Training for care home ‘activities co-ordinators’, to help develop skills in creativity and meaningful activities.

Areas covered:

• What is a meaningful activity?
• Brain development – understanding how to apply principle activities to maximise brain activity
• Communication and interpersonal skills – reciprocation when working with customers and communicating amongst the team.
• Understanding of specific client group’s needs and motivation – how to apply this in practice
• Understand Attachment Styles and how to structure effective engagement plans
• Creative Expressive Therapies - learn how to work creatively with others
• Play Therapy – the use of drama to maximise meaningful activity.
• Interaction and engagement – learn new skills in engaging customers in a variety of activities and interaction.
• Suitable activities to meet customer’s needs – focusing on emotional needs
• Develop facilitation/leadership skills
• Sustainable skills

Initial 2 full days training (preferable a week in between for reflective practice) followed by small peer group developmental training (supervision) 1x session monthly for 6 months. Participant must be working at a practice so they can actively practise their skills safely during supervision support.

Costs:

• Initial 2 day training £130 per person based on a minimum of 10 attendees.
• Small peer development groups (1 session monthly for 6 months) £50-£60 per session.