Here are details of a variety of courses available in the next few weeks.
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Posture versus Pressure Relief: Ensuring Successful Seating Solutions
Dates: 19th June 2008, 18th November 2008
The aim is to enable clinicians to understand the relationship between sitting and development of pressure damage in order that they select appropriate and successful seating solutions. The day will cover: theory of pressure damage development in sitting, sitting posture, patient assessment (including plinth assessment) and product selection.
Trainer: Fiona Collins
Duration: One day
Price per person: £165 + VAT
Location: Disabled Living Foundation, 380-384 Harrow Road, London W9 2HU
To book your place please call 020 7432 8010 or email training@dlf.org.uk
Telecare Solutions and Assessment of Service Users
Dates: 10th July 2008, 22nd October 2008
The aim of this telecare training course is to increase knowledge and understanding of telecare technology and its application across a range of client groups. It will use case studies toconsider the technology, assessment, funding and ethical considerations.
At the end of the day participants will understand the policy context and the drivers, be aware of the evidence base and sources of reference. They will also be more aware of the key elements of service user assessent, and identify a range of solutions to meet the assessed needs.
The course will be run by Jennifer Beaumont, an experienced Occupational Therapist who was a core member of the Department of Health Telecare Collaborative and has a special interest in electronic assistive technology. The course will include hands-on, practical training using the equipment found in the DLF's SmartHome. Laid out like an everyday home, the DLF's SmartHome combines existing mobility equipment with the latest in Telecare
Trainer: Jennifer Beaumont
Duration: One day
Price per person: £150 + VAT
Location: Disabled Living Foundation, 380-384 Harrow Road, London W9 2HU
To book your place please call 020 7432 8010 or email training@dlf.org.uk
Grab rail workshop
Dates:19th May 2008, 7th October 2008
A four hour session on choice, use, positioning and measuring for grab rails which will cover bathroom, toilet, stairs and doors. Practical workshops, useful for all staff who work in the community.
Duration: Four hours
Price per person: £80 + VAT
To book your place please call 020 7432 8010 or email training@dlf.org.uk
Trusted Assessors: Training the Trainers Workshop
Dates: 3rd-4th June 2008
The aim of this two day course is to enable community Occupational Therapists to plan and deliver training to meet the needs of 'Trusted Assessors' in their role as Assessors and prescribers of a specified range of equipment.
Duration: Two days
Price per person: £375 + VAT
To book your place please call 020 7432 8010 or email training@dlf.org.uk
DLF Trusted Assessor Training Courses
Trusted Assessor Course - accredited by the Open College Network
Dates: 10th-11th June 2008, 23rd-24th September 2008, 9th-10th December 2008
This course provides training for community staff in the assessment, use and fitting of basic daily living equipment. The course includes presentations, discussion and practical demonstrations covering a number of areas including assessment and intervention, risk, issuing responsibilities and sessions on chairs, beds, rails, toilets, household items and bathing. There is a short assignment to be completed to gain accreditation. Delegates receive a comprehensive workbook.
Duration: Two days
Price per person: £275 + VAT
To book your place please call 020 7432 8010 or email training@dlf.org.uk
Person-centred Handling and Assessment in Challenging Situations
1 Day Training Course Liverpool Independent Living Centre Wednesday16th July 2008
PHACS is the first Moving and Handling assessment tool that adopts a ‘Human Rights Based Approach'. It follows the ‘FREDA' Principles of Fairness, Respect, Equality, Dignity and Autonomy. (Department of Health 2007).
This tool considers the carer, but also enables the person to be handled (or their advocate) to have their views and wishes included in the assessment, as part of a balanced decision making process.
PHACS has been designed for people who are often considered to display ‘challenging behaviour', or people who become unpredictable in handling situations. This model is particularly suited to people with learning disabilities, mental health distress, dementia, acquired brain injury and those with communications difficulties.
PHACS adopts a Person-Centred Approach to Moving and Handling. It considers the physical, psychological, sociological, cultural and health and safety factors in the Moving and Handling assessment. The PHACS Decision Support Tool assists the practitioner in prioritising decisions when considering possible safer handling solutions.
The PHACS model is based on the Moving and Handling of people, combining traditional and new approaches in its application. It promotes the use of change management strategies and creative problem solving in order to reduce the risk to the person and their carer.
Cost £125 for early bird bookings before 30th April, £150 from May onwards
Specialist Seating Awareness Days from Kirton - Well-known seating and pressure care specialist
Fiona Collins will present an eye-opening series of sessions looking not only at seating theory but practical solutions to specialist seating as well as a brief insight into professional accountability.
Why attend a Specialist Seating Awareness Day?
To gain a comprehensive understanding of the need for specialist seating within healthcare environments, how to prescribe the correct seating system and understand the changing needs of an individual user. The day will aim to increase knowledge and develop an understanding on the principles of seating including posture and positioning, pressure management and tissue viability.
Attendees do not require any previous clinical experience, however a desire to learn more about the needs of individuals, the current thinking and considerations for prescribing specialist seating and understanding the broad range of products available is key to the day.
Most importantly, the cost for the day is only £60 plus VAT, which includes a hot and cold luncheon too!
