Difficult or challenging behaviour often has its roots in the way the world views characteristics of autism or how others’ behaviour or the environment affects people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Learning Disability Wales's one-day course, Positive Ways of Changing Behaviour, will help you understand the reasons for what is seen as difficult or challenging...
Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) is working in partnership with the Vale of Glamorgan Council to coordinate a workshop event to raise awareness of the implications of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. The Act will be implemented from April 2016, fundamentally changing the way social services work in Wales. Whilst we don’t yet...
July’s CVCN will give members a chance to learn about the PQASSO quality standard.This is a standard which is increasingly important when it comes to ensuring that volunteer involving organisations are able to bid effectively.The event hopes to support any volunteer involving organisations that are not able to attend the WCVA Volunteering conference in Llanrwst. PQASSO covers all...
Helping parents to understand the part they play in building the baby brain A one-day Children in Wales course for anyone working with parents. Recent research in neuroscience has made it clear that baby brains are shaped and formed by what the adults around the baby are doing. Participants on this course will gain understanding of...
The Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity and Sociology at University of Manchester is examining changing dynamics and persistence of racism and inequality in the UK (www.Ethnicity.ac.uk/events). Part of the work of the Centre has been to look at differences in policy, activism and personal experiences in different parts of the UK. Friday's event in Butetown...
This is Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Local Safeguarding Children Board training aimed at those professionals who are likely to participate in Child Protection Conferences, Child Protection Core Groups or Strategy Meetings, or who support, advise or supervise staff who may become involved in the child protection process. It is an expectation that participants will...
This FREE C3SC and Communities First East Cardiff, Llanedeyrn and Pentwyn (ECLP) training course is being delivered in partnership with Cardiff Metropolitan University's Widening Access department. By attending this course you will be able to: Develop techniques for organising an event Ensure compliance with public liability, insurance, and music licensing regulations Understand the importance of...
We regret that this training course has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience. Delivered in partnership with ULearn, the one-day accredited course in Sports Leadership provides the ideal starting point for learners aged 18 years and over who wish to develop their leadership skills, whilst under the direct supervision of their Tutor/Assessor or other suitably...
In order for any organisation to develop and grow, managers and individuals must learn how to build and operate within a team environment. Not always an easy task when dealing with people with different skill sets and varied personalities. There are a small number of common threads that are essential to ensure success and risk...
People who use Person Centred Planning in their lives and those that work with people to support them using PCP have been getting together to share good practice and skills for many years. The network meets regularly across South Wales to: share good news about Person Centred Planning demonstrate and practice Person Centred Planning inspire...
The webinar will examine how understanding service users’ requirements can improve the way in which organisations plan their services. The webinar will focus on: Whether it matters what you call service users, be it customer, patient, citizen, or tenant. The strategic benefits of improved use of experience and engagement. The barriers to effective strategic use...
This Learning Disability Wales course will help you understand recent changes to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and the need to demonstrate that care arrangements are lawful and correctly authorised. Click here to see more information and to make an online booking. This course will enable staff to continue to follow the original intentions...
