Description
ing on a wealth of experience from co-production and service design, join us for an interactive workshop about what works and what needs to be considered when working on participation. We will bring good vibes and lunch, and we ask you to bring a reflective mindset and your ambitions for participation in your own work.
Location: Glasgow city centre (to be confirmed)
Duration: 12.30-3.30 (includes lunch and refreshments on arrival)
Dates; 12 August or 25 November
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Identify good practise in coproduction and participation
- Explain the benefits of coproduction and participation
- Use strengths-based principles in the design of your participation work
Are you unsure about what language to use? Is it ‘lived’, ‘living’ or ‘direct’ experience? Do you know the difference between participation and coproduction? Do you want to learn more about how to build sustainable participation in your homelessness service?
Learn from more than 20 years of collective experience involving people with direct experience of housing insecurity and homelessness, participating in policy, practice and service design. We will share the things we wish we knew at the start of projects and what has worked well when we create platforms for people to use their voice.
Why book?
100% of recent participants would recommend the training to a friend or colleague.
Cost
Current members can access the discounted ticket price. Find out more about HNS Membership.
Please contact us if you want to attend any of our training courses, but don’t have an organisation funding your place. We sponsor some free training places throughout the year for students and people who are unwaged or using homelessness services. The Frontline Network also has a training fund available.
(Prices are inclusive of VAT)
Useful for
This session is perfect for frontline staff who want to encourage participation. It is ideal for service managers and services designers in local authorities, housing associations, health and social care partnerships, as well as third sector organisations. It will also be interesting for people in peer advocate or recovery focused roles and community development workers.
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.
About the trainers
Our Impact Leads are experienced link workers and have designed and delivered many coproduction projects. Including, coproducing a homeless service redesign with Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership, and working with the Scottish Government’s All in for Change team alongside the Scottish Frontline Network, that meets regularly with ministers to share direct and frontline experiences of homelessness across Scotland. The Homeless Network Scotland team have also delivered participatory reviews of hostels, built participation mechanisms for services and trained teams about coproduction good practice.
