Building Healthy Communities – Community Development Embedded Social Prescribing
Accredited Training programme
This course suits practitioners who wish to develop a logical and practical framework for implementing social prescribing with an asset based approach in their local community. The 4 day course contains 4 elements; Asset Based Community Development approach, Social Prescribing in action, Peer-to-peer support/Co production and Equality/Inclusion.
Course details
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Aimed at NHS Social Prescribing Link Workers and those in the NHS or local practitioners responsible for supporting community led activity. This course suits practitioners who wish to develop a logical and practical framework for implementing social prescribing with an asset based approach in their local community. The 4 day course contains 4 elements; Asset Based Community Development approach, Social Prescribing in action, Peer-to-peer support/Co production and Equality/Inclusion.
In addition complementary coaching, mentoring and facilitated peer-to-peer support is offered.
learning
outcomes
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The 4-day programme will help participants to:
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Gain an understanding of effective Asset Based Community Development;
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Gain an understanding of What Social Prescribing is, how it is commissioned and learn from Social Prescribing in action
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Develop practical tools and strategies to implement Social Prescribing including GDPR, safeguarding monitoring & evaluation, showcasing outcomes, motivational conversations and health coaching
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Develop strategies for embedding a community led approach within NHS organisations;
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Develop skills in mainstreaming equality and inclusion within all aspects of work;
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Develop effective and community produced asset maps
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Develop an in-service action plan based on learning
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Facilitated peer-to-peer learning