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Training e-bulletin, January 2008

by Kaite Welsh — last modified 2008-01-11 04:19 PM

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"Superb training…very useful and very relevant." - in-house training participant, Centrepoint

Homeless Link is the national network for the homelessness sector. Our goal is to bring about an end to homelessness. Our Training and Events Programme is designed to promote effective work and good practice with homeless people, provide you and your staff with the necessary skills for the job, keep you informed of key policy developments, and increase communication across the homelessness sector. Homeless Link's Skills for the job courses take place at our training hubs in London, Manchester and Leeds, and are designed to offer essential frontline skills to those working with homeless people, as well as specialist courses for managers in the field. Most courses listed below, plus many more, are available as in-house and as tailored regional training.

Information about joining Homeless Link

Features

Short courses until March 2008 in London, Leeds and Manchester
Difficult, disturbing & dangerous behaviour
Cognitive behavioural therapy: principles & practice
Train the trainer

Short courses until March 2008 in London, Leeds and Manchester

Most courses in our current programme - plus many more – are available in-house and as tailored regional training.

Our April 2008 to March 2009 training brochure will be available at the end of the month. New courses listed include Developing & sustaining partnerships, How to build a great team, and Working with suicidal and self-harming clients. Please contact Kaite Welsh on 020 7960 3030 to request your free copy.

Download April 2007 to March 2008 training brochure for

competitively-priced course fees, with special prices for Homeless Link members and statutory providers
specialised frontline courses in essential training areas and pioneering management training to meet key sector needs
cutting edge courses in new training topics – developed in response to changing needs and emerging frontline issues, fed through our dedicated policy, research and innovation teams
fees, terms and conditions

Course spotlights

Difficult, disturbing & dangerous behaviour

14 February 2008, Manchester

This truly unique course features shocking dramatisations of real life situations, and is aimed at workers in any field who may encounter threatening behaviour in the workplace. Homeless Link is one of the few providers to offers this renowned course as part of an open programme at affordable rates. It narrates and dramatises a series of critical incidents, brining the material to life and allowing participants to consider the point of crisis and the skills necessary to achieve a successful resolution. This is an intensive and emotionally challenging course.

Cognitive behavioural therapy: principles & practice

18/19 & 25/25 February 2008, Leeds OR 18/19 & 25/26 March 2008, London

This course will examine the principles, formulation and basic behavioural skills involved in CBT. Upon completion, frontline workers should be able to use the principles and practices in their work, and management staff will be able to make decisions about how their work, and management staff will be able to adapt their service delivery to reflect this.

Train the trainer

5/6 February 2008, London

This course equips individuals with the confidence to spea publically and to prepare, plan and deliver a presentation, pitch or training day using a variety of visual aids. Among other topics, the course will cover the handling of group dynamics, how to set presentation objectives, and coping mechanisms for dealing with nerves.

Consortia

Consortium training is a new regional training model designed by Homeless Link with you specifically in mind. Through this model we can support you to get together with a group of agencies in your region and hold high quality, locally relevant Homeless Link training course(s) at just £70 per place (members only). Let's work together!

The next upcoming consortium will be ‘Engage and empower: raising clients’ confidence, motivation and communication skills’ and will be lead by Telford & Wrekin Council and take place in early February. Further details will be added as they become available.

For details of any other consortium, or to enquire about arranging one yourself, please contact Kaite Welsh on 020 7960 3030 or at kaite.welsh@homelesslink.org.uk.

further information on consortia