Training for managers: disabilities and long-term health conditions, including mental health

Result CIC - Training For Managers Of Staff/Students With Disabilities & Long-Term Health Conditions Including Mental Health

LJMU’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Team, are proud to be working in partnership with coaching and training specialists; Result CIC (Community Interest Company) and are pleased to offer LJMU Managers, Programme Leaders and Personal Tutors (those directly responsible for staff/students) the opportunity to participate in a half day Training for Managers of Staff with Disabilities & Long-Term Health Conditions Including Mental Health, workshop.

The aim of the programme is to offer LJMU Managers and Programme Leaders/Personal Tutors further support and guidance, in relation to; operating more confidently and effectively, whilst developing themselves and their staff/students positively.

Wednesday 4th December 2019
Exchange Station
12:30 – 16:00

Thursday 12th March 2020
Egerton Court
12:30 – 16:00

Book Your Place Online: http://ljmu.libcal.com/calendar/staffdev/?cid=7296&t=g&d=0000-00-00&cal=7296&ct=32522

The Aim Of The Training Session Is To Help Participants:

Understand the social model of disability, which underpins UK rights legislation.
Learn how to develop personal confidence in understanding and discussing disability (people living with physical disabilities and long term illnesses including mental health conditions) and be more self-aware about how their own experience comes to bear on this.
Learn how to support staff and students who are experiencing mental health difficulties.
Work together to develop a practical action plan to help themselves and each other approach actual and potential challenges around disability and mental health in future.
Outline a number of practical measures that can be made to increase opportunities for disclosure and provide targeted and anticipatory support, such as peer-to-peer mentoring/coaching.
Learn how to provide an inclusive environment.

Who can attend?

This training opportunity is open to LJMU Managers, Programme Leaders and Personal Tutors (those directly responsible for staff/students). Places are limited and will be issued on a first-come-first-served basis.

Questions?

Please email equality@ljmu.ac.uk or call 0151 231 8660 / 8141