C3SC - Cardiff Third Sector Council

Protecting Girls, Preventing Harm - a free conference on sexual exploitation of young women
2013-06-26 | Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
This one-day conference hosted by Media Academy Cardiff, with support from the Home Office, seeks to explore the issues around the sexual exploitation of young girls in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Chaired by Maria Battle (Chair, Cardiff and Vale University Health board), and opened by Lesley Griffiths, Minister Local Government and Government Business, the day will comprise of a series of plenary sessions and workshops aimed at –
– Supporting all agencies to develop their understanding of, and capacity to respond to suspicions of sexual exploitation amongst clients.
– Identifying best practice from other areas in Wales and the UK
– Creating a joined-up working environment tosupport both young people and practitioners
– Developing actions to improve the support needed for young people who are at risk / victims of sexual exploitation and organisations working with these groups.
With contributions from Barnardo’s, Cardiff Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Safer Wales and the University Health Board, key note speakers include Sheila Taylor (Chair, National Working Group) and representatives of The Institute of Applied Social Research, University of Bedfordshire. The day will conclude with feedback into a discussion session facilitated by Sophie Howe (Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner South Wales Police).
The day is aimed at those who work directly with young people from all sectors. This includes youth workers, school nurses, PCSO’s, police, YOS workers, social workers and those who work or volunteer with youth charities / organisations.
There is no charge for attending the day, which includes lunch and is being held at Chapter Arts Centre, Market Street, Canton, Cardiff CF10 1QE.
Places are limited to 2 per organisation.
You can view the full agenda here.
To register a place email info@richard-newton.co.uk with your contact details.

People and Homes 2013 conference
2013-06-27 | Marriott Hotel, Swansea, Marriott Hotel, Swansea
Confirmed speakers and organisations for this year’s conference include:
John Bird MBE
In September 1991 John Bird launched The Big Issue with Gordon Roddick and in November 1995 he launched The Big Issue Foundation to further aid the homeless. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the company and the Board of Trustees for the foundation.
The Big Issue magazine started as a local London venture, but expanded with specific editions and services to other British cities, and then to other countries.
In June 1995 John was awarded the MBE for ‘services to homeless people’, and in 2006 he received the Beacon Fellowship Prize in the Creative Giving category. His book ‘The Necessity of Poverty’ was published last year.
Nina Edge – Welsh Streets
Welsh Streets are a group of residents who reject whole site demolition in favour of repair wherever possible, delivering solid eco-friendly homes. They are joined by people hoping to renovate, re-populate, and reinvigorate the wasted Welsh Streets in Liverpool and support new-build on vacant plots.
Viggo Nordvik from NOVA – Norwegian Social Research
Viggo is a senior researcher at NOVA, one of the largest social research institutes in Norway. The aim of the institute is to develop knowledge and understanding of social conditions and processes of change, focusing on issues of life-course events, level of living conditions and aspects of life-quality as well as on programmes and services provided by the welfare system.
Evening Reception
Wednesday 26 June, Tapestri, Swansea.
Shelter Cymru’s pre-conference evening social takes place at Tapestri Cafe Bar & Bistro in Swansea.
Open to all, not just conference delegates, the evening will be unique and innovative, drawing its atmosphere from the local arts and cultural scene while providing a great networking opportunity.
Tapestri is run as a social enterprise in order to support people needing an extra chance to learn skills and gain the experiences needed to follow a career path in catering.
You can find Tapestri inside Llys Glas, better known to some as Swansea’s Old Police Station.
Join Shelter Cymru for quality, locally sourced food using Fairtrade goods at this vibrant venue. Tickets £15.
To book your delegate place visit Shelter Cymru or email

C3SC Training - Working with Outcomes
2013-06-27 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Content: Many funders now expect charities to report on the real differences they are making for the funding they receive. This course outcomes, what they are, how you can record them, and how to ensure your agency is making a real difference to them.
Ideal for: Organisations of any size looking to increase their understanding of outcomes, or looking to apply for outcome based funding such as Big Lottery grants.

