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 (Europe/London) | 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/

Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment
2013-07-10 | Swansea, Swansea
Courser Aims: A practical session to give guidance and tips on completing the Work Capability Assessment form
(ESA50) to accurately reflect the difficulties of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) applicants. This Learning Disability Wales course will help delegates understand how to complete the Work Capability Assessment form (ESA50) required for Employment and Support Allowance.
Designed for: Anyone who works with or supports people that need to apply for the ESA.
Download the flyer here (PDF).

Influencing Welsh Legislation
2013-07-10 | Cardiff, Cardiff
The aim of this one-day WCVA training course is to assist staff in the third sector to work with local politicians in order to influence policy decisions and legislation
Assembly Members and Members of Parliament are subject to considerable lobbying but they are generally keen to support causes they believe in, so how can we get them to support the campaigns we believe in? How can we develop the confidence to engage with the political process?
Whether you want to influence Government decisions, Assembly legislation or the manifestos of the main political parties, this course will help you to navigate the political process and make it work for your organisation.
This course will help develop the skills to get your organisation’s objectives higher up their list of priorities.
The course is designed for staff working in any third sector organisation in Wales, board members of voluntary organisations and charities and anyone who wants to have a better understanding of how the sector can be more engaged in the political process.
Book your place via the WCVA website.

Trust Fundraising – Making a Successful Application
2013-07-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Institute of Fundraising Cymru Office, Cardiff CF11 9HA, Institute of Fundraising Cymru Office, Cardiff CF11 9HA
An Institute of Fundraising presentation and Q&A session on the dos and don’ts of Trust Fundraising. · Researching the right prospects for your organisation. · Communicating your case for Support. · Applying using different approaches. · Reporting and maintaining the relationship. £20 Individual Members of Institute of Fundraising / £25 Non-Members To book, contact ceri@institute-of-fundraising.org.uk or call the office on 029 2034 0062.

C3SC Training: Accounting Basics
2013-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Content: Designed for those with none or little understanding around accounting, this course covers the essentials on running your organisations accounts, including book keeping, charity reporting, and banking. An essential course for new organisations!
Idea for: Treasurers, chief oﬃcers or trustees who are expected to maintain charities accounts.

Mental Health Awareness
2013-07-12 | Cardiff, Cardiff
Training course delivered by Diverse Cymru
This course is suitable anyone working in the private, public or voluntary sectors. It is especially helpful for managers who have responsibility for the well-being of staff and for front line staff providing goods and services to the public. It is also suitable for anyone wanting to increase their awareness with regard to ensuring their own wellbeing or of others.

Aims:
– To provide a basic introduction to mental health and distress – To improve understanding and knowledge of mental health & distress – To reduce stigma and discrimination – What is mental/emotional distress? – Definitions of mental health – Stigma – Depression – Suicide – Anxiety disorders – Self-Harm – Psychotic disorders – Recovery

Content Outline:
This session is highly interactive and involves several group participation exercises and includes examining some case studies and a quiz.

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

African Caribbean Elders Society (ACES) Launch and Health Awareness Event
2013-07-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Grangetown Baptist Church, Clive Street, Grangetown, Cardiff CF11 9HP, Grangetown Baptist Church, Clive Street, Grangetown, Cardiff CF11 9HP
Speakers: Helen Jessop (Public Health Wales) and Shameem Nawaz (Marie Curie)Including: a Caribbean lunch and gentle exercise taster.This event is part of Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness Week. Funding and support has been provided by Cancer Equality & British Heart Foundation and the Butetown, Riverside & Grangetown Communities First Programme.

South East Wales Safeguarding Programme Conference
2013-07-15 | The Village Hotel, 29 Pendwyallt Rd, Cardiff CF14 7EF, The Village Hotel, 29 Pendwyallt Rd, Cardiff CF14 7EF
Advocating for ‘FREDA’: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Dignity, Autonomy – Putting Human Rights into PracticeA conference hosted by Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan and their partners
Here is the programme:
Welcoming Address: Baroness Finlay – Patron of Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Policy Context:
9.45-10am: Steven Gear – Head of Safeguarding, Welsh Government
The developments regarding the Social Services (Wales) Bill.
10.00-10.15am: Anna Buchanan – Director of Protection, Scrutiny and Human Rights, Older People’s Commission for Wales
Equality and Human Rights work of the Older People’s Commission for Wales (OPCfW) South East Wales Safeguarding Programme
10.15-10.30am: Jeff Hawkins – Chief Executive, Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan
An introduction to the South East Wales Safeguarding Programme
10.30-10.45am: Mark Llewellyn – Senior Fellow, Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care, University of WalesEvaluation of the South East Wales Safeguarding Programme
10.45-11.15am: Break

11.15am – 12.45pm: Discussion Groups Session 1 – Authority and Control – Adults at Risk – Capacity, Decision-making and Advocacy
12.45-1.30pm: Lunch
1.30-3.00pm: Discussion Groups Session 2 – Authority and Control – Adults at Risk – Capacity, Decision-making and Advocacy

