Upcoming events and training

This course will provide an introduction to commissioning homelessness services and explore what is considered good practice in commissioning.

This course will provide an introduction to the these topics and will explore ways of supporting people and maintaining staff wellbeing.

This course will give you the knowledge and understanding to develop your keyworking approach, with a focus on motivation, engagement and creative problem-solving. It will help you to respond creatively to non-engagement and ambivalence about change, using different strategies to achieve a person-centred and strengths-based approach to keyworking.

A programme of compassion-informed practice development. This programme consists of 2x half-day interactive online workshops. Through exploring compassion for others (people who access services) and compassion for self, the workshops aim to help you get curious about your subconscious drivers and develop your capacity to respond – not react, to the challenges you face at work.

Introducing our comprehensive drug and alcohol awareness course tailored specifically for homelessness services. The course is designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively identify, approach, and assist individuals struggling with drug and alcohol use and dependency.

Learn how to safely manage and de-escalate volatile situations and resolve conflict.

A practical and inspirational take on wellbeing in relation to how we protect our time and set boundaries, so that we can effectively prioritise, set goals and manage our professional and personal sense of balance and wellbeing.

Excellent support is dependent on an effective Strengths-Based assessment and the formation of a strong support plan. To achieve this, you need to be able to fully engage the client in the process, complete an assessment that focuses on strengths and create a plan that both client and support worker agree with. This training will help you to carry out assessment and support planning effectively.

A follow-up course to Trauma-informed: Theory and Principles, building practical ways of working with people affected by trauma.

This course will explore the key rules for Universal Credit (UC) and Housing Benefit (HB).

This course will provide an introduction to the these topics and will explore ways of supporting people and maintaining staff wellbeing.

This training will provide participants with the opportunity to explore the change process, consider the difference between leading and managing change, and understand how to genuinely engage and support staff in times of change.