Working to meet the Full Service Offer - WFO5 July 9, 2009

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Working to meet the Full Service Offer WFO5

Press the ORDER NOW button to book your place on this one-day training course at Brighton on 9 July 2009. If you do not have access to a computer or you have problems with the registration please contact the Training team on 0207 843 6084 or email [email protected] and we will register for you.
This course will also be held in 2009 as follows:
24 February - London
11 March - Manchester
13 May - Stevenage
21 May - Coventry
11 June - Nottingham
14 October - London

Overall AimTo enable short break service commissioners and providers develop an understanding and knowledge of Aiming High's "Full Service Offer" and how to meet it.Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this course participants will:

Increase their knowledge on data collection, eligibility criteria and the key principles of the Full Service Offer
Develop an understanding of the perspectives of different stakeholders within the transformation process
Gain greater awareness of range of short break services, the barriers to these and the workforce and training issues

Who should attend?
This course will be of interest to commissioners, managers and practitioners in all sectors working to transform short break services in the Aiming High for Disabled Children programme.
Please can all delegates bring their current service eligibility criteria.

Programme for the day
10.00 Welcome and Introductions
10.10 Presentation giving an overview of the Aiming High for Disabled Children programme to include:

the Core Offer
the National Indicator
Key Principles of the Full Service Offer

10.45 Group Exercise - Working with Stakeholders
11.10 Feedback on group exercise and lessons learned
11.30 Coffee
11.45 Data Collection
12.15 Group Exercise - range of short break services
12.30 Group Exercise - Case Study featuring a child/young person from one of the Aiming High priority groups
1.00 LUNCH
1.45 Feedback on case studies
2.15 Evidence from research and practice on "what works" in short breaks
2.45 Eligibility Criteria - large group exercise
3.00 Tea
3.15 Individual work on eligibility criteria
3.45 Evaluation and Conclusion
4.00 Finish

Travel and venue information
Please see the Jurys Inn Brighton website for maps and detailed information how to travel to the venue.

About the trainers
Jeanne Carlin has worked as a freelance disability consultant for the past seven years. Her main areas of work are training, research, writing and consultancy work. Jeanne has been employed as a consultant on the Aiming High programme since its inception - writing guidance, selecting pathfinders, advising on implementation, good practice and assisting with the learning sets.
Jan Morrison is a social worker and social work manager by background, having specialised in services to disabled children for the past 20 years. She has worked as an independent consultant and trainer on services to disabled children for the past six years and has been employed as a consultant on the Aiming High prgramme since its inception - writing guidance, selecting pathfinders, supporting implementation, advising on good practice and assisting with some of the learning sets.

Cancellation
All cancellations must be received in writing. In the event of a cancellation, a full refund will be given for one month's notice, a 50% refund for 1 month to 14 days notice and no refund for less than 14 days notice. Substitutions may be made at any time.

Which ticket should you buy?
Please choose the appropriate ticket type. You should check if your organisation has NCB membership, in which case you can apply for an NCB member's ticket.
As an NCB member or non-member, you should also register as coming from the statutory or the voluntary sector. To qualify as a voluntary sector organisation, you must be a registered charity. When you book, please have your registered charity number ready. This also applies to waiting list places.
If your ticket type is fully subscribed, please apply to the appropriate waiting-list.

This training was developed with the full support of both the Council for Disabled Children and Together for Disabled Children
Please find further information about NCB training


Organized by National Children's Bureau
National Children's Bureau (NCB) is a charitable organisation that acts as an umbrella body for organisations working with children and young people in England & Northern Ireland.

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Ticket Info:  

• NCB Member - voluntary sector, £241.00
• NCB Non-Members - voluntary sector, £287.50
• NCB Member statutory sector, £258.75
• NCB non-member statutory sector, £316.25

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