3.00pm: Closing remarks / Refreshments / Stands / Networking

A Disability Forum Information Day
2013-07-16 10:00 - 15:00 | Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Leckwith, Cardiff CF11 8AZ, Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Leckwith, Cardiff CF11 8AZ
Update on policy and practice developments for disabled children, young people and their families in Wales – a Children in Wales event
Policy and practice supporting disabled children young people and their families in Wales across the age range is constantly evolving. This seminar will give you the opportunity to find out how policy is being put into practice in South Wales and will feature the following presentations:

The Early Support Programme
This is a mechanism to improve the quality, consistency and coordination of services for disabled children under the age of five and their families. Children in Wales coordinated Welsh Government contract to deliver Early Support in Wales from April 2010 until March 2013.
Caerphilly County Borough Council have introduced ISCAN – the Integrated Service for Children with Additional Needs a multiagency service where professionals from health, education, children’s services and voluntary agencies work together to provide a service for children and families with additional needs.
Beverly Lane, ISCAN Project Manager and Jane Yendle-Davies, a parent will talk about the development of the project and its implementation.

Statutory Reform and the Individual Development Plan
The Welsh Government are planning to replace the statutory framework for the assessment and planning of provision for children and young people with SEN with a simpler, more person centred and integrated system for children and young people with additional needs (AN). Central to the proposals of Statutory Reform is the development of an Individual Development Plan (IDP) for each child which is proposed to replace the existing statements of SEN.
Torfaen County Borough Council have been involved with the development of the Individual Development Plan – a web based tool that facilitates multi agency working and supports the integrated planning and assessment process.
Jayne Dunn, Project Manager – Future of Statements will give a presentation of the developments so far.

Transition to Adulthood for Disabled Young People
Transition to adulthood can be a difficult time for any young person. Disabled young people and those with complex needs, may face additional challenges in coping with multiple changes in the services they rely on. Transition key working aims to provide a named person to work with the young person and, where appropriate, his or her family to help prepare for, and successfully move through transition.
Monmouthshire County Borough Council have been involved with the provision of the transition key working for many years and have supported many young disabled people and their families through the process.
Mike Logan – Transition Cooperative Lead for Monmouthshire County Council will give a presentation on what has been achieved so far.

Participation for Young Disabled People
Ensuring the voice of the disabled child/young disabled person is heard can be challenging for professionals. ‘Together 4 Rights’ (formerly known as the ‘Young Disabled Person’s Network’) is an all-Wales group of young disabled people aged 11-19, facilitated by Children in Wales. The purpose of the group is to bring young disabled people from across Wales together to meet new people, learn about their rights, improve their self-confidence, learn new skills and ensure their voice as young disabled people is heard.
Andrea Storer – Coordinator of the Young Disabled Person’s Network will give an overview of the networks activities in the last few years and will be supported in this by young disabled people who are members of the Network.

Extra Bits
As well as listening to the above presentations, each of which will be followed by a question and answer session, an opportunity will be provided for an information exchange, which is your opportunity to share any news from your organisation with those present. This can include celebrating a success or highlighting a barrier or just talking generally about an issue relevant to disabled children and their families. This day is for you – make it yours!

COST:
Members: £55 Non-members: £75

Please email

C3SC Training: From Planning to Delivery
2013-07-16 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Content: Covering basic project management skills, this course looks at setting out a clear framework for establishing and delivering eﬀective projects.
Ideal for: All staﬀ, volunteers and Board Members involved in the planning of their organisations business plan

Introduction to Sexual Violence and Abuse
2013-07-16 13:00 - 16:30 | Newport, Newport
This New Pathways course is aimed at anybody who works with people who have been affected by sexual abuse, either as an adult or as a child.
The content includes:
– Facts and myths – Definitions – The law – The work of Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs)
Cost: £50.00

Find out more about New Pathways at www.newpathways.org.uk

Cathays Social Media Surgery
2013-07-16 18:00 - 20:00 | 152-158 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff CF24 4HS, 152-158 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff CF24 4HS
A social media surgery is a pretty informal gathering of people who want to learn how to use the web to communicate, campaign or collaborate. They are deliberately relaxed. You will get to sit alongside someone who understands good ways to use the internet and they’ll show you useful free tools. If you like what you see they can also help you set up your blog, or Facebook page or Twitter account. Most social media surgeries have an event every few weeks, so you can keep coming back for help. You canfind out more at www.socialmediasurgery.com
For more details, please visit http://socialmediasurgery.com/surgeries/cathays

Delivering Better Services for People with Learning Disabilities
2013-07-18 | Port Talbot, Port Talbot
This Learning Disability Wales course will help you improve the lives of the people you provide services to. It will look at how valuing people with a learning disability is key to delivering better services and how this can be achieved while achieving value for money, thereby resulting in positive outcomes for all.

Designed for
Anyone who has a role in supporting or caring for someone with a learning disability, individuals delivering support or care services to people with learning disabilities and those commissioning support or care services for people with learning disabilities.
