About the course

This practice-based course is for health and care practitioners who want to be part of a growing network of trainers, supporting teams and organisations. It will develop skills to influence, coach and facilitate and further discuss the importance of modelling a person-centred, personal outcomes and asset-based approach throughout the whole system. Participants will learn how to support service improvements through the application of small changes to systems and processes and how this can also be applied to meetings, supervision, reflective practice.

Sessions include:

• Module 1 Introduction to personal outcomes and asset-based approaches within health and social care

• Module 2 Relational and Facilitative Approaches

• Module 3 Brief Conversational Skills which support a Personal Outcomes and asset based approach

• Module 4 Reflective Practice

• Module 5 Advanced Facilitative Approaches: Group dynamics

• Module 6 Practical Approaches to Embedding and Sustaining Change in Services

• Module 7 Negotiating and Agreeing Training Contracts. Designing Training Courses

Who the course is for

Senior practitioners within health and care sectors with dedicated time to develop others and support developments to services through the application of small changes. It might also be relevant to those looking to deliver Thistle’s Good Conversations Practice Development course.

Session format

• Participation in 6 full day workshops.

• A commitment to test out and apply your learning back in the workplace.

• Manager who agrees to support your learning and development in practice.

Course outcomes

Practitioners will have the knowledge, confidence and skills to deliver Good Conversations training and to role model the approach in their team and support small changes to systems and processes which support a Personal Outcomes Approach.