Search for Learning and Development Services and Pathways

This training is specifically for practitioners in South Glos Council's adult social care division. Strength based approaches are not new in Adult Social Care. You will be familiar with this term and will be able to identify aspects of it in your current practice. Our starting point will be recognising the practice strengths and professional curiosity you already apply in South Gloucestershire in your work with adults and carers and enabling you to share ideas and tools with your colleagues. A strength-based approach is as much about how professionals think and feel about their role, and the individuals they work with, as it is about using new and/or different tools. It requires finding ways to share both power and responsibility with people to promote wellbeing. During the session you will have the chance to explore what this means for you and your colleagues in the challenging climate within which you are working.

This course is aimed at practitioners new to leadership and management, deputies seeking to develop skills, and experienced leaders seeking to refresh and develop their skills and understanding. Does self-evaluation seem a daunting task for your setting? Why is it so important for setting improvement and the monitoring of practice? Effective leadership in early years has been recognised as being significant in raising standards and outcomes for children. The tasks offered throughout the course will be practical in nature and are designed to support the development of effective reflection and evaluation skills to enhance your practice in the setting. This is a stand-alone course which is one of several leadership and management courses offered across the year. Together they will provide valuable support to leaders and managers. In addition, supporting materials are available on the VLE to further supplement knowledge and understanding.