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Rights, Risks and activities in the care of people with dementia delivered by Dementia trainer Buz Loveday

This one-day course split over two consecutive days provides guidance on ways of working to uphold the rights of people with dementia and support them to be meaningfully occupied, while managing risk to ensure maximum benefits

Delegates must attend part 1 & 2 to complete the course

Who should attend?
Anyone with an understanding of dementia and person-centred care who is involved in the care or support of people with dementia in any setting

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.

In some areas of your work you may have to deal with really difficult people, perhaps other members of staff or members of the public and you are not sure how to handle the situation you find yourself in, or lack the confidence to try and resolve a situation before it escalates.
Conflict management training will help you to feel more confident when placed in such a situation. Although not every conflict has an easy-to-achieve resolution, most do, it's just that people are more adept at avoiding conflict than seeing what needs to be done to resolve it.

Lite Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Conversation Skills

Making Every Contact Count (MECC) is a Royal Society of Public Health accredited course and is about supporting you to make the most of every opportunity you have with the people you come into contact with every day to make a change.

The Making Every Contact Counts approach helps to ensure you are able to make a difference to the clients you work with by encouraging and supporting them to change behaviours that may be damaging to their health and wellbeing.

Who is the training suitable for?

Social Workers and ISA's that have completed their Strength Based Training are encouraged to attend MECC. In 'usual times' MECC would consist of two sessions delivered face to face, however, due to the pandemic this can't take place. In response to this MECC Lite is being delivered in one session and has been adapted to be delivered virtually. The session is three hours long and is very interactive.

This course is a virtual course run via Zoom or Teams - please add the date into your calendar, joining instructions will be sent to you a week before the course date.

This course will follow on from the PBS awareness training. It will support staff to further their skills and competences when working with people who can challenge in order to promote positive behavioural support which will enhance the quality of life for the service users whom they work with.

Who should attend?
People who attended the PBS awareness training.

This course will provide an introduction to SystmOne for staff in Adult Social Care at PCC and related services.

Part 1 is intended for all new SystmOne users.
The session is delivered as a guided series of practical exercises using a training database that mirrors the live system, and will provide an overview of SystmOne for social care, suitable for all users.

This course will provide an introduction to SystmOne for staff in Adult Social Care at PCC and related services.

Part 2 is intended for all new staff who need to Social workers, ISAs, Managers.
The session is delivered as a guided series of practical exercises using a training database that mirrors the live system, and will provide an overview of SystmOne for social care, suitable for all users.

MCA - Best Practice for Best Interest Meetings and Decisions delivered by ST Thomas Training

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

A two part training session to give participants the skills necessary to plan, participate in and chair Best Interests Meetings, in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The ultimate aim would be for practice to improve which would in turn lessen the likelihood of complaints being made, or cases being escalated to the Court of Protection.

Who should attend?

All professional staff who are required to carry out these tasks. All participants should come to the training with a thorough understanding of the Mental Capacity Act, as there will not be the time to cover the basics of the Act or the Code of Practice.

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

Safeguarding in a Strength Based Way (All ASC PCC Staff)

Target group: Basic awareness course for all ASC staff.

Aim: A strengths-based approach to adult safeguarding goes beyond a focus on the person’s vulnerability to engaging in conversations which focus on the service user’s strengths and resilience, and which identify the outcomes that the person wants to achieve for themselves to promote their wellbeing and stay safe. It also involves identifying the strengths and resources in the wider family and community that can build resilience for the person and reduce the risk of harm. Strengths-based safeguarding is underpinned by the six principles of adult safeguarding.

Please add the date into your calendar.

Supporting physical & Psychological health of people with dementia delivered by Dementia Trainer Buz Loveday

This one-day course split over two consecutive days provides guidance on how to support people with dementia with basic care needs, how to recognise common medical issues and how to enable people with dementia to experience good psychological well-being

Who should attend?

Anyone with an understanding of dementia and person-centred care who is involved in the care or support of people with dementia in any setting

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.