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Closer to home: a place-based approach to preventing homelessness

£80.00 – £100.00

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Description

A half-day course giving you the knowledge and tools you need to design a joined-up approach to preventing homelessness in your community.   

From Dundee to Dunoon, Dingwall to Dumfries, Dunfermline to Duddingston, there will be a different set of challenges and systems to navigate for people experiencing homelessness. A place-based approach to prevention asks us to find existing community assets and work together to improve wellbeing, address poverty and prevent homelessness – closer to home.  

Our interactive online course includes practical case studies and is facilitated by our friendly and engaging team who have deep expertise and direct experience of the topic. 

Location: Teams 

Duration: 09:30-12:30 with breaks 

Dates: this course is delivered over one half day, on Monday 26 August or Thursday 21 November or Tuesday 4 March

By the end of the course, you will be able to:  

  1. Identify the evidence about what causes and reduces the risk of homelessness 
  2. Explain why a place-based approach to preventing homelessness is important 
  3. Recognise examples of good practice where interventions are preventing homelessness 
  4. Explore different ways of finding community assets in your location to help protect people’s homes 
  5. Analyse your local landscape and who can prevent homelessness closer to home 

After the course, you will gain: 

  • A copy of the training slides 
  • An interactive resource list to guide your further learning 
  • Connection to a network of dedicated people working across Scotland to end homelessness 

Why book?  

In recent training 96% of learners left the training more confident in their role and 83% left more aware of external organisations in the local area.  

Current members can access the discounted ticket price. Find out more about HNS Membership

(Prices are inclusive of VAT)

Useful for

This training is designed for professionals and volunteers working with people at risk of homelessness and for workers who are in regular contact with the public. It will also be useful for community planning partnerships, community development trusts and community groups interested in a place-based approach to creating change. It offers a useful introduction to the ask and act model, for local authorities and public bodies who need to consider how to plan for new prevention duties in the Housing Bill.    

Accessibility and adjustments

If there are barriers to participating in an online Teams call and adjustments we can make to mitigate barriers, please let a member of the team know how we can help. Examples include, but are not limited to, frequent or extended breaks, using closed captions or an interpreter, sending materials in advance, and requesting printed materials. Email laura@homelessnetwork.scot or call 0141 420 7272; Contact Scotland BSL interpretation welcome. 

Bespoke training

This course is also available for in-house delivery to teams and organisations. We are planning an eLearning version of the content too. To chat more about your training requests or discounts for booking multiple staff members please contact the training team to chat more. 

Booking for a colleague

No problem. Please add their name and email address to the delegates option at the checkout.