Refugee & Asylum Seeker Awareness
2013-06-28 | Newport, Newport
Aim – To develop an understanding of asylum and refugee issues; – To better enable providers to deliver services which meet the needs of refugees and asylum seekers Learning ObjectivesBy the end of the session you will be able to understand: – Understand what is meant by types of leave, that is, Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave and Indefinite Leave to Remain. – The reasons why people leave their countries and claim asylum. – How many asylum applications are made in the UK – How a claim for asylum is made – The barriers on the way to protection – Entitlements to support – What happens when an asylum seeker gets a positive decision – Employment, health and education issues – How to challenge stereotypes

Open Course
This 1-day Diverse Cymru course costs £85 per attendee and includes lunch, refreshments all course materials and a certificate of attendance.

Book your place at http://www.diversecymrutraining.org.uk/booking/

Steroid & Image Enhancing Drugs Training
2013-06-28
A NewLink Wales training course accredited by Agored Cymru.
Free training offered to practitioners working within Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

Co-operative Education in Wales conference
2013-06-28 09:00 - 16:00 | SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
This year’s annual Co-operative Cymru/Wales Conference – in association with the Institute of Welsh Affairs – will explore the benefits that co-operative principles and practice can bring to the Welsh education system. Co-operative learning is a distinctive teaching strategy that is increasingly used in schools and colleges around the world. It is based on the principle that learning is often most effective when learners can think and talk together, share ideas, and question, analyse and solve problems together. It is also reflected in the way education institutions are managed and influences their relationship with parents and the wider community.
The conference will provide an opportunity for educationalists and the co-operative movement to share and discuss how co-operative education is being interpreted and developed across the UK.
The conference will feature speakers and practical sessions from educationalists in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland as well as from Wales. It will also enable a discussion as to which aspects, across the broad spectrum of what is termed co-operative education, may be appropriate to Wales and can begin to identify a Welsh way of embracing the most appropriate aspects of co-operative education.

Conference and booking details
– The conference is free and a buffet lunch will be provided. – There are a limited number of tickets available so please book early to avoid disappointment. – You can download more information here.
This event is free to attend, please call to register your place on 029 2066 0820 or email emmabrennan@iwa.org.uk

Essential Skills & Dyslexia Awareness Workshop
2013-06-28 10:00 - 15:00 | UNISON Office, Cardiff, UNISON Office, Cardiff
This is a free training course from Connecting Learners.
– 23% of adults in Wales experience problems with literacy – Dyslexia affects 1 in 10 people – 53% of adults in Wales experience problems in numeracy
This workshop will investigate how we can introduce simple processes in the workplace and also source funding to support this.
For more information or to book a place, contact Nicola James on Nicola.James@communitylives.co.uk or phone 01792 646640.

Advice Providers' Network event
2013-06-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff CF24 0EB., Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff CF24 0EB.
The network is facilitated by Cardiff Third Sector Council in order to provide a forum for third sector advice providers to work in partnership with Cardiff Council, one of the largest funders for advice work in Cardiff.
If you’re interested in joining the network or would like to attend the event, please contact Kevin (his details are below).

Too embarrassing to talk about?
2013-07-01 09:30 - 12:30 | Rhondda Heritage Park, Lewis Merthyr Colliery, Coed Cae Road, Trehafod, Nr Pontypridd CF37 2NP, Rhondda Heritage Park, Lewis Merthyr Colliery, Coed Cae Road, Trehafod, Nr Pontypridd CF37 2NP
Let’s talk about sex! A Mencap Cymru information and advice session about sex, sexuality and relationships for parent carers of young people with a learning disability. Welcome and tea/coffee, biscuits at 9am.With guest speaker Fiona Speirs – www.fionaspeirs.co.uk