Sample Agenda (maybe subject to slight change)
09:30 Introduction
09:40 What is pressure damage? How do you get pressure damage from sitting? Fiona Collins MSc DipCOT
11:00 How to conduct a seating assessment? Fiona Collins MSc DipCOT
12:30 Lunch Opportunity to view chairs and speak with Fiona Collins and Kirton personnel
13:30 The progression of seating requirements – the hierarchy of need Fiona Collins MSc DipCOT
15:00 Afternoon Tea
15:30 How to avoid your day in court? Fiona Collins MSc DipCOT
16:00 Closing Address Fiona Collins MSc DipCOT
Fiona Collins is an occupational therapist with20 years' experience in pressure ulcer prevention and management. Specialising in posture and seating, Fiona's clinical expertise has gained her a national reputation within the seating arena.
Awareness Day Locations for 2008
Tuesday, 7th October 2008 Liverpool - Venue to be confirmed
If you would like further information or to register for any of the forthcoming Awareness Days please either visit the website, call Freephone 0800 212709 and speak to one of our Customer Service Team or email.
SensoryPlus Awareness Days - Kirton Healthcare
Come and join the SensoryPlus team and their guest speakers on one of our fun and informative one-day seminars all about multi-sensory!
Why attend a SensoryPlus Awareness Days?
· To gain an understanding of the range of sensory products available;
· Understand the different applications of multi-sensory;
· Examine the different types of multi-sensory environments and the individuals that can benefit;
· Provide an opportunity for those attending to network with likeminded individuals, share experiences, evolve ideas and discover alternative approaches to sensory environments.
We invite independent guest speakers to the day to provide an insight into their particular experiences and work within the field of multi-sensory. The last SensoryPlus Awareness Day featured Richard Hirstwood of Hirstwood Training, who provided a colourful and enthusiastic introduction to multi-sensory, whilst Suzanne Little of Meldreth Manor School (SCOPE) discussed the application of multi-sensory and Chris Barson from The National Autistic Society provided an insightful, practical approach to autism.
SensoryPlus will be holding Awareness Days in the following areas:-
Tuesday 23rd September 2008
Dublin – Venue to be advised
Monday 6th October 2008
Liverpool Disabled Living Centre
Lifehouse, Units 4-5 Dempster Building, Summers Road, Brunswick Business Park, Liverpool
If you would like further information or to register for any of the forthcoming Awareness Days please either visit the website, call or email.
Telecare Solutions and Assessment of Service Users
22nd October 2008
The aim of this telecare training course is to increase knowledge and understanding of telecare technology and its application across a range of client groups. It will use case studies toconsider the technology, assessment, funding and ethical considerations. At the end of the day participants will understand the policy context and the drivers, be aware of the evidence base and sources of reference. They will also be more aware of the key elements of service user assessment, and identify a range of solutions to meet the assessed needs.
The course will be run by Jennifer Beaumont, an experienced Occupational Therapist who was a core member of the Department of Health Telecare Collaborative and has a special interest in electronic assistive technology. The course will include hands-on, practical training using the equipment found in the DLF's SmartHome. Laid out like an everyday home, the DLF's SmartHome combines existing mobility equipment with the latest in Telecare.
The cost is £150 + VAT. To book your place please call 020 7432 8010 or email training@dlf.org.uk
Disabled Living Trusted Assessor
Thursday 22nd May,, 5th June and 12th June 2008
A ‘Trusted Assessor', when trained, will be able to assess for and prescribe a simple solution or a basic piece of equipment to meet the needs of an individual.
It is the Government's vision that this will alleviate both Occupational Therapists' time and also waiting lists. This will fit into the new reforms in Transforming Community Equipment and The Retail Model.
To find out more or book your place please contact the Training Department on 0161 214 4592 or email training@disabledliving.co.uk
FOURTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE - A Practical Guide to Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Wednesday 21 May 2008 4 Hamilton Place, London
This conference builds on the multi-professional approach advocated by a new protocol for safeguarding adults developed by the Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS), Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), which has been designed to protect people who may be the subject of abuse or neglect.
The conference also includes a legal update examining the potential impact of the ‘Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Bill' and the Mental Capacity Act and discusses issues to be aware of when moving forward.
Topics include:
- Safeguarding vulnerable adults: policy and practice update
- Improving the regulation and monitoring of local safeguarding arrangements
- A vulnerable adults perspective
- The impact of the ‘Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Group Act' and the Mental Capacity Act
- Putting the policy into practice: working in partnership across boundaries
- Training and educating frontline staff in safeguarding vulnerable adults
- Working in partnership with the police
Speakers Include:
Professor Paul Kingston Editor The Journal of Adult Protection and Professor of Health and Social Care Staffordshire University
Mervyn Eastman President The Practitioner Alliance against Abuse of Vulnerable Adults and UK Director Better Government for Older People
Paul Snell Chief Inspector The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)
CPD approval being sought
For more information contact Nicki on 020 8541 1399 or email: nickiT@healthcare-events.co.uk
DLF – Grab Rail Workshop
May 19th and October 7th 2008
A four hour session on choice, use, positioning and measuring for grab
rails which will cover bathroom, toilet, stairs and doors. Practical workshops, useful for all staff who work in the community.
Duration: Four hours
Price per person: £80 plus VAT
Trainer: Jan Hillman
To book your place or for further information on this course or any other DLF Training course, call 020 7432 8010 or email training@dlf.org.uk