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Events and Training E-Bulletin, March 2007
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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 abreast of key policy developments, and increase communication across the homelessness sector.
Information about joining Homeless Link
Features
- Short courses until March 2008 in London, Leeds and Manchester
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training, London and Leeds
- Engage and empower
- Housing and drugs joint conference, Shelter and Homeless Link
- Homeless Link Annual Conference
Skills for the job training
Homeless Link’s new 24-page Skills for the job brochure, with courses until March 2008, will be hitting desks next week. Email training@homelesslink.org.uk if you do not receive your copy by 30 March, or if you would like to receive additional copies, free of charge.
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
Most courses in our current programme below, plus many more, are available in-house and as tailored regional training. More information on in-house training
Short courses until March 2008 in London, Leeds and Manchester
London | Leeds | Manchester
Where you cannot click on course links, please refer to the training brochure for course outlines.
Download April 2007 to March 2008 training brochure
London
April 2007
18 April 2007, London Mental health and homelessness
26 & 27 April 2007, London Resettling homeless people
May 2007
2 May 2007, London Managing conflict, violence and aggressive situations
16 May 2007, London Effective keyworking
18 May 2007, London How to manage and prevent evictions
30 May 2007, London Managing twenty-first century hostels for homeless people
31 May 2007, London Difficult, disturbing and dangerous behaviour
June 2007
7 June 2007, London, Half day briefing: Mental Capacity Act
27 June 2007, London, Engage and empower: raising clients' confidence, motivation and communication skills
28 June 2007, London, Working with the homelessness law
Course dates and outlines, September onwards: Download April 2007 to March 2008 training brochure
Leeds
21 June 2007, Leeds, Difficult, disturbing and dangerous behaviour
27 September 2007, Leeds, How to manage and prevent evictions
18/19 & 25/26 February 2008, Leeds, Cognitive behavioural therapy: principles and practice
Course outlines, September onwards: Download April 2007 to March 2008 training brochure
Manchester
18 September 2007, Manchester, Day centres: places of acceptance, empowerment and change
25 October 2007, Manchester, Working with clients from the new EU member states
22 November 2007, Manchester, Managing 21st Century Hostels for homeless people
14 February 2008, Manchester, Difficult, disturbing and dangerous behaviour
Course outlines, September onwards: Download April 2007 to March 2008 training brochure
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training, London and Leeds
9/10 & 16/17 October 2007, London
18/19 & 25/26 February 2008, Leeds
18/19 & 25/26 March 2008, London
Fee: Homeless Link members £480, Non members £685
Who should attend?
Front line and management workers in any field of homelessness work.
Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, principles and practice, will examine the principles, formulation and basic behavioural skills involved in CBT and style of CBT delivery. Upon completion, front line workers should be able to use some of the principles and practices in their work, and management staff will be able to make decisions about how their service delivery may need to be adapted to make most use of the developments in practice.
Course leaders
Dr Nick Maguire (facilitator, London) is a key figure in CBT and homelessness and currently works for the University of Southampton as the Deputy Director for the MSc in Cognitive Therapy for Severe and Enduring Mental Health Problems.
Beatrix Sanchez (facilitator, Leeds) is Clinical Director of Community Housing and Therapy, one of the leading UK providers of therapeutic communities in the community for people suffering from psychosis and the homeless.
I have challenged and evaluated my own techniques. Nick was very consistent and maintained good clarity of the topic - Alisha Callender, Church Army
Engage and empower
raising clients' confidence, motivation and communication skills
27 June 2007, London
Trainer: Estee Zakaim
Previously entitled *Effective work with challenging clients*
This course will provide professionals with practical skills that will help them to: raise clients’ self awareness, build motivation and self-esteem, break free from unhelpful behavioural patterns and encourage people to take responsibility for their actions and choices.
Delegates will explore typical problems faced by professionals that work with vulnerable people such as the tendency to attribute “blame” on to others and resistance to pro-activity. The blend of approaches is designed to ensure that each person will gain insights that will be of immediate, practical use in their everyday working life.
Further information, Engage and empower
This course has given me an overview of how to work with clients, for both myself and the prisoners that I train. Useful models and exercises that I shall borrow - Delegate, St Giles’ Trust
Events
For more information on Homeless Link’s events programme see http://www.homeless.org.uk/events
Housing and drugs
Resource Centre, London, 24 May 2007
Homeless Link and Shelter, with support from the Housing Corporation and DrugScope, are presenting this one-day national conference which will offer a way through the strategic and practical issues related to housing drug users.
Paul Hayes, Chief Executive of the National Treatment Agency, has confirmed that he will be one of the key speakers
Event flyer with booking form (PDF) (If you have problems printing go to Print dialogue box: Page Handling: Page Scaling: Reduce to Printer Margins)
This event will be essential for:
- commissioners from housing and drugs sectors
- managers of DAT teams
- Supporting People commissioners and teams
- CEOs and service directors from housing associations and other voluntary
- sector providers
- policy makers at all levels concerned with drugs or housing policy.
Delegates will have the opportunity to:
- hear Government and National Treatment Agency perspectives on joint working and commissioning
- attend practical and strategic workshops on delivering the spectrum of services needed for homeless drug users to progress towards stability
- take part in a discussion about the best ways to resolve tensions between anti-social behaviour and providing housing and support to drug users
- network and share ideas, gaining practical ideas from colleagues who can help them tackle the challenge of housing those using drugs.
For information about promotional opportunities at this event please call 020 7960 3032 or email events@homelesslink.org.uk
Homeless Link Annual Conference
Aston University, Birmingham, 11 & 12 July 2007
Please call 020 7960 3032 or email events@homeless.org.uk for opportunities to promote your organisation at this event.
Contact us
Events queries
Email events@homelesslink.org.uk or call 020 7960 3032. See http://www.homeless.org.uk/events
Training queries
Email training@homelesslink.org.uk or call 020 7960 3030. See http://www.homeless.org.uk/training
Membership queries
Email membership@homelesslink.org.uk or call 020 7960 3040. See http://www.homeless.org.uk/join