Co-Production
Resources
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Commissioning homelessness services
This guide describes and gives good practice examples and approaches at each stage of the commissioning cycle, specifically for commissioning homelessness services.
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Housing First fidelity assurance framework
This framework contains two self-reflection tools designed to support fidelity to the principles of Housing First in England.
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Involving and recruiting people with lived experience
These two briefings aim to help homelessness services to employ people with lived experience in the most constructive way possible that mutually benefits both the employer and employee.
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Co-Production Toolkit
A suite of resources to support co-production.
News
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News
Instability caused by short-term funding could lead to service user crisis of trust
The current homelessness funding system risks ruining our bond with clients and volunteers, write Michael Chandler of Groundswell as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign.
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Co-production in action in Luton
To celebrate Co-production Week, Matthew Bushnell from Mary Seacole Housing Association shares the experience of co-production in Luton where experts by experience, commissioners and service providers have been working together to support the Local Authority to draft a new strengths-based specification for their commissioned housing-related support services.
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Good Practice Learning Session: strengths-based practice
A free interactive session with our National Practice Development team, with a focus on sharing our resources on strengths-based practice.
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Strengths-Based Practice: an introduction
Find out how working with people's strengths can make their experience of services more dignified, useful and empowering - and lead to better outcomes.
Online Members £135pp, Non-Members £175pp -
Supporting people into education, training and employment
Develop practical skills, knowledge, coaching skills and the confidence to support and empower your clients to overcome barriers and access education, training or employment.
Online Members £135pp, Non-Members £175pp -
Assessment and Support Planning
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.
Online Members £131pp, Non-Members £173pp -
Criminal Justice and homelessness
This is course will provide participants with a greater understanding of how the criminal justice system operates. Delegates will understand that offending behaviour is a specific need and how they can support people away from patterns of offending behaviour.
Online Members £135pp, Non-Members £175pp