Building our own Elder Care Services in Wales
2013-07-01 09:30 - 13:00 | Atrium Building, University of South Wales, Adam Street, Cardiff, Atrium Building, University of South Wales, Adam Street, Cardiff
Co-operative Social Care Workshop
An ageing population and a squeeze on Local Authority budgets challenge us all to find new ways to provide care and support for older people.Private commercial provision is not the only alternative. Co-operatives have a long tradition in Wales and we can now develop a co-operative model for social care. Service users, service providers and local community stakeholders could all be members in a Social Co-operative. This is a model for the provision of social services which is well established in other parts of the world including Quebec and Italy. It provides the affordable quality services people need whilst also protecting workers and community interests.International expert John Restakis (past Executive Director, British Columbia Co-operative Association) will be discussing the National Co-op Elder Care Project being developed with support from the Canadian Federal Government and using a social franchising model. Also, come to learn about work being undertaken in Newport to establish the first UK social care co-operative.It may help participants to better understand this model of enterprise if they check out the member-controlled Enterprise website at: http://s.coop/1bcyi
Numbers are limited and attendance will be confirmed before 25 June to help secure a balanced audience. Please register your interest at http://progressive-cooperators.org.uk/event-reservationParticipants are strongly recommended to read evidence presented to the Welsh Co-operative and Mutuals Commission. You can read this and other documents on the website, and comment on them there. The comments or questions thereby made can be made known in advance to the organisers.http://progressive-cooperators.org.uk/event-reservation/papers-for-1st-julyA workshop report can be made available for £15.For further information email: David_smith45@tiscali.co.uk or telephone (01633) 266781.

Environmental Funding Fair
2013-07-01 10:00 - 16:00 | Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place, Swansea SA1 1RR, Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place, Swansea SA1 1RR
Are you a third sector group looking for funding for your environmental projects? Do you want to meet other groups doing similar work in Wales? Do you want to know what type of projects funders can support? Do you have a project idea that you would like to discuss with a specific funder?
National Resources Wales is holding an environmental funding fair on Monday 1st July.
Here are some of the funders who will be there:
– Big Lottery Fund – Heritage Lottery Fund – Environment Wales – Splash Fund – SITA Trust

Communicating Through Touch
2013-07-02 | Carmarthen, Carmarthen
Courser Aims: A Learning Disability Wales workshop to help those that care for someone with an Autism Spectrum Disorder or learning disabilities use touch to help communication, relaxation and the relief of stress and anxiety. This session will provide tools that carers and parents can use in everyday situations.
Designed for: Anyone in a support or caring role for someone who has an Autism Spectrum Disorder or learning disabilities.
Accreditation: This course is accredited by Agored Cymru and counts as one unit at level one on the Qualification and Curriculum Framework. You can have your work assessed by the tutor, successful learners will be awarded a Credit for their learning. For more information, please download this leaflet (PDF).

Writing effective questions
2013-07-02 | YMCA, Newport, YMCA, Newport
What makes a good question? This Participation Cymru half-day 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 the ‘Designing and running effective surveys’ course which covers everything you need to know about planning, writing and analysing a survey.

Aim:
To equip participants with the skills required to write effective and relevant questions for surveys and other engagement activities.

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

Who is this course for?
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.

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

Why do pictures matter?
2013-07-02 18:30 - 19:30 | Chapter, Market Street, Canton, Cardiff, Chapter, Market Street, Canton, Cardiff
IWA Coffee Shop Debate @ Chapter
For two hundred years it was a received wisdom, handed down by highest authorities, that Wales was devoid of a visual culture. Welsh people were, for some unspecified reason, congenitally unvisual. Beginning in the 1980s, Peter Lord sought to demonstrate how this notion could be understood as an aspect of a broader cultural imperialism. It didn’t make him popular with the establishment. When a debate was organised at Chapter in 1992 to discuss the policies of the Art Department of the National Museum, the Director contacted the police and the Crown Prosecution Service in an attempt to stop the event. A cartoon appeared in the Bulletin of the Welsh Academy, showing a gibbet erected at the front of the Museum: ‘I’ve heard there’s going to be a hanging …’ Twenty one years later, Peter Lord returns to Chapter to continue the broader debate. In his new book, Relationships with Pictures: An Oblique Autobiography, he discusses why pictures matter, in terms of the networks of human relationships within which they are made, and through which they affect our lives. This event is free to attend. To confirm your place please email events@iwa.org.uk or call 029 2066 0820.

