Welcome to another update on ‘what’s new in adult social care’ showcasing some of the key courses and resources for social care leaders. Don’t forget you can also access our previous newsletters by clicking here.
On Thursday 5th September 2024 NAPA (National Activity Providers Association) are running an interactive online course for Care Home Activity Coordinators, Care Workers, Volunteers or anyone interested in improving the quality of life for care home residents! The course is designed to help you create a more engaging, creative and fun range of activities that can be easily implemented in your service.
This week’s newsletter looks at the role that effective data monitoring plays in supporting you to manage and improve your service, capture positive outcomes, and contribute information to help drive change in the wider health and care system.
This online event will introduce a new research project called Creating Inclusive Residential Care of LGBTQ+ Elders (CIRCLE) that explores potential ways residential care providers could be supported to make their care services more LGBTQ+ inclusive. The event will share details of a new resource that has been created for residential care homes to help services implement the key principles of LGBTQ+ inclusive practice.
Welcome to another update on ‘what’s new in adult social care’ showcasing some of the key courses and resources for social care leaders. Don’t forget you can also access our previous newsletters by clicking here.
Applications are open for the next ‘Digital leadership programme’ with Skills for care & the National Care Forum. The course consists of four workshops on Thursdays 19th September, 26th September, 3rd October & 10th October 2024.
Course description: ‘This learning programme will support both new and experienced managers to have the underpinning skills, knowledge and models of digital leadership that can be practically applied when implementing technology in a care service and promote best practice. It will improve confidence in identifying how digital technology supports the delivery of quality care and will enable managers to identify technology in the market, understand the barriers to technology adoption and how an organisation may choose to address them.’
***Registration will close for those who wish to pay by invoice on 2nd September 2024 and will close 9th September 2024 for credit card payments.
These free 2.5 hour online sessions are designed to help health, social care and voluntary sector staff build the confidence, skills and knowledge to discuss vaccination decisions. Please see the upcoming date options below:
Thursday 25th July, 13:00pm – 15:30pm
Monday 29th July, 09:30am – 12:00pm
Tuesday 6th August, 09:30am – 12:00pm
Tuesday 13th August, 09:30am – 12:00pm
Thursday 22nd August, 13:00pm – 15:30pm
Tuesday 27th August, 09:30am – 12:00pm
To sign up: please email [email protected] with your name, organisation, role and preferred training date.
As a health and social care manager, coaching can be used as a tool to promote both personal and professional development within your team. By adopting a coaching approach, managers can promote continuous learning and cultivate a supportive, growth-oriented environment where staff can improve their skills and ultimately provide higher quality care.
This newsletter shares some courses that you can complete to deepen your knowledge of the role of coaching principles and how these can be integrated into everyday management practices.