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March 2008

by Kaite Welsh — last modified 2008-04-24 12:51 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. These prices start at £128 (member rate) for a one-day course. Most courses listed below, plus many more, are available as in-house and as tailored regional training.

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Short courses until April 2009 in London, Leeds and Manchester
Course spotlights
New in-house courses

Short courses until April 2009 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 is now available. 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 our April 2008 to March 2009 training brochures 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

Managing conflict, violence & aggressive situations (coming soon)

9 April 2008, London

This course provides practical, realistic advice and techniques for frontline workers who face verbal abuse, threats and aggression from service users. It uses realistic role play scenarios and deals both with pre-emptive strategies and positive action that can be taken when an incident is taking place, using the unique CLEAR way.

Mental health & homelessness

11 April 2008, London

Workers often interact with extremely vulnerable people with a wide range of mental health needs. They may feel uncertain and even frightened about how to deal safely and effectively with such clients. This very practical course addresses some of these challenges by increasing workers' knowledge and building skills for working with homeless clients who have mental health issues.

Welfare benefits overview

18 April 2008, London

Help with claiming benefits is one of the most important services that housing and homelessness agencies can provide - especially as many homeless and poorly-housed people, confused by the bureaucracy or defeated by all the regulations, do not receive their full entitlement. This course will provide participants with an excellent introduction to the system, and a practical guide to claiming the most important benefits.

Working with suicidal & self-harming clients

28 & 29 April 2008, London

This course is designed to give an insight into clients suffering from suicidal ideation, or who may have problems with self-injury. Bear in mind that these are symptoms of underlying problems, and so it is the person and not the self-harm that should be focussed on. Course features include identifying risk factors, vulnerable groups, alternatives to self-harm, helpful & unhelpful responses and characteristics of suicidal people.

New in-house courses

As well as Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: principles & practice and Engage & empower: raising clients' confidence, motivation and communication skills, Homeless Link now offers a new course running solely in-house. In partnership with Streetwise Opera, Running arts programmes with measurable outcomes investigates the practicalities of setting up an arts project, including demystifying the arts in homeless centres, how to get clients and artists on board, fundraising, project goals and how to formalis existing art projects. Described by Gordon Brown as "one of the most innovative charities of the decade", Streetwise Opera draw on years of experience running arts programmes in homeless centres, and hope to teach you how to do the same.

Further information on Streetwise Opera may be found at http://www.streetwiseopera.org/.

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 £80 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. Further details will be added as they become available.

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

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