Child Protection - "Understanding how to safeguard the welfare of children and young people"
2013-07-03 | Cardiff, Cardiff
A Children in Wales one-day course – accredited Training Level 2 through Agored Cymru
A one-day course aimed at anyone working directly or indirectly with children and young people in a wide range of workplace and community settings. The purpose of the training is to give participants confidence and essential knowledge on how to safeguard the children and young people in their environment.
The training is accredited through Agored Cymru and participants will need to complete assessments to demonstrate learning. Upon successful completion of an assignment the participant will achieve 3 credits at Level 2. This unit forms part of the Welsh quality assurance framework for vocational training.

As a result of the training participants will:
– Learn about the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, including E-safety – Understand the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people – Understand how to safeguard children, young people and practitioners in a work setting – Identify the characteristics of different types of child abuse – Know how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused, harmed or bullied – Be able to describe the principles and boundaries of confidentiality and when to share information

Price: Members £105* Non members £125*

Please note: * The advertised rates include a charge of £25 per person for Accreditation, External Verification and Agored Cymru Certification.
Book your place via the Children in Wales website.

South Wales Programme Third Sector Consultation Event
2013-07-03 09:00 - 12:00
C3SC is hosting an event on Wednesday 3rd July 2013, in conjunction with Vale Centre for Voluntary Services, Cardiff and Vale Action for Mental Health and University Health Board to gather third sector views on the plans. The event will be taking place in Barry Memorial Hall from 9am to 12pm. To book a place, please email ceri@valecvs.org.uk
You can find out more about the South Wales Programme here.

Audio editing training course
2013-07-04 | Bettws Life Centre, Bridgend, Bettws Life Centre, Bridgend
Participants will learn the basic storytelling and technical skills needed to produce an interview generated audio story. The Participation Cymru course will be hands on and practical and will give advice and training in the most effective interview techniques as well as in the editing and recording skills necessary.
The aim of the course is to equip participants with the skills needed to effectively produce a good quality audio story.

By attending this course you will be able to:
– Use an audio recorder – Prepare an interviewee and interview questions appropriately – Conduct an interview with confidence – Prepare a storyboard using an interview recording – Understand the process of being the interviewee and the facilitator – Use audio editing software to edit a voiceover and create a story – Post produce a story into the correct format for CD or online – Participants will leave with a CD of the story they have created

This course is aimed at those who want to work with individuals to gather their experience or story. Once recorded these stories can be used in a variety of ways including as podcasts, as content for websites or for training purposes. This is a follow-on course for those who have attended our ‘Introduction to Storytelling’ course and for those who have some experience of using digital stories.

WCVA Members £125 Voluntary Organisations £155 Others £185

You can book your place via the WCVA website.

Disclosure & Barring Service
2013-07-04 | Future Inn, Cardiff Bay, Future Inn, Cardiff Bay
WCVA’s Criminal Records Unit is proud to introduce their new safeguarding service and offer you the opportunity to find out more about your safeguarding duties when working with vulnerable groups – adults or children, and update you on new Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check arrangements.

They are delighted to have support from the Disclosure & Barring Service Referral team and they will be explaining about when to refer and how to refer in order to meet your legal obligations, with plenty of opportunity for you to ask questions of your own.

The CRU team will also be presenting on the new DBS Update Service and how it will impact upon your organisation for recruiting new volunteers or staff or carrying out rechecks.
Find out more here – including alternative dates and venues.

