip staff with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make judgements and clearly record the rationale for decisions that are robust, supported by the relevant evidence and defensible when scrutinised by others. Practitioners need to assess people’s needs and their desired outcomes and then make decisions that keep that person and their carers at the heart of the assessment and support planning process. In all aspects of their work they have to find ways to balance a number of competing pressures including arranging person-centred care and support that meets Care Act and Mental Capacity Act requirements, whilst also managing risk and safeguarding issues effectively, using the organisation’s recording policy and using resources effectively.

Target Audience: Adult care practitioners, particularly staff who are new to the council. Also for staff who have not done any Direct Payments training in recent years, or who want to explore and further clarify their own understanding around promoting the direct payments option with service users. Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Social Work Assistants, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Team Managers and Senior Practitioners in all adult social care teams. The workshop combines interactive discussion with presentation of material. It allows practitioners space to ask the questions they have about Direct Payments, to reflect on the advantages and possible risks involved, and to explore how to implement good practice when supporting this key process in delivering more personalised services.

This 1-day course builds on the learning and skills gained through attending the Domestic Violence and Abuse Intermediate-level training, with additional content around the following areas as set out below:

A two session training course-Making Every Contact Count is an approach that uses the millions of day to day interactions that organisations and individuals have with people to support them in making positive changes to their physical and mental health and wellbeing. Rather than telling people what to do Making Every Contact Count is about recognising opportunities to talk to people about their wellbeing using the skills of asking and listening. Making Every Contact Count is not intended to add to busy workloads. The course uses case studies relating to Childhood Poverty and signposts to appropriate VSCE organisations and their available training.