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Code: SGC/20/0625 ACE Ambassador Training (Cancelled)

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are negative experiences in early life and childhood that can have an impact on health and wellbeing throughout life.
South Gloucestershire is committed to developing a co-ordinated and consistent ACE-informed approach, with a focus on recognition, prevention and early intervention and the cultural change that may be needed to support that. An ACE-informed approach is moving away from asking ‘what is wrong with you’ to asking ‘what happened to you’. It is more than just knowing about ACEs; it is using that knowledge to work together to:
- Prevent ACEs in future generations, including breaking the cycle within families
- Recognise the signs and symptoms of ACEs to enable appropriate early intervention to build resilience 
- Recognise the impacts of ACEs already experienced in children and adults and help them to receive support
- Support and build resilience in communities, families and children who are at risk of exposure to ACEs

The ACE Ambassador Network includes professionals from across public sector agencies, VCSE organisations and communities, and experts by experience. As well as delivering ACE-awareness raising sessions, the network offers opportunities to share updates and best practice and to build professional relationships and support. We hope that this network will be the mechanism by which cultural change will occur.

This training session is for participants who have signed up to be ACE Ambassadors from a variety of settings and backgrounds. Participants will already have basic awareness of ACEs and their impacts across the life course. This session is aimed at managers or staff in any sector who work with adults or children and would like to know more about how to facilitate the culture change needed to become ACE-informed. This course is FREE of charge. If you would like to find out more about joining the network but are unable to deliver training, please contact aces@southglos.gov.uk

Participants should have been identified within their organisations as ACE Ambassadors and have notified aces@southglos.gov.uk of their interest in the role prior to attending.

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1 27 April 2020 09:30 - 15:00 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/20/0552 Autism Spectrum Conditions: 1-day Training (EVENT FULL) (Cancelled)

This 1-day course is suitable for all staff who could potentially come into contact with individuals with Autism Spectrum Conditions.

The standard charge for this course is £80 per day. Please refer to our Course Charges on the Home page for information on discounts and exemptions.

Course Aims: Develop knowledge and competencies in working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Conditions.

The course is delivered by Matthew Trerise, a specialist trainer who has 15 years of experience in supporting people with ASC in a wide range of care settings, including residential, low secure and in the community. Matthew currently works for a nationally recognised specialist diagnostic service, delivering training and clinical supervision to frontline staff across the care pathway.


Previous delegates have said:

“It is essential that anyone coming into contact with people diagnosed with ASC attend this course”

 “Trainer is extremely knowledgeable and training is delivered with passion and enthusiasm”

Topics:
· Asperger Syndrome and how this relates to autism.
· Effective communication.
· Theory of mind.
· Executive functioning.
· Central coherence.
· Sensory issues.
· Social inclusion.
· Service issues.

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1 27 April 2020 09:30 - 16:00 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/19/1377 Contract Management Training (Local Authority staff only: Sth Glos, N Somerset, B&NES) (Cancelled)

This one-day interactive training course provides excellent foundation knowledge and awareness of how to manage contracts with external providers successfully in order to extract better value-for-money and deliver the desired commercial outcomes. Competence in this area is equally about how to manage intelligently, knowing when to consult with professional colleagues especially when undertaking complex processes such as contractual change, recognising the key drivers that will improve supplier performance and understanding the role and importance of robust contract governance.

The course is ideal for individuals who have accountability for managing third party service providers within the council (including budget holders, contract managers, relationship managers, service delivery managers and procurement practitioners), as well as those that are relatively new to the procurement function.

Please note there is £100 recharge for South Glos employees to attend this course.

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1 27 April 2020 09:30 - 16:30 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/20/0876 Covid-19: What's Changed Legally? How to ensure human rights are protected in adult social care practice (EVENT FULL)

This 2-hour webinar is designed for adult social care practitioners and managers as a direct result of the current Covid-19 outbreak. 

The British Institute of Human Rights deliver this session. It will focus on:
- Information on human rights and the Human Rights Act.
- The Coronavirus Act and the changes to legislation such as the Care Act (Easements), the Ethical Framework, the Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act interface, and SEND legislation.

The session will also include information on specific rights in the context of coronavirus such as those on the prohibition on inhuman and degrading treatment (Article 3) and private and family life, including choice, control, wellbeing (Article 8).

There will be practice guidance in relation to:
* Individuals with/without Covid 19 and with or without mental capacity in relation to Coronavirus Act requirements, in care settings who refuse to self-isolate and place others (and to some extent themselves) at risk. This represents a particularly complex balance between the MCA and the HRA.

* Difficult decisions around people’s ability to remain in contact with family members, particularly at end of life, and how we can advocate for this / support with technology etc

* Balancing providers’ abilities to deliver services (reduced capacity) with peoples’ needs, and how to make decisions about what is essential and non-essential care.

* Using the Ethical Framework and the Human Rights Act as a tool to discuss decision making processes with other (health) professionals - particularly around access to life saving treatment.

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1 27 April 2020 14:00 - 16:00 Webinar: Microsoft Teams Map

Code: SGC/20/0843 Remote working: managing remote teams

Many of us will have experience of remote working, for some this will be brand new. In this session we’ll look at the key principles of remote working, tips you need to consider as a manager of a remote team, and when best to use the various technologies available that make remote working possible.
 
This interactive and engaging webinar will be facilitated by Deb Parsons and Emma Ford and you will get many of the benefits of attending a face to face session.

Once you have requested a place on this webinar, you will be sent a skype appointment with further information.

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1 27 April 2020 14:00 - 16:00 Webinar: Skype Map

Code: SGC/20/0682 Staff workshop: Personal reactions to change (Public Health/ ICT/IM / CAH Business Support Review) (Cancelled)

Space to think about change, what it means for us and how we react. We will look at building resilience, promoting wellbeing and positive mental health. This is a half day workshop restriced to staff affected by the Public Health review, ICT/IM review and CAH Business Support Review

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1 27 April 2020 13:30 - 16:30 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/20/0683 Staff workshop: Personal reactions to change am (Public Health/ ICT/IM / CAH Business Support Review) (Cancelled)

Space to think about change, what it means for us and how we react. We will look at building resilience, promoting wellbeing and positive mental health. This is a half day workshop restriced to staff affected by the Public Health review, ICT/IM review and CAH Business Support Review

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1 27 April 2020 09:30 - 12:30 Kingswood Civic Centre Map

Code: SGC/20/0845 Wellbeing Coaching for Frontline South Glos staff only

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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1 27 April 2020 14:00 - 15:00 Skype/Telephone Map