Reducing Stress and Increasing Emotional Resilience
2013-07-04 | The Jasmine Centre, Ely, Cardiff, The Jasmine Centre, Ely, Cardiff
This Diverse Cymru course is centred on the notion of mindfulness and increased well being. Workplaces have become increasingly stressful in the past years and apart from job stress, there are also many events in life that can cause stress, such as relationships, financial difficulties and our attitudes and behaviours.
This course uses simple mindfulness techniques to help you reduce that stress and increase your ability to deal with it, so leading to improved health and well-being.
Feedback comments:
‘Eye-opening day. Incredibly helpful on both occupational and personal level’;
‘Achieved above and beyond. More than I could have wished for’;
‘I understand more about stress and different ways to cope’;
‘A really enjoyable experience’

The tutor is Bethan Roberts. She is a Wales Government Approved Mental Health First Aid Instructor and regularly delivers the Mental Health First Aid course and the Youth Mental Health First Aid course and she is a ‘Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction’ teacher.
Go to http://www.diversecymrutraining.org.uk/reducing-stress-increasing-emo/ for more information and to book a place on this course. The deadline for booking a place is 1st July.

Cardiff and Vale Employers' Network forum
2013-07-04 00:45 - 16:00 | Whitchurch Hospital, Corporate Meeting Room, Whitchurch Hospital, Corporate Meeting Room
Physical activity and workplace health
This is the second forum meeting for employers in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The aim of the network is to support organisations to promote and protect the health and well-being of their employees.
The forum session on 4th July is focusing on physical activity at work, and how this can improve the health of the workforce and organisational performance. Speakers will present on information and services available to organisations to enable them to support their employees to be more active. The Healthy Working Wales team will be speaking about the national health and well-being award schemes (Corporate Health Standard and Small Workplace Health Award) which provide the structure for employers to support employees to be more active, and promote and protect their health and well-being.
There will also be speakers from Sustrans outlining free active travel planning support available to employers, and from Cardiff Council to promote the Corporate Active Card system which is available to employees in Cardiff.
There will also be workshop sessions and plenty of opportunity for employers to share good practice ideas and discuss different methods of promoting physical activity to staff.
For further information about the Cardiff and Vale Employers Network Forum, please visit http://www.publichealthwales.org/CVEN.
Please email Josef Prygodzicz at Josef.prygodzicz@wales.nhs.uk to confirm your attendance.

Disclosure & Barring Service
2013-07-05 | National Botanic Garden of Wales, Carmarthen, National Botanic Garden of Wales, Carmarthen

Would you like to handle conflict better?
2013-07-05 | Cardiff Quaker Meeting House, 43 Charles Street, Cardiff CF10 2GB, Cardiff Quaker Meeting House, 43 Charles Street, Cardiff CF10 2GB
‘Alternatives to Violence Project’ is holding this friendly workshop to help you handle conflict better and build more positive relationships.
Visit www.avpbritain.org.uk to find out more about Alternatives to Violence Project.

