So how does it work?

Other services offered

We also deliver a number of workshops that are on topics we have picked up from the coaching sessions that would be more usefully explored in a learning environment.  We also develop specific learning topics based on individual authority need – as we have always done in our face to face work.

Our 1 ½ hour workshops will be publicised on the site and you can sign up. The maximum numbers for these interactive workshops are 12 people. These workshops can be signed up for individually or as part of a team session.

The workshops centre around the latest practice advice and guidance, as well as the collected experience of workers across a number of authorities, and around a number of topics.

 

Examples are:

  • Virtual Assessments – can they be done fairly?
  • Supporting families where domestic violence is an issue
  • Helping families care for their children where neglect is an issue during COVID-19

Local Authority organisations sign up to the platform

Currently we are offering a three-month contract for three days coaching each week.  This gives the authority a chance to test out the service and see how helpful it is during this time of COVID-19.

The platform itself has been developed for ease of use with Local Authority IT, offering a range of good functions alongside a simplicity that makes for ease of use.

On the platform you will find slots for coaching, which you can book either as an individual or as a team.  One of the Strengthening Practice Social Workers will contact you to confirm your time and check out what you hope to gain from the session, so that we can prepare. Your booking page will look like this:

 

In terms of the learning pods, once again you can sign up individually or with your team.  The pods have 8 members and you might find yourself mixing with practitioners from other authorities where you can share best practice, and reflect on the complex issues arising as a result of COVID-19.   Each pod will receive notes of the conversation afterwards so that they don’t have to try and remember the whole conversation.