Supported Accommodation
Training
The demands in running a regulated service and the complexity of young people we are supporting is increasing. It’s crucial that nominated individuals, registered service managers, and other people taking a significant role get the support and the training they need to deliver high quality services that really make a difference to young people.
The below courses, designed with the involvement of NIs and RSMs, focuses on the specific challenges of the Supported Accommodation sector. It draws on key principles, regulations and guidance, describes approaches to inspection, the development of a strong analytic evidence base about your service and how we create a strong, safe culture in which our young people can thrive.
Introduction to Supported Accommodation Training
It’s crucial that staff get the training they need to deliver high quality services that really make a difference to young people.
This course is aimed at organisations new to Supported Accommodation, staff being prepared for management through succession planning etc. and leads into more in depth training (so doesn’t replace safeguarding training for example).
In this course, we’ll be covering the following topics at introductory level:
- Statement of purpose
- Keeping young people at the centre of all you do
- Working in regulatory settings – Policy framework
- Safeguarding requirements
- Support plans (and when to provide care)
- Accommodation standards
- Referrals
- Reg27
- Reg32
- Young people going missing
- Staff regulations
Michelle Nicholson has a 20-year career in Children’s Residential Services working with Children and has previously set up a children’s home after working in long term secure home, a first of it’s kind as a transitional children’s home for young people to move to following their time in a secure children’s home. Michelle has extensive experience of managing inspections and registering homes with Ofsted, with experience in policy writing, management of staff, delivering training and extensive safeguarding knowledge. She also has experience of supporting young people at significant risk of CSE and CCE. Michelle has a history of building strong multiagency care teams to ensure that young people have their needs met and are safe and advocates for young people at every opportunity in supporting them to have their voice heard.
This series of six 2-hour sessions (the equivalent of a 2-day course) is run online using Zoom. You will receive a link and password to a launch page where you will find a set of instructions and course materials.
This course is priced at £264+vat, reduced to £199+vat for members.
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Leading Supported Accommodation Training
This course explores the role and builds the skills of Nominated Individuals and Registered Service Managers.
The sessions cover the role, approaches to quality assurance, leadership, culture, regulation and building young people’s participation.
This programme is designed for both experienced individuals and those less experienced in these roles.
Session 1
Purpose of SA
Roles within SA
Support v care
Key regulations and Guidance (Regulations, Guide, SCIFF etc)
Sessions 2 and 3
Planning for inspection.
8 key principles of SA
How the SCIFF and legislation/regulation link
Key lines of enquiry
Developing and understanding evidence and triangulation
The inspection process
Session 4
Developing, leading and embedding a safeguarding culture
Understanding what happens when things go wrong
Sessions 5 and 6
The difference between leadership and management
What makes a good leader
Forming and leading teams
Staff wellbeing
Using supervision effectively
Review of sessions
Michelle Nicholson has a 20-year career in Children’s Residential Services working with Children and has previously set up a children’s home after working in long term secure home, a first of it’s kind as a transitional children’s home for young people to move to following their time in a secure children’s home. Michelle has extensive experience of managing inspections and registering homes with Ofsted, with experience in policy writing, management of staff, delivering training and extensive safeguarding knowledge. She also has experience of supporting young people at significant risk of CSE and CCE. Michelle has a history of building strong multiagency care teams to ensure that young people have their needs met and are safe and advocates for young people at every opportunity in supporting them to have their voice heard.
This series of six 2-hour sessions (the equivalent of a 2-day course) is run online using Zoom. You will receive a link and password to a launch page where you will find a set of instructions and course materials.
The price for the course is £264+VAT.
CHA, NASAP, NAFP, SW Forum, RI Network and SA Network members receive a 25% discount on both elements – members price is £199+VAT
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other courses
dialogue provides a wraparound training service for supported accommodation and children’s homes, especially at a management level. Click below to find out more or express interest.