Cross City and Vale Teaching and Learning Event 2013
2013-07-05 09:00 - 16:00 | Cardiff & Vale College, 27 The Parade, Cardiff CF24, Cardiff & Vale College, 27 The Parade, Cardiff CF24
The Cross City and Vale CPD Team is pleased to announce that the first end of year Teaching and Learning Event will be held on Friday 5th July.This event is open to anyone who is involved in delivering education to post-16 learners in Cardiff and/or the Vale. The programme includes a variety of sessions delivered by a number of different providers. All sessions are free of charge, but need to be booked in advance.If you are interested in attending any of the events listed below, please book your place by emailing community@cavc.ac.uk
In your email, please provide the following information: the title of the session/s you wish to attend, your name and the name of your organisation.Refreshments will be provided throughout the day and there will also be opportunities for informal networking.
Attendance! Why bother? (9-10am)
This session will include a presentation on attendance and why it is important, who can help the student and the effect of non-attendance. Participants will also be challenged to come up with one strategy to use next year in their practice.
ILT (9-10am)
This workshop will be an opportunity to share ideas and suggestions on how information learning technology (ILT) can be integrated into your teaching and learning practices.
Understanding Learning Disability: Hate/Mate Crime (9.30-10.45am)
This awareness session will include:
– an ice-breaking game with delegates about life with a learning disability
– an introduction to what hate crime is, some case studies from the media and closer to home, some shocking statistics, who can help?
– staying safe tips.
Cultural Awareness (10am – 12 noon)
An opportunity for an informal discussion with colleagues on cultural awareness experiences and issues including the sorts of things that can cause confusion and misunderstandings between people from different cultures.
Dissolving Barriers, Enabling Engagement (10am – 12 noon)
A practical workshop that explores the choices and skills we work within when we meet new learners. From a learner’s perspective, what does it mean to be seen as disaffected or to feel vulnerable? How can we see behind the barriers and how can we prepare a pathway for engaged learning.
Indian Head Massage (10am – 12 noon, repeated from 12-2pm)
A practical session to demonstrate in pairs how to carry out an Indian Head Massage.
Welsh Matters
Drop in between 10am and 1pm for ideas on:
– Curriculum Cymreig
– Bilingual Teaching strategies
– Welsh awareness
… and a Welsh cake!
Advancing Learner Involvement (11am – 1pm)
A short workshop exploring the Learner Involvement agenda and practical ways of delivering improvements. Take a fresh look at learner feedback, focus groups and learner-led progression. Distinguish between Learner Involvement approaches for priority learners (under the DfES ACL Policy) and those for recreational learners.
Supporting Learners through Mentoring (12-1pm)
Find out how you can support learners through Mentoring. This introduction will provide you with information on the role of the mentor. The benefits to the mentees and how you can become a mentor. You can also find out about the accredited mentoring training programme.
Evaluating Soft Skills (12.30-2pm)
Community Music Wales will deliver a workshop session on methods of evaluating and demonstrating soft outcomes. This session particularly relates to NEET and hard to reach young people.
Police and Fire Services are there to complement the learning experience, too (1-2pm)
This workshop will:
– Consider why input from the Police or Fire Service may be advantageous
– Examine positive factors from the point of view of the learner, the Police and the Fire Services
– Draw conclusions in terms of learning outcomes

Other sessions:
Individual Learning Plans (1-2.30pm)
Embedding Basic Skills within ICT (1-3pm)
Differentiation (2-3pm)
Understanding Disability Hate/Mate Crime (2.30-3.45pm)
What can volunteers do to support your organisation? (2.30-3.30pm)

'Words' - an English Learners' Event
2013-07-05 10:00 - 16:00 | Cardiff Central Library, Cardiff Central Library
English Language taster workshops. Information and advice on course opportunities from multiple service providers … and much more!To reserve your place, please contact: 029 2038 2116 or email centrallibrary@cardiff.gov.uk

The role of common knowledge in achieving collaboration across practices
2013-07-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Wiserd Offices, Cardiff University, 46 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3BB, Wiserd Offices, Cardiff University, 46 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3BB
Free co-pro seminar with ASCC – Developing Evidence Enriched Practice programme
This seminar will outline the practical application of three key processes in effective co-production partnerships with a focus on children’s services.
This seminar will be led by Professor Anne Edwards from Oxford University who has spent many years working with children’s services in England, regarding inter-professional learning and practice development. Much of this learning will be transferrable to integrated working in adults’ services. Here is a summary of the subject to be discussed which is highly relevant to effective co-production: ‘Working across practice boundaries on complex societal problems is now commonplace. Yet we know relatively little about what enables it to happen successfully. One analytic challenge for studies of inter-professional work is to understand what mediates collaboration across the boundaries of practices so that what matters for each practice is still in play in the judgements that are made. The argument in this seminar is that attention should be paid to how what matters for each potentially collaborating practitioner is brought to bear on both interpreting and responding to work problems. Using the analytic resources of cultural–historical theory, three conceptual tools are presented. These tools, relational expertise, relational agency and common knowledge, are the outcome of analyses of inter- professional work in studies in England over the last ten years. They are offered as resources for both the analysis and development of cross-practice collaborations. The seminar will present evidence from three recent studies of creating the conditions for inter-professional collaborations in children’s services to examine the construction and use of common knowledge as a resource for those tasked with service integration. Common knowledge is seen as comprising the motives that take forward each contributing practice. It is woven into continuously contestable organisational narratives. These mediate interactions across practice boundaries and give strategic direction to activities in and across services which are in the process of integration.’ If you would like to know more about this event or book a place, please contact Isobel Birden at

Promoting Dementia Supportive Communities - Community Fayre
2013-07-05 13:00 - 17:00 | Fairwater Leisure Centre, Fairwater Leisure Centre
An event to promote dementia supportive communities – all ages welcome
There will be:
Food and drink
Live music and performances
Tea dance
… and more

Motivational Interviewing training course
2013-07-08 - 2013-07-09 | NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE, NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE
By the end of the NewLink Wales course participants should be able to:· Identify the various stages of change · Explain the key principles, spirit and overall approach of motivational interviewing · Analyse the core skills of motivational interviewing · Apply motivational skills when working with families (please note these training can be altered for a variety of service users groups) · Practise motivational interviewing skills in a safe environment

Trainer: Karen Marsh is an accredited motivational interviewing trainer and has taken part in a huge research project carried out by the British Medical Council.
All of the Newlink Wales courses are designed within National Occupational Standards.

For further information or to book, call (029) 2052 9002 or email

C3SC Training: Marketing - Working with the media
2013-07-08 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices Brunel House,Cardiff, C3SC Offices Brunel House,Cardiff
Content: This course looks at how best to communicate with your members, staﬀ and other Board Members. It will cover diﬀering styles of communication, and when each method is best.
Ideal for: Trustees, staﬀ and volunteers seeking to improve their communication skills.

Engage! Collaborative Working Conference
2013-07-09 | Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Liberty Stadium, Swansea
The third sector is being encouraged more than ever to work in partnership.
That’s why we’re bringing you Engage! – the collaborative working conference. Taking place at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium on Tuesday, 9 July, it will provide an opportunity to tackle new and different ways of working and explore how the third sector can work together and with others to meet the challenges ahead.
Featuring a range of keynote speeches, workshops and discussion sessions, the conference will examine all aspects of collaborative working, discuss the benefits and obstacles of joint working and help you make informed decisions about whether and how to work collaboratively. Successful collaborations will share their experiences and experts will offer guidance about the practical considerations.
Speakers include Rhian Bowen-Davies, Chief Executive of Calan DVS, and winner of the Leading Wales Award in the Voluntary and Not for Profit category. She will be sharing her story of establishing Calan Domestic Violence Services: a merger between Lliw Valley Women’s Aid and Neath Women’s Aid. Rhian will talk about her experiences of seeing a merger through to completion; discuss the reasons for deciding to merge, and explore some of the difficulties that arose during the process and how they were overcome.
Also, Ian Bottrill of CaST Cymru and Derith Powell of Community Development Cymru will share their experience of forming a partnership of six organisations that successfully tendered for a Joseph Rowntree Foundation research project on ‘Ethnicity and Poverty in Wales’.
Other subjects covered include:
• sharing back office services; • developing effective consortia; • replicating good ideas; • and the relationship between the Welsh offices and head offices of UK-wide charities.

Read the full programme here.
Book your place here.

Mental Health First Aid (Wales) 2-day course
2013-07-09 - 2013-07-10 | Newport, Newport
Training course delivered by Diverse CymruWhat is MHFA?
This 12-hour MHFA (Wales) course is part of the national training programme for Wales and its partners include the Welsh Government, Health Challenge Wales and Mind Cymru. Comparisons can be drawn between MHFA and emergency first aid. In both cases members of the public can offer immediate aid and support the person to get appropriate help. 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. MHFA aims to help participants: – Preserve life where a person may be a danger to themselves or others. – Provide help to prevent a mental health problem developing into a more serious state. – Promote recovery of good mental health. – Provide comfort to a person experiencing mental health distress.

Find out more and book your place via http://www.diversecymrutraining.org.uk/mental-health-first-aid/
