Tuesday, 6 May 2008

Training and Events: IGNITE

The Healthcare Commission (HCC) has commissioned Artworks to develop a new project called ENGAGE which will pilot new creative techniques to engage with and gather patient experiences from community members as well as to test the HCs internal intelligence and surveillance systems.

The HC collects some patient experiences through the Issue Tracking Forms (recently re-named to Feedback Forms) which most of you have been trained in. We believe that SpeakOut Groups will benefit from additional training on creative engagement techniques.

Artworks currently delivers a highly successful training programme called IGNITE which we have adapted and developed to support SpeakOut groups to complete tasks for the HCC but also to assist their work in communities. IGNITE will offer a number of creative and practical participatory workshops to give you the skills, ideas and knowledge to use creative techniques in your work with communities.

The IGNITE course will be delivered over a 2 day residential. The course includes training in the engagement techniques developed for our the ENGAGE project, as well as sessions on consultation, encouraging participation, evaluation, and will relate to any issues the HCC are currently interested in gathering data on. Creative techniques may include creative writing, drama, music, and a variety of visual art forms.

Workshops will be designed to equip participants to use the creative techniques in their own sessions. Participants will experience the sessions first hand, discuss how the techniques can be transferred to different client groups, settings and topics, and receive high quality handouts.

We are planning to run the IGNITE training on

The Healthcare Commission (HCC) has commissioned Artworks to develop a new project called ENGAGE which will pilot new creative techniques to engage with and gather patient experiences from community members as well as to test the HCs internal intelligence and surveillance systems.

The HCC collects some patient experiences through the Feedback Forms - some SpeakOut members have already been trained in how to compile and submit these forms. We believe that SpeakOut Groups will benefit from additional training on creative engagement techniques.

Artworks currently delivers a highly successful training programme called IGNITE which we have adapted and developed to support SpeakOut groups to complete tasks for the HCC but also to assist their work in communities. IGNITE will offer a number of creative and practical participatory workshops to give you the skills, ideas and knowledge to use creative techniques in your work with communities.

The IGNITE course will be delivered over a 2 day residential. The course includes training in the engagement techniques developed for our the ENGAGE project, as well as sessions on consultation, encouraging participation, evaluation, and will relate to any issues the HCC are currently interested in gathering data on. Creative techniques may include creative writing, drama, music, and a variety of visual art forms.

Workshops will be designed to equip participants to use the creative techniques in their own sessions. Participants will experience the sessions first hand, discuss how the techniques can be transferred to different client groups, settings and topics, and receive high quality handouts.

We are planning to run the IGNITE training on 18th 19th June at the Midland Hotel, Forster Square, Bradford, BD1 4HU: www.midlandhotelbradford.co.uk

For more information or to reserve a place pls contact myself...

ALIA

AliaSyd@aol.com