Self Management Reflective Practice
The ALLIANCE offers free, CPD-accredited training to frontline health and social care staff who support people to self manage.
Self Management Reflective Practice is a CPD-accredited training session which provides an opportunity for frontline health and social care professionals to explore how best to support people living with long term conditions and carers to self manage.
The session is designed to support staff to recognise their strengths and build on the support they offer to people. It offers a space to explore ideas and opportunities to move forward.
The training is based on the real experiences of people living with long term conditions and unpaid carers and what they would like from professionals who support their self management. People have shared a range of stories which we use to support professionals reflect on using existing skills to support self management.
Who is the session aimed at?
The session is for frontline health and social care professionals who work with individuals living with a long term condition and unpaid carers. This includes nurses, allied health professionals, doctors, care workers and third sector staff.
At the end of the session participants will have:
- A clearer and broader understanding of what self management means as a person centred approach
- Explored what they can do in their role to support individuals to self manage and what support they need to be able to work this way
- Knowledge of where to find further support and resources about self management
- Made plans about what actions to take next
Content
Each session can be tailored to suit a specific group of participants to ensure everyone gets the maximum benefit.
The session is a thinking space where participants can put their learning about self management into the context of their own role. We explore what self management means and how it benefits people. Participants hear real life stories, there are opportunities to discuss challenges and solutions, and a space to think about what action can be taken to support self management.
For individual sessions we ask for a minimum number of 10 participants and a maximum of 20.
On completion, participants will receive a certificate confirming up to 3.5 hours of CPD activity.
Ongoing support and opportunities
After the session, participants are invited to connect with the ALLIANCE’s Self Management Programme going forward, which provides opportunities for further connection and discussion. Participants are also able to join the other 900+ members of the Self Management Network Scotland, to share learning with many others working to embed self management in health and social care practice.
To discuss, please get in touch with the Self Management Team at smns@alliance-scotland.org.uk