Administration

·                     Course outlines using pro-formas below to be received by SEDC by June 11

·                     Approval for funding by end of June

·                     Supporting costs will be paid in three parts: first in July for setting up

·                     Second in December 2004 when evidence of course delivery, including course brochures, number of participants with their professional backgrounds, work settings and employing organisations is received

·                     Final in Summer 2005 when number completing the course, participants’ feedback and analysis, and plans for future development are received

Course philosophy

·                     Based on “Breaking the Cycle of Rejection” Capabilities Framework

·                     Encourages patient/client autonomy and development of individual responsibility

·                     Well-reflecting the views of users and carers

·                     Non-threatening

·                     Empowering learners to use what they already know

·                     Finding common language

·                     Focus on attitude change and stigma reduction

Course structure

·                     Starts September 2004, finish by June 2005

·                     Between 20 and 40 course participants

·                     Variety of teaching methods

·                     Planned and run by multidisciplinary team, including contributions from all significant services in SHA area

·                     Service user or ex service user input to planning and delivery

·                     Inclusive and accessible (e.g. no disciplines excluded through use of jargon)

·                     Multi-professional

·                     Multi-agency

·                     Multi-sector

·                     Mechanism for cascade of awareness training through course participants

·                     Continuing support for course graduates wanting to undertake further PD work

·                     Participation in SE-wide and national evaluation

·                     Use of IT and NIMHE KC for dissemination of course material and widening reach of PD training

·                     Commitment to continuation and further development beyond year 1

·                     Collaboration with other SE courses in annual development conference

Course content

·                     Minimum of seminars + work discussion + reflective component

·                     Evidence-based, where it exists

·                     Case formulation from different approaches

·                     Explains PD phenomenology an continuum

·                     Includes Aetiology

·                     Interventions and evidence

·                     Sociological and deviance perspectives

·                     Eclectic with regard to therapeutic or theoretical models

·                     Management principles: engagement, attachment and consistency

·                     Stigma and education

·                     Attend to team and organisational dynamics

·                     Models of supervision

·                     Skills: what to do and what not to do

·                     Service design discussions

Publicity and advertising

·                     Pamphlet to include course aims, intended audience, dates and outline of content

·                     With SEDC logo

·                     Produced by end of June

·                     Circulated widely within all MH trusts in SHA

·                     Circulated to other agencies within SHA area
(eg primary care, voluntary sector, social services etc)

Application pro-forma

To receive the funding support for putting on these courses, please send in a brief summary of the proposed course under the following headings by JUNE 11th:

1        Organising team: names, backgrounds and places of work

2        Publicity: how, where and to whom the course will be advertised

3        *Format: venue for proposed course, frequency, timing, dates

4        *Course content: regular sessions, topics covered, learning methods

5        *Staff: who will be teaching on the course

6        Other features: anything else distinctive about the course

7        Future intentions

8        Lead contact for SEDC

* the course pamphlet would suffice to answer 3, 4 and 5.

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