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Care Certificate Launch

Since 1st April this year, all new starters in the Care and Health Sector are required to complete the Care Certificate.  A launch of the new Joint Training Care Certificate programme took place on 21st April 2015 at the Lantern Centre.  Forty eight Provider Managers attended to learn how this will support them in inducting new starters.  Liz Evans, the lead development officer for this work provided a comprehensive overview of the requirements for the Care Certificate and how Joint Training can support provider organisations.  For more information on the content of this programme contact Elizabeth.evans@shropshire.gov.uk .

Joint Training will be delivering a rolling programme for the Care Certificate with five courses running from May to December 2015, with 25 places per session.  Each course will consist of five days learning/mentoring plus First Aid.  To book places for your new starters please contact sue.iley@shropshire.gov.uk .

Care Act 2014

This new Act replaces previous legislation and promotes new ways of thinking in the delivery of health and care services.  It focuses on a Wellbeing principle and sets out new duties for local authorities, alongside new assessment and eligibility criteria. The Care Act came into effect 1st April 2015 and all organisations working in health and care will require some level of knowledge.  In conjunction with our Professional Development Unit colleagues, we are now providing a range of learning options to support implementation of the Act.    For further information and details of the courses available please contact joint.training@shropshire.gov.uk .

Mary Johnson shines on the shores of Australia!

Mary Johnson, our Adult Learning Disability & MCA/DoLS Lead has just returned from Brisbane where she was the keynote speaker at a two day support workers conference hosted by two of Queensland's largest disability service organisations and the Queensland Government's Centre of Excellence for Clinical Innovation and Behaviour Support .  Mary's input on Personalisation and Individual Budgets was very well received, with some learners changing workshops in order to attend her session and at least one person attending twice!   Mary took with her a CD with video clips of our Experts by Experience to give real life examples of how the approach has worked in Shropshire.  Thank you to Stuart D, Clair and Stuart J who kindly agreed to star in the CD and to Mike in IT Services for his editing expertise.  Mary enjoyed the opportunity to share her experience with this new audience and is pictured delivering one of her sessions.

Autism Event Shropshire: Supporting People with ASD in a Meaningful Way

This recent event provided an exciting opportunity to learn from Phoebe Caldwell, the nationally recognised expert practitioner and author in the field of autism.  The day was very well supported with more than 50 health and social care professionals, family carers and service users in attendance.  Very positive feedback was received, with some describing the event as the best training they had ever attended and family carers commenting on the very useful ideas that Phoebe had given them to try. 

Although this was a one-off event Joint Training provides regular Autism Awareness training sessions delivered by Mary Johnson, Staff Development Officer and Stuart Jones, Expert by Experience, which are also extremely popular.  The next session will be held on 16th June 2015, 9.30am to 1.00pm at the Shropshire Wildlife Trust - limited places are still available.

Dementia Awareness Week: 18 - 24 May 2015

Dementia Awareness Week takes place from 18th to 24th May which provides a timely opportunity to remind you of the range of Dementia related courses offered by Joint Training, which include:

• Dementia Awareness
• Dementia & Learning Disability
• Dementia - Meaningful Activities for People with Dementia
• Dementia Capable Care: Behaviours (part of the MAPA® range of courses - access is via a training needs analysis completed by line manager)
• Dementia Award (Level 2 QCF)

Further details available from Nicola.jessop@shropshire.gov.uk .

Mental Capacity Awareness Training for individuals with Learning Disabilities

Designed and first delivered in August 2014, this course was developed to empower people by increasing their knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act - the rationale being that individuals have a right to know the guiding principles of the Act.

Delivered and facilitated by Mary Johnson, Joint Training, in partnership with Taking Part Advocacy Service, the first cohort of learners were from a group of self-advocates. 

The course followed the same areas of learning that staff cover on MCA Awareness with the learners evaluating the event to confirm the level of their understanding and knowledge.

"As I find it hard to get the language and different meanings of MCA the card matching exercise worked well for me" "I liked the real life examples that made it make sense to me" "Professionals have to use it because of the law"

The course has been submitted as a good practice example to the Social Care Institute for Excellence and has received positive comments from the Department of Health, with Niall Fry, Lead for MCA commenting, 'looks great - happy to profile it when appropriate in a national update'. 

Two further courses are scheduled to train individuals and support staff together.  If you are interested in future dates or booking a bespoke course please contact mary.johnson@shropshire.gov.uk.

County Training - Rated Outstanding by Ofsted

We would like to congratulate County Training on their outstanding rating in their recent Ofsted inspection.  We work closely with County Training who assess our Skills for Care Qualification Credit Framework programmes in End of Life Care, Dementia Care, Stroke Care and Adult Learning Disability - a huge Well Done to the Assessment Team!

New Courses Available for Enrolment Now!

Equality & Valuing Difference

Developed in response to requests for equalities training, this event provides an opportunity to explore, identify and discuss issues relating to difference, diversity, equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.  Appropriate to all workers in health and social care settings requiring values-based awareness training this event will next be run on Wednesday 10th June 2015, 9.30am to 12.30pm at the Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Shrewsbury.

Mental Health - Depression and Older People

This training will enable learners to develop sensitive responses to older people who may be experiencing depression.  Areas explored will include the ways in which older people are viewed and treated in society; the presence of depression alongside other conditions; the life stage impact of loss of contemporaries, roles and isolation; the importance of relating to and spending time with the person; relevant support services and the importance of championing the value of and fair treatment for people with little social power.  The training will next be available on Thursday 16th July 2015, 1.30pm to 4.30pm at the Shrewsbury Training & Development Centre.

Mental Health: Recurrent Depression

A one day course to promote sensitive response by raising awareness of the nature and extent of recurrent depression.  The training will explore the feelings, thinking and potential causes of recurrent depression; the importance of person centred working; the myths and facts around the condition; the recovery journey and how to identify and minimise the risk of relapse.  The training will next be available on Thursday 24th September 2015, 9.30am to 4.30pm at the Shropshire Wildlife Trust.

Mental Health: Suicide Awareness - Working with those who may be at risk of completing suicide

A half day course to enable learners to develop positive responses to people who may be expressing thoughts of suicide and support the reduction in numbers of people who complete suicide.  Learners will be taught how to identify who is at greater risk; be able to distinguish between myths and facts; be better prepared to talk to someone who has said they are suicidal and know what to do next.  Please note that this course is not suitable for someone recently bereaved by suicide or who is currently feeling suicidal.  The next course date is Tuesday 14th July 2015, 1.30pm to 4.30pm at Shrewsbury Training & Development Centre.

Joint Training / Social Care & Health Training
Bourne House, Radbrook Complex, Shrewsbury, SY3 9BL

T:  01743 254 731
E:  joint.training@shropshire.gov.uk
W: www.shropshire.gov.uk/jointtraining