Responsible Individuals’ Forum And Training
- Sharing Best Practice
- Ideas And Problem Solving
- Regulations And Standards
- Mutual Support
- Sharing Training
- Networking
This course is designed to meet the needs of aspiring, new and experienced Responsible Individuals for Children’s Homes. The course is a series of very practical, live online sessions addressing the day to day life of the RI with lots of reflection and embedding practice between the sessions.
Responsible Individual Training
Outline
This series of six 2-hour sessions (the equivalent of a 2-day course) explores the role and builds the skills of Responsible Individuals.
The sessions cover the role, approaches to quality assurance, leadership, culture, regulation and building young people’s participation. The course runs ‘stand-alone’, or delegates can opt to complete a portfolio with tutorial support (additional cost).
This programme is designed for both experienced individuals and those less experienced in this role.
The Course
Session 1 – Introduction, approach & key questions
Session 2 – Assessing the quality of care
Session 3 – Safeguarding
Session 4 – Quality assurance & children’s involvement
Session 5 – Workforce & partners
Session 6 – Using research & development
Participants can opt to complete a portfolio with tutorial support. The assignments provide useful evidence for Ofsted on your continuing personal development, but more importantly offers an opportunity to reflect on the role with personal support and challenge.
Meet Your Trainer
The sessions are led by Liz Cooper. Liz’s lengthy career has been spent in health and social care. She initially started in nursing, registering as a children’s, adult, and psychiatric nurse, spending several years as a Unit Manager. Liz is also a qualified teacher and has a Masters degree in Business Management. Liz was an inspector for 8 years and a Director and RI of a group of good and outstanding children’s homes for 12 years. Prior to coming to dialogue, Liz has previously worked as DCEO and Chair of the CHA.
Booking and Dates
This two day course is delivered over six 2-hour sessions online.
If you have booked five places the sixth place is free.
Participants have the option of completing a reflective portfolio with tutorial support. This is useful evidence for Ofsted and provides a strong platform for individual development with personal support and challenge.
The price for the course is £264+VAT. The portfolio is a further £264+VAT
The CHA, NASAP, NAFP, SW Forum, and RI Network members receive a 25% discount – members price is £199+VAT
If you’re experiencing any problems with the booking form, feel free to send the participant details through to admin@dialogueltd.co.uk, or call us on 01803 493030 and we’ll be happy to help.
Can’t make those dates?
use the ‘book training’ button above to register your interest, and a member of the team will send you our next available dates as soon as they are available to book
SW Responsible Individual Forum
We host quarterly face-to-face network meetings and we are also continuing to run weekly support meetings every Wednesday morning at 10am for responsible individuals based in the South West, with commissioners joining on a bi-weekly basis. If you are based in the South West and would like to join these, please email your request to admin@dialogueltd.co.uk
These events are open to responsible individuals based in the South West and are a great opportunity to share ideas, seek support and improve practice. We develop the agenda with members and share ahead of each event. Typically there is a strategic focus, with reflection on the role of the Responsible Individual and the joys of managing Registered Managers.
Membership of the RI Network is £249+VAT per annum. This includes four days of support and a nice lunch currently being held at Exeter.
UPDATE: If you live outside of the South West, we do have an alternative for you with our dialogue membership that meets weekly online. Please visit www.dialogueltd.co.uk/dialogue-membership for full details.
To join the South West Responsible Individual Network, please complete the form below:
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