Social Care and Health Training news and events
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
5 training events have been organised for 2008, early booking is essential. These aim to explore the difference between a restriction of liberty and a deprivation of liberty. Attendees will be supported to make improvements in practice to ensure a deprivation of liberty does not take place. This course will also explain what to expect with regard to the authorisation process in April 2009. You can download a flyer from this page with details of dates and venues of training events. For more information please contact Lorraine Currie (01743 450927)
Mental Capacity Act
Funding has been secured, and a new development officer appointed, to provide training to help put this into practice. Further information can be downloaded from this page, details of courses currently being offered can be found on the Joint Training for Adult Community and Health page. Alternatively contact Lorraine Currie or Liz Finney on 01743 254732
Managing Actual or Potential Aggression
Training for this de-escalation model of managing aggression has been available to learning disability services since 2005. The MAPA provision is now a BILD (British Institute of Learning Disabilities) accredited training centre. In response to requests from other service areas this has been developed to include training for workers in older people's and disability services. A charge will be made for this training to cover the cost. For full details of courses currently available, please contact Clare Kelly 01743 253847
The Care Workforce Development Partnership - Care Ambassador scheme
The Care Workforce Development Partnership are looking for people who work in the Health and Social Care Sector to become Care Ambassadors.
What is a Care Ambassador?
Care Ambassadors are qualified and experienced care workers who act as role models to inspire and encourage young people to consider careers in Health and Social care.
Care Ambassadors are involved in a programme of working with schools, offering guidance and advice on the various career opportunities, and helping to facilitate a creative programme of work experience which covers the wide range of care careers and settings.
Care Ambassadors are chosen for their enthusiasm, commitment, confidence and the ability to identify with young people, a passion for their work and the wish to inspire those young people to achieve their full potential. They are able to deliver the message in an informed and relevant way to young people who are making career choices, enhancing the perception in schools and colleges of Health and Social Care work care as a career.
Care Ambassadors Event within your area
Over the past 3 years 50 Care Ambassadors have supported and introduced the Health & Social Care sector to over 1500 young people in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin. Events range from 'What's My Line?' Specialist Talks to our larger Caring Careers Events which incorporates a live TV Chat show performance.
The Care Workforce Development Partnership will be working very closely with the Shropshire Careers Group (The Centre of Vocational Excellence, NHS, Enterprise Business Partnership and Job Centre Plus) to produce Skills Labs which give young people the opportunity to have hand on experience with equipment found within the Health and Social Care environment.
How to become a Care Ambassador?
The Care Workforce Development Partnership are looking for your support to recruit Care Ambassadors within Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin. For more information please contact:
Claire Smout
Project Administrator/Care Ambassador Lead
Tel: 01743 860866/860011 Email: csmout@spic.co.uk
Skills for Care news bulletin
Care to Share is published every 2 weeks. It aims to provide up to date news, policy information, recent publication news and events. It provides links to various useful websites and latest extracts from the media. Latest newsletter can be downloaded from this page.
