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Delegates must attend both sessions to complete the course - please add both dates into your calendar.

A two session course to enable managers in the public, voluntary, private and independent sector to fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities effectively, and to work with their partners in the statutory sector to achieve, wherever possible, the outcomes service users wish to achieve for themselves.

Who should attend?
Anyone who works in a managerial or senior capacity in a health or social care provider setting (e.g. residential homes, day centres, supported living, domiciliary care etc.). Participants should already have a good understanding of the basics of Safeguarding Adults as this is not an awareness session.

This course is a virtual course run via Zoom or Teams - joining instructions will be sent to via diary invite a week before the course date.

Please note, this course will have regular breaks for participants so please ensure you take yourself away from the screen. The course is aimed to be interactive

As the late Steve Jobs said, 'Great things in business are never done by one person, they are done by a team of people'. With increasing challenges and change in local government, this five hour virtual workshop on Microsoft Teams is for anyone who leads a team of people and will examine some big ideas and essential skills.

Following the workshop, atendees will be directed to the extensive library of reading and digital study materials on this subject available on Knowledge Hub.

Leadership in the complex and fast changing modern workplace has become about unlocking the power and potential of people to achieve organisational goals. The old command and control, Taylorist management paradigm is no longer fit-for-purpose.

Anyone can become a leader by adapting their current specialist skill set and developing new skills and behaviours. This virtual workshop on Microsoft Teams explores leadership skills, on the assumption that leadership starts with self and identifying what it is that drives you and could inspire others to follow you. 

Safeguarding Adults - Awareness delivered by St Thomas Training

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A half day course to give participants an overall understanding and appreciation of what safeguarding adults is all about, and what responsibilities each participant has in safeguarding their service users

Who should attend?
Any PCC staff & partner organisations with face to face contact with adults

MCA for Practitioner and Provider Services Part 3 DoLs /Awareness of LPS new legislation delivered by St Thomas Training

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The half day training session will give participants an overall understanding of how the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (“DoLS”) apply to their day-to-day work settings.

NB: participants need to understand that a House of Lords report, followed by a Supreme Court judgement, both of which were published in March 2014, have fundamentally altered what DoLS are all about. Therefore this session is relevant even if you have previously attended DoLS training.

To give participants an understanding of how the new Liberty Protection Safeguards will apply to their work settings, and to examine what changes they need to make in order to manage the transition from DoLS to LPS. NB: At the time of writing this outline the Code of Practice, and various regulations, are still to be finalised with the implementation of LPS now delayed until April 2022.

Who should attend?

Social workers, care managers, independent support assistants and occupational therapists. It is essential for all participants to have a good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 prior to attending part 3.

This course is a virtual course run via Zoom or Teams - joining instructions will be sent to via diary invite a week before the course date. Please note, this course will have regular breaks for participants so please ensure you take yourself away from the screen. The course is aimed to be interactive.

MCA for Practitioner and Provider Services Part 1 / A - Awareness delivered by St Thomas Training

Delegates must attend both sessions to complete the course - please add both dates into your calendar. 

Course Outline
The training  is split  into two sessions over consecutive days will give participants an overall understanding of how the Mental Capacity Act applies to their day-to-day work settings

Who should attend?
Social workers, care managers, independent support assistants and occupational therapists and care staff working in provider services (residential and day care) within Adult Social Care. This is specifically aimed at people who need to gain a thorough grounding in what the Act is all about. The next level MCA Part 2 "Putting into Practice "goes into more depth.

This course is a virtual course run via Zoom or Teams - joining instructions will be sent to via diary invite a week before the course date.

Please note, this course will have regular breaks for participants so please ensure you take yourself away from the screen. The course is aimed to be interactive.

To increase awareness, understanding and response to victims of domestic abuse.

NB: E-Learning will need to be completed prior to attending the course.

Enabling and supporting people to learn and develop as they work is a key leadership skill. This five hour virtual workshop on Microsoft Teams looks at how managers can support people to learn though a variety of management and coaching interventions.

Following the workshop, attendees will be directed to the extensive library of reading and digital study materials on this subject available on Knowledge Hub. 

Developing Safeguarding Practice (Refresher for ASC staff after completing the basic safeguarding awareness course)

Aim: This half day refresher will enable participants to discuss and develop their safeguarding knowledge and skills in a supportive learning environment

Target group: ASC Staff and PCC Partners who have previously attended the safeguarding awareness course and require an update and to develop their knowledge and skills of safeguarding adults (including ISAs, Carers,Nurses, SWs,OTs).

Due to COVID-19 restrictions this is a virtual training session on “Zoom”. You will access the training using your device (desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smart mobile phone). You will need an internet connection, as well as a microphone, camera and speakers on your device. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have this equipment, and that you can access Zoom.

If you don't manage your time, other people will manage it for you. Covering effective techniques to manage and protect your time, this 90 minute seminar on Microsoft Teams is for busy people who need to use their time in the most effective ways possible to achieve their priorities.