Learning symposium: Working with challenging behaviours using the principle...
Event Information
Description
This session will be delivered by Dr Carmel Clancy, Professor of Mental Health & Addictions and Head of Department for Mental Health, Social Work and Integrative Medicine, School of Health & Education, Middlesex University.
This symposium seeks to introduce and explore techniques and approaches, underpinned by motivational interviewing principles, on how challenging behaviours might be addressed and resolution supported. We will be covering learning from participants direct experiences of what has worked, not worked, and perhaps exacerbated situations. There will be the opportunity to rehearse key MI skills during the session using partner work; and we will be signposting to websites for participants who may wish to follow up for additional information/ support/ resources/ training.
Learning outcomes:
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Exploring and identifying how to recognise resistance and work with it.
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Exploring what we mean by 'motivation' and 'readiness for change'.
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Understanding principles of motivational interviewing and application of MI techniques in everyday practice.
Note: this is not an MI training course participants seeking specific training in Motivational Interviewing should visit the following website http://www.motivationalinterviewing.org/
* This session is open to Social Workers and staff working in Social Care across the Teaching Partnership (Barnet, Enfield, Hackney, and Haringey Councils, and Norwood).
Organiser North London Social Work Teaching Partnership
Organiser of Learning symposium: Working with challenging behaviours using the principles of motivational interviewing
The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership has at its core, the aim of delivering excellence in social work practice to all service users and communities across the Partnership. We are driven by a set of shared goals and values of being people-focused; collaborative and creative, with the aim of building sustainable change in social work education and practice. Proactive and entrepreneurial, we strive to train the next generation of North London social workers and build on the current excellence of managers, academics and social workers alike, across the entire Partnership. We believe in leading by example, being respectful and open in sharing and valuing expertise wherever it is found. Through our collaborative venture, we will improve recruitment and retention of staff informed by our workforce needs analysis with the aim of reducing the number of agency staff and increasing permanent positions. The Partnership offers clear and cohesive progression pathways at all levels of the workforce and recognises the need to support aspiring managers and expert practitioners as a way of driving up standards and confidence in the workforce, promoting pride in our profession.
