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Safeguarding Adults Annual Refresher: Learning Lessons from Safeguarding Adults (Practice) Reviews for Managers, HGSW, SW, OT, Senior Carers and Nursing Staff

This training will  enable practitioners, in a supportive, non blaming environment, to understand the key themes emerging from Safeguarding Adults Reviews (in Wales these are called “Safeguarding Adults Practice Reviews”). Participants will also reflect on what the learning means for their practice with service users and their communication and joint working with staff of partner agencies.

This session will look at a selection of Reviews from across England and Wales, as well as some Reviews which are more local to the venue in which the training is taking place

Who should attend?
Anyone working in a health and/or social care setting. All participants should already be familiar with what Safeguarding Adults means in theory and in practice. This is an advanced session, for experienced practitioners. It is not an awareness session.

Cultural competencies gives you an overview of minority ethnic groups in Portsmouth. It explores what culture is and develops participants' cultural competencies. The course also looks at barriers that minority ethnic groups face when accessing services and how they can be overcome.

Target audience

The course is aimed at any one, professionals and volunteers who would like to develop their practice in working with Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups in Portsmouth.

Deaf Awareness workshop for Staff and Volunteers in their work with vulnerable service users, families, and colleagues.

Delivered by Signs4Life -Award-winning Signs4Life is leading efforts towards a society in which people with disabilities have full access and are working to raise the public and political awareness of disability provision

Safeguarding Adults - Awareness delivered by St Thomas Training

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 staff with face to face contact with adults

This 2 and half hour virtual workshop is to help managers to support the wellbeing of their staff.

The course is can be particularly relevant for those undertaking or considering Parent and Child Placements.
These two physical and cognitive disorders can have a devastating impact on children and families. During the course, we will demystify these conditions and explore strategies to support the child.

This course is for Foster Carers and Adopters as well as their Supervising Social Workers. It is also suitable for Residential Child Care Workers (RCCW) and residential team managers from mainstream, short-breaks and outreach services and school staff.

Cultural competencies gives you an overview of minority ethnic groups in Portsmouth. It explores what culture is and develops participants' cultural competencies. The course also looks at barriers that minority ethnic groups face when accessing services and how they can be overcome.

Target audience

The course is aimed at any one, professionals and volunteers who would like to develop their practice in working with Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups in Portsmouth.

MCA for Practitioner and Provider Services - Putting into Practice delivered by St Thomas Training.

The training will enable participants to build on their understanding of the Act and how they can make sure it is properly implemented in the work settings for which they are responsible.

Who should attend?

Social workers, care managers, independent support assistants and occupational therapists. All participants will be expected to have a thorough grasp of the Mental Capacity Act before attending this session ideally by attending MCA for Practitioner and Provider Services Level 1 Awareness

Target Audience:

All staff, volunteers and community organisations and members, working with people who are living independently within their community or those who have the capacity to regain the ability to do so.

This 1 1/2 hour session gives a complete overview of the work of the IWT in helping the residents of Portsmouth keep well, stay independent and active in the community. The session covers our team purpose, approach, ways of working and client group(s).

Cultural competencies gives you an overview of minority ethnic groups in Portsmouth. It explores what culture is and develops participants' cultural competencies. The course also looks at barriers that minority ethnic groups face when accessing services and how they can be overcome.

Target audience

The course is aimed at any one, professionals and volunteers who would like to develop their practice in working with Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups in Portsmouth.