Delivery Programme
2018-2019 Overview
The Delivery Programme details our annual calendar of learning resources and events. The programme is informed by consultation with our membership network. This year the programme has five key topics:
- Transitions
- Balancing risks and rights
- Strengths-based working
- Social care and mental health
- Legal literacy and court craft
Further series of workshops and network events to be determined, pending emerging sector priorities.
Our Tailored Support services also form part of the Delivery Programme for Research in Practice for Adults Partners.
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*All Tailored Support for 2018-19 MUST be booked and confirmed by 14 December 2018.
Activity by month
April
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Assistive technology / Telecare: Research and Policy Update 133 April 2018 |
 Research and Policy Update: Learning Resource |
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13 April |
Deadline for Partners’ Tailored Support requests for delivery between April - June 2018* |
 Tailored Support |
May
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May |
Working effectively with people living with dementia: Research and Policy Update 134 May 2018 |
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May |
What is a Mental Health Act Assessment? The Mental Health Act (1983) is the main piece of legislation that covers the assessment, treatment and rights of people with a mental health disorder. This Brief Guide aims to provide accessible, clear information that supports people and carers during the Mental Health Act assessment process. Aimed at: Adults and carers. |
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May |
Rights, risks, values and ethics Working with people is complex and when we are working with people who may be taking risks, it’s imperative to understand how we might balance their human rights, while enabling them to be safe and to live a full life. Building on Research in Practice for Adults work around risk enablement, this Frontline Briefing looks at what we bring as practitioners in terms of:
Aimed at: Practitioners and managers. |
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May |
Transitional safeguarding from adolescence to adulthood While increased focus on transitions is evident in SEND services, mental health provision and care-leavers’ support, safeguarding remains an area where Children’s and Adults’ Services operate separately. Drawing on research and innovative practice, this Strategic Briefing examines integrated and multi-agency approaches to safeguarding young people into adulthood, and considers how we can design an effective, fluid and transitional safeguarding response for adolescents and younger adults. Aimed at: Senior leaders and managers involved in safeguarding children and/or adults, in particular those with responsibility for designing and developing services and leading practice. |
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Brief Guide: Publication
Strategic Briefing: Publication
June
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June |
Working effectively with carers: Research and Policy Update 135 June 2018 |
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14-15 June |
Leamington Spa |
Risks, rights and the role of the state: Leaders’ Forum Children’s and Adults’ Services are concerned not only with addressing risk and harm, but also promoting rights and social justice. Leaders seeking to achieve this balancing act may face policy tensions, both within and between Children’s and Adults’ Services and across multi-disciplinary partnerships. Exploring the evidence regarding risk and rights highlights leadership implications for creating a coherent system and raises questions about the role of the state in people’s lives. Run jointly by Research in Practice and Research in Practice for Adults, Leaders’ Forum will bring together colleagues from statutory and voluntary sector organisations, policy and academia to discuss the balance between risk-responsiveness and rights-enablement and to explore the role of leaders in creating the conditions required for practitioners to navigate this complex terrain. Aimed at: Directors, Assistant Directors and strategic managers from Partner organisations across the Research in Practice/Research in Practice for Adults networks. |
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15 June |
Deadline for Partners’ Tailored Support requests for delivery between July - September 2018* |
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Leaders’ Forum: Network Event
July
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July |
Integrated Care Systems: Research and Policy Update 136 July 2018 |
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August
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August |
Applying research to social care practice: Research and Policy Update 137 August 2018 |
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September
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September |
Suicide prevention: Research and Policy Update 138 September 2018 |
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6 September |
London |
Trauma-informed approaches in adult social care Adults being supported by mental health services often present complex behaviour patterns that have their roots in trauma and corresponding survival mechanisms. This workshop will investigate trauma-informed approaches, assist practitioners in developing different ways of supporting people, and will help individuals to understand and reframe their response to situational or relational triggers. Aimed at: Practitioners and managers. |
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14 September |
Deadline for Partners’ Tailored Support requests for delivery between October - December 2018* |
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September |
It is not all about the diagnosis - an overview of adult mental health Person-centred care and support is a fundamental principle within adult social care. This Frontline Briefing explores how this can be applied in mental health settings and services, using research and evidence to support practitioners in seeing the person not the diagnosis. |
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September |
Social worker in a mental health team: more than an AMHP Aimed at: Practitioners. |
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September |
Developing strength-based working locally - evidence to consider Strength-based working is an intuitively positive direction of travel, widely signed up to across the sector at a strategic level right through to practice. This Strategic Briefing discusses the evidence which sits behind this concept, including an overview of specific models, and the type of information to consider when deciding on an approach. It aims to support strategic leaders in developing and communicating a locally relevant approach to strength-based working. Aimed at: Managers. |
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September |
Leading organisations to work positively with risk Organisations need to support those working in practice to be attuned to the fine balance of rights and risk. Practitioners sometimes talk about their organisation being risk averse. However, the evidence tells us that organisations do not have two cultures - if an organisation is risk averse, it will also translate into practitioners being risk averse. This Leaders’ Briefing looks at how organisations can be led to shape a culture that works effectively and positively with people. Aimed at: Directors and senior managers. |
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September |
Growing confident practice in court This Strategic Briefing looks at the organisational support required to increase practitioner skills, confidence and credibility when working in court and when writing court reports. It ensures practitioners are informed by robust research evidence and case law and follow the principles of defensible decision-making. Aimed at: Senior leadership teams, team managers and local authority legal teams. |
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September |
Writing confidently for court This Practice Tool is aimed at adult social care practitioners who prepare reports and give evidence in court, including the court of protection and coroner’s court. It aims to increase practitioners’ skills and confidence in the writing of reports for court that are informed by robust research evidence and case law and follow the principles of defensible decision-making. Aimed at: Managers and social workers who attend court and advanced practitioners who support colleagues in preparing, writing and giving evidence in court. |
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September |
Online |
Legal literacy and court craft |
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Poster: Open Access Publication
Leaders Briefing: Publication
Webinar: Learning Event
October
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October |
Exploring the use and benefits of supported employment: Research and Policy Update 139 October 2018 |
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10 October |
Birmingham |
Balancing risks and rights |
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November
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November |
Working with people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender: Research and Policy Update 140 November 2018 |
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20 November |
London |
This workshop will build on the Research in Practice for Adults Frontline Briefing: Balancing risks and rights. Providing the opportunity for delegates to reflect on how their own perspectives on risks and rights may impact on their practice with people. Aimed at: Practitioners. |
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December
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December |
Working effectively with adults who have autism: Research and Policy Update 141 December 2018 |
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11 December |
Online |
Evaluating strength-based working |
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13 December |
Birmingham |
Trauma-informed approaches in adult social care Adults being supported by mental health services often present complex behaviour patterns that have their roots in trauma and corresponding survival mechanisms. This workshop will investigate trauma-informed approaches, assist practitioners in developing different ways of supporting people, and will help individuals to understand and reframe their response to situational or relational triggers. Aimed at: Practitioners and managers. |
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14 December |
Deadline for Partners’ Tailored Support requests for delivery between January - March 2019* |
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January
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January |
Topic TBC: Research and Policy Update 142 January 2019 |
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23 January |
Online |
Transitions – supporting young people in transition to reach positive outcomes in adulthood |
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February
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February |
Topic TBC: Research and Policy Update 143 February 2019 |
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7 February |
London |
Restorative practice approaches are being increasingly utilised in adult social care. Sitting within the broad concept of strength-based working, this focused Knowledge Exchange Workshop with take an in-depth look at the evidence, practice and implementation of restorative practice in adult social care settings. Aimed at: Practitioners and managers. |
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28 February |
Bristol |
Restorative practice approaches are being increasingly utilised in adult social care. Sitting within the broad concept of strength-based working, this focused Knowledge Exchange Workshop with take an in-depth look at the evidence, practice and implementation of restorative practice in adult social care settings. Aimed at: Practitioners and managers. |
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February |
Effective support for staff in a mental health integrated setting Social care staff working across the mental health sector are often co-located, seconded, or employed in health teams and various settings. This Leaders’ Briefing provides an overview of staff experiences and explores how leaders can best support their colleagues to ensure maximum impact of social care on individual outcomes. Aimed at: Leaders working in adult social care. |
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February |
Legislative frameworks in mental health The legislative landscape across health and social care is complex and subject to change in 2018. This Practice Tool provides an overview with helpful tools and suggestions for bringing together health and social care assessments that meet legislative requirements including the Care Act, Care Programme Approach and Section 117. Aimed at: Practitioners and managers. |
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February |
Embedding strength-based working across the system Local authorities are implementing the concept of strength-based working across the country. This Frontline Briefing investigates how this movement can be maximised across the wider social care workforce by embedding and cascading the different models alongside adults, carers and other partners, