C3SC - Cardiff Third Sector Council

Minority Ethnic Communities Health Fair 2015
2015-03-25 10:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff City Stadium
FREE entry. Refreshments provided.
What’s on?
– Expert talks on a variety of health issues
– Health-related displays and stalls
– Language support provided
– Come along and receive a FREE fruit and veg bag donated by Marie Curie

Building Resilience in Young People
2015-03-25 09:30 - 16:15 | Cardiff, Cardiff
A one-day Children in Wales course
Why do some young people cope with difficulties more easily than others? What factors really make a difference to how we deal with adversity? What can practitioners do to make a difference? This one-day course explores how you can develop an approach that builds on strengths to help young people deal with adversity, cope with change, survive disappointment and manage crises. It will draw upon practice, research and theory. Above all, it will enable participants to reflect upon their experience and build on their own strengths.
The course will include:

Resilience, risk and coping – what do we mean
Key resilience qualities for individuals and families
Implications of the different coping styles of young women and young men
Protective factors for individuals, families and communities
The significance of emotional intelligence, problem solving and optimism
Listening to young people and families and developing relationships of care
Supporting connectedness

Cost: Members £115 Non-members £135
Find out more and book your place via the Children in Wales website.

A Fair Say
2015-03-25 | Cardiff Bay, Cardiff Bay
Research has shown that parents with a learning disability are significantly more likely to have their children taken into care or placed for adoption than other parents.
Parents with learning disabilities often experience their views and voices not being heard, this can be of critical importance to them and their children during care proceedings.
This Learning Disability Wales event will hear directly from parents about problems and successes they have had in having their voices heard.
Delegates will hear from legal experts about what the law says on parents voices in care proceedings.
We will also hear from advocacy practitioners about their experiences of providing advocacy and lay representation, its importance and the barriers parents face.
Find out more and book your place via the Learning Disability Wales website.

Fully Funded Blood Borne Viruses and HIV Training
2015-03-25 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This NewLink Wales course is aimed at those people supporting individuals with, or at risk of contracting Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C or HIV.
By the end of the course you should be able to:

Explain the differences between Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV
Examine the ways in which BBVs can be transmitted
Analyse the fears, stigma and social issues around BBV
Describe the referral, testing and treatment process
Explore methods and actions that can reduce the risks of harm

To book, please complete the booking form, which you will find at www.newlinkwales.org.uk/docs/bbv/bbvbookingform.docx or contact Rachel Berg at NewLink Wales on info@newlinkwales.org.uk / (029) 2052 9002. NewLink Wales will confirm your place via email, which will need to be brought with you on the day. You will only be charged if you book on, reserve a space and then don’t attend. These courses have been fully endorsed and funded by Public Health Wales as part of the Blood Borne Viral Hepatitis Action plan 2010-2015.

Funding and Advice Event
2015-03-24 10:00 - 14:00 | Llanharan Welfare Hall (Just off Bridgend Road, Llanharan, RCT), Llanharan Welfare Hall (Just off Bridgend Road, Llanharan, RCT)
InterLink’s Taff Ely Funding & Advice Event is taking place on Tuesday 24th March and will include:

Talks by local groups on fundraising locally

1:1 sessions and stalls with funders such as the Big Lottery, Coalfields Regeneration Trust, Environment Wales, Keep Wales Tidy and many more … please book a session

Funding Community Food Growing Projects

Please reserve your place by contacting the admin team on 01443 846200 or emailing info@interlinkrct.org.uk
Download a copy of the Poster: Funding Advice March 24th

Working Positively with Autistic Children in the Early Years
2015-03-24 09:30 - 16:15 | Cardiff, Cardiff
A one-day Children in Wales course
This course offers participants a broader understanding of how autism can impact on early development, play and social interaction. This deeper understanding can underpin positive and progressive relationships with autistic children. Strategies for promoting engagement, play and language development are explored, along with positive responses to behaviours found in autism that can challenge professionals and families. This course is for all those working with autistic children and their families who wish to deepen their understanding and enlarge their skills base with this cohort of children.
The course will cover:

Current views on the nature and features of Autism
Evidence-based approaches in play, social development, family well-being and behaviour
Strategies to support communication and shared attention

Find out more on the Children in Wales website.

Sustainable Social Services Third Sector Grant Scheme workshop
2015-03-24 | Central Cardiff, Central Cardiff
The new Sustainable Social Services Third Sector Grant will be introduced from January 2016. In advance of the launch of the full bidding round after Easter, Welsh Government will be holding an information workshop on Tuesday 24 March in central Cardiff. The workshop will provide information on the context for the new grant, general feedback from the expression of interest round and information about the full bidding round. There will also be an opportunity for networking to support Welsh Government’s desire for collaborative applications where this is appropriate. Organisations who have already submitted an Expression of Interest will receive direct written feedback before the workshop. Please hold the date while the timings and central Cardiff venue are confirmed, and to invite you to let Welsh Government know if you wish to attend the workshop. Given the high level of interest at the expression of interest stage and the venues that are available, spaces will initially be allocated on the basis of one per organisation. If you wish to receive further information about the workshop and reserve a place, please email the Sustainable Social Services Third Sector Grant mailbox on SustainableSocialServicesThirdSectorGrant@Wales.GSI.Gov.UK with the following information: Name: Organisation: Position: E-mail contact details

Capital appeals fundraising - Intermediate
2015-03-24 | Wales Council for Voluntary Action – Baltic House, Cardiff Bay, Wales Council for Voluntary Action - Baltic House, Cardiff Bay
The aim of this WCVA course is to give the confidence and skills needed to set up a basic capital appeal. If you have some experience of revenue fundraising and want to set up a capital appeal that will stretch your skills, then this course will be ideal. Aimed at practitioners, the day will cover the challenges of planning and implementing a large scale appeal, the steps you will need to take in order to maximise returns, how to revive a flagging campaign, working with volunteer boards and lots more.

Find out more and book your place via the WCVA website.

Cardiff Volunteer Co-ordinators' Network event
2015-03-23 13:45 - 16:00 | Council Chambers of Cardiff University, Cathays, Council Chambers of Cardiff University, Cathays
The next Cardiff Volunteer Co-ordinators’ Network (CVCN) will be held at the Council Chambers in the main building of Cardiff University in Cathays.
The CVCN is a joint network run by VCS Cardiff and C3SC.
The event will include a talk from Cardiff University’s new School of Social Analytics
Involving Students in Real World Research – What We Can Do for the Voluntary sector in Cardiff Dr Luke Sloan, Deputy Director of Cardiff Q-Step, Cardiff University
There will also be a further talk from Cardiff Council –
Cardiff Council discusses the Stepping Up Toolkit and the role Voluntary organisations can take in service delivery Philippa Fido, Principal Policy & Development Officer and Matthew Parry, Community Support Co-ordinator of Cardiff Council.
You can view the full agenda here. If you would like to attend, please R.S.V.P. to info@vcscardiff.org.uk

Public Health Wales Free Training Session
2015-03-23 10:00 - 15:30 | The Media Resource Centre, Llandrindod Wells LD1 6AH, The Media Resource Centre, Llandrindod Wells LD1 6AH
Motivational Interviewing
Build motivation with transferable skills – facilitate positive health gains and social change for your service users
followed by
Workshops on
Improving Flu Awareness in the community
Public Health Wales recognises the Third Sector as a doorway to communities in Wales and would like to support the Third Sector to improve flu awareness in their local communities.
Encourage your staff, volunteers to come along and learn how to better engage communities in the drive to beat flu.
Booking: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-health-wales-free-motivational-interviewing-and-engagement-event-tickets-15889622288
For further information, contact: Amanda Reid reidamanda.j@gmail.com

Mental Health First Aid (Wales)
2015-03-23 - 2015-03-24 | Taste Of Enterprise, Ebbw Vale, Taste Of Enterprise, Ebbw Vale
Two-day Diverse Cymru course
MHFA (Wales) is a 12 hour course which is funded and supported by the Welsh Government and its partners include the Public Health Wales, Health Challenge Wales and Mind Cymru. MHFA is in 21 countries in the world. The idea of MHFA is that people should be taught how to perform basic ‘first aid’ for those exhibiting signs of mental distress, just as they are commonly taught first aid for physical problems. MHFA improves mental health literacy and helps people to recognise the signs and symptoms of someone with mental health problems; to respond to various mental health crises, engage with, support and signpost people to appropriate professional help.
Find out more at http://www.diversecymrutraining.org.uk/mental-health-first-aid/

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
2015-03-20 09:30 - 13:00 | Banking Hall, Portland House, 113-116 Bute Street, Cardiff CF10 5EQ, Banking Hall, Portland House, 113-116 Bute Street, Cardiff CF10 5EQ
Sadly, even democratic and peaceful societies are not immune to prejudice and violence. With the anti-immigration views expressed by some media and politicians in the lead up to the elections, there is growing hostility and discrimination towards many communities.
Come and celebrate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination with Race Equality First and learn about the facts as well as the concerns around immigrants, migration and asylum seekers in Wales.
The event will include presentations and workshops to celebrate our multicultural society and explore the opportunities and challenges of immigration. The event will end with entertainment from Cardiff Bollywood Dance Society and a networking lunch.
Lunch will be provided.
R.S.V.P. by Tuesday 17th March 2015 by calling Stephen Fitzgerald on 029 2048 6207 or emailing: info@raceequalityfirst.org.uk

Working with Children and Young People Practical & Creative Therapeutic Interventions Conference
2015-03-20 08:45 - 16:15 | Park Inn City Centre Hotel, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff CF10 2JH, Park Inn City Centre Hotel, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff CF10 2JH
This conference is an opportunity for counsellors and those working with children and young people to extend and develop their knowledge and skills. There is a programme of workshops, keynote speakers and networking opportunities during the day.There are contracted leading professionals to deliver workshops and share their experience of working with children and young people this will include:– working with children and young people who are estranged from one or both parents and the effect of damaged attachments– understanding and working appropriately with young people who self harm– working creatively to develop an effective therapeutic relationship with a young person– working with children and young people to develop resilience and confidence to stop and think and find positive solutions– practical and creative ways of supporting a young person through bereavement
Find out more on the Cardiff Gate Counselling Services website: www.cardiffgatecounsellingservices.bacp.co.uk
The cost of the conference is £100 per person (includes refreshments and lunch).

Breaking the Barriers
2015-03-20 | Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff City Hall
Diverse Cymru’s conference on the barriers disabled people is a free event and everyone is welcome to attend, but they particularly encourage disabled people to come and speak up on Diverse Cymru’s four key issues: Health/Social Care, Employment, Education and Access.
To attend, please register online: breakingthebarriers.eventbrite.co.uk or call Annie on 029 2036 8888 for more information.

Dealing with Difficult Client Situations
2015-03-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Race Equality First (Cardiff), First Floor West, 113-116 Bute Street, Cardiff CF10 5EQ, Race Equality First (Cardiff), First Floor West, 113-116 Bute Street, Cardiff CF10 5EQ
Most people working in the front line have experienced a range of difficult client situations. Race Equality First and AdviceUK are working together to offer this practical one-day course to look at some of these and how we can deal with them.
Dealing with difficult clients is a skill.
This course helps you to develop that skill using a mixture of learning, participation and discussion.
You will also have the opportunity to share ideas for best practice.
We will action plan together for improvement.
This course is suitable for both new and experienced staff.

Learning objectives:
This one-day course is designed to help :

Explore what is meant by ‘difficult/demanding clients’
Identify your responsibilities and those of the client!
Discuss reasons why clients are/become ‘difficult’

Decide on practical strategies for dealing with a range of difficult client situations

All attendees get a certificate and full hand-out materials.
£100 for anyone from AdviceUK member organisation
Others – please contact Race Equality First for details.
For course enquiries:
Ring 0300 777 0108 Email : training@adviceuk.org.uk
Web: http://www.adviceuk.org.uk/dealing-difficult-clients/

Managers Forum Meeting
2015-03-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Novotel, Atlantic Wharf, Schooner Way, Cardiff, Novotel, Atlantic Wharf, Schooner Way, Cardiff
Cardiff Council SCWDP is planning to hold a discussion group for managers at the Novotel Hotel. They are inviting you to attend to explore how SCWDP resources are used equitably and how SCWDP can help and support you in your responsibility to ensure your workforce remains confident and competent.During this meeting there will be a variety of speakers and interesting topics will be discussed and debated.
Please email your RSVP to David Brown by the 9th March 2015 at davbrown@cardiff.gov.uk

An Introduction to Equality and Diversity
2015-03-19 | Diverse Cymru, 3rd Floor, Alexandra House, 307-315 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1JD, Diverse Cymru, 3rd Floor, Alexandra House, 307-315 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1JD
This is a very interactive workshop which enables participants to discuss issues concerning Equality and Diversity, and learn from each other as well as from the workshop facilitator.
The Diverse Cymru course will enable participants to:

Understand what we mean by diversity and what equality and diversity mean in practice
Understand more about diversity in organisations
Have a basic knowledge of the Equality Act
Reflect on how stereotyping works and what can be done about it
Understand how and when to challenge
Action plan

Find out more and book online via the Diverse Cymru website.

Forced Marriage Conference Update
2015-03-18 10:00 - 16:30 | County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff CF10 4UW, County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff CF10 4UW
“This is not my destiny” Reflecting on responses to Forced Marriage in England and Wales
Free conference hosted by Rights of Women and Imkaan in partnership with BAWSO
Book now – full details on the Rights of Women website
BOOKING: download and complete an application form from the Rights of Women website and return to training@row.org.uk

Living with Asperger’s I Will Experience
2015-03-18 09:30 - 16:30 | Glamorgan Archives, Leckwith, Glamorgan Archives, Leckwith
This one-day training course is run by Cardiff Council.
Target group: All staff working in social care with an interest in or need for a basic understanding of Asperger’s.
To be taken on an emotive journey through the world of hidden impairments.
Designed for people to gain a basic understanding of what learning difficulties and social communications disorders are and look like; and more importantly what they mean to the individual and society.
Be able to recognise barriers which are created by society through the eyes of the service user, motivating service providers to give more effective help and support to those with learning difficulties and social communications disorders.
Discover what’s possible with the right mindset!
A certificate of attendance will be issued to participants who attend the whole session. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
For a booking form, please email SCWDP@cardiff.gov.uk
Registration: 9.00 – 9.30am

Securing large gifts from wealthy individuals - major donors
2015-03-18 | Wales Council for Voluntary Action – Baltic House, Wales Council for Voluntary Action - Baltic House
The aim of this WCVA course is to give the confidence and skills needed to find and approach major donors for very large gifts.
By attending this course you will be able to:

Understand the motivations of a wide range of major donors
Understand how to identify and research prospective donors
Create a realistic cultivation plan
Create realistic solicitation plan
Confidently ask for support or assist someone else to ask for support
Manage and develop major donors who are already supporting

Find out more and book your place via the WCVA website.

Procurex Wales
2015-03-18 | City Hall, City Hall
A FREE event for anyone involved with public procurement and tendering, Procurex Live will enhance your understanding and knowledge of the latest developments, initiatives and legislative changes taking place within today’s ever-changing marketplace.
The event is relevant for the third sector, especially those involved in buying or supplying any goods or services.
Find out more at http://www.procurexlive.co.uk/wales/visiting/book-now/
To book your place, click the ‘Public Sector Free Registration’ button (it’s for the third sector too).

Understanding Hate Crime
2015-03-18 | Lysaght Institute, Orb Drive off Corporation Road, Newport NP19 0RA, Lysaght Institute, Orb Drive off Corporation Road, Newport NP19 0RA
Who should attend?
The Diverse Cymru workshop will be of interest to, for example, anyone who works within the justice system, community development, schools, colleges, advice workers, health, social care, equality organisations and anyone whose role may enable raising awareness of hate crime or dealing with victims of it.

Aims
To promote awareness of hate crime, how to address it and enable you to raise awareness in the workplace and in the community.

Learning Outcomes
This ½ day Diverse Cymru course costs £70 per attendee and includes refreshments, all course materials and a certificate of attendance.

Book online

Economic austerity and older volunteers
2015-03-17 13:15 - 16:15 | Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3WT, Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3WT
In recent years the political, economic and social climate in which volunteering by older adults occurs has changed significantly, with the onset of an economic downturn, concern about pensions, a change in the public policy context for volunteering following a change of government, and the abolition of default retirement age. The notion of ‘unretirement’ is being used to capture the new reality of older people. In this seminar, seminar jointly organised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Northumbria University and the Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR), the constraints and facilitators of volunteering amongst older people will be critically explored. Specifically:

What constrains/enables older people to volunteer?
How does this impact on organisations that rely on older volunteers?
How does this impact on the social isolation of older people?
Are organisations ready for what could be a considerable change in the supply and availability of older volunteers?

To register please complete this form. Registration for this seminar closes on 9 March 2015.
If you have any queries about this seminar please contact:

Jessica Collier Email: jessica.collier@esrc.ac.uk

You can follow the debate at this and other events in the series on twitter via the #volseminars hashtag.
Please note that due to limited spaces, it is recommended that only one person from each organisation attends the event.

Free First Aid and CPR workshop
2015-03-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Butetown Community Centre, Unit 4, Second Floor, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5UZ, Butetown Community Centre, Unit 4, Second Floor, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5UZ
By Dr Yusuf Rangoonwala
Lunch provided. Travel cost will be reimbursed.
To book your place, please contact The Mentor Ring by emailing sujatha.thaladi@MentorRing.org.uk

Free Mental Health Awareness training
2015-03-17 | Cardiff Mind, 166, Newport Road, Cardiff. (Map and directions will be sent to participants.), Cardiff Mind, 166, Newport Road, Cardiff. (Map and directions will be sent to participants.)
Facilitated by Cardiff Mind and organised by Cardiff Council, this one-day course is for staff and volunteers working in social care.
The learning outcomes of the course are:

Participants will be able to identify the differences between mental health and mental illness
Participants will be able to recognise signs and symptoms of mental illnesses
Participants will have a broader understanding of depression, anxiety disorders, self-injury and psychosis
Participants will be introduced to the Recovery Model and will gain a better understanding of its context
Participants will be introduced to methods of communication with people who are mentally unwell
Participants will be asked to consider their own mental wellbeing and how to stay safe

A Certificate of Attendance will be issued to participants who attend the whole session. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Writing Effective Questions
2015-03-17 | GAVO offices, Newport (NP19 7EJ), GAVO offices, Newport (NP19 7EJ)
The aim of this Participation Cymru training course is to equip participants with the skills required to write effective and relevant questions for surveys and other engagement activities.

Content
What makes a good question? This course will show you how to write effective questions which give you the information you want to know. You will learn about types of questions, types of answers and questionnaire design. You may also be interested in our Designing and running effective surveys course which covers everything you need to know about planning, writing and analysing a survey.

Learning outcomes
By attending this course you will be able to…

Understand what makes a question effective
Develop skills in writing questions for surveys and other engagement activities
Better able to design effective surveys

This course is for those who use surveys and other questioning techniques as a tool in engaging with people and who want to improve the ways in which they do this.

Book online

Understanding Participation Workshop
2015-03-16 12:15 - 15:30 | Cardiff, Cardiff
A half-day Children in Wales workshop
This three-hour workshop is aimed at anyone working with children, young people and families who would like to improve their understanding and skills in enabling participation.
The course will enable learners to:

Define children and young people’s participation and how it relates to children’s rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)
Understand the impact and benefits of young people’s participation
Identify existing participation structures for children and young people in Wales
Explore the significance of the Participation Standards and their application in practice
Identify possible barriers and challenges to young people’s participation and solutions to these
Understand different models and methods of participation

Cost: This workshop is FREE
Find out more and book your place via the Children in Wales website.

All Wales Annual Race Equality Conference 2015
2015-03-16 09:30 - 16:30 | Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Hosted by Race Council Cymru, the theme of the conference is ‘Promoting Ethnic Minority Inclusion in Wales’.
Keynote speakers:
– Dame Rosemary Butler AM – Presiding Officer, National Assembly for Wales
– Lesley Griffiths AM – Minister for Equalities and Tackling Poverty
– Professor Emma Ogbonna – Cardiff University Business School
– Mr Ian Johnston – Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner
– Dr Ama Eyo – Law Department, Bangor University

Mental Health Awareness
2015-03-16 | Chapter, Cardiff, Chapter, Cardiff
A Diverse Cymru half-day course
Aims

To provide a basic introduction to mental health and distress
To improve understanding and knowledge of mental health and distress
To reduce stigma and discrimination Learning outcomes By the end the session participants will have increased understanding of:
The basics of mental distress, common signs and symptoms and causes
Good mental health and what supports mental health
The impact of stigma and diagnosis
What helps people with recovery (including treatments)

More information and online booking

Where are we with Person Centred Planning?
2015-03-13 | Cardiff, Cardiff
Find out more about this free event on the Learning Disability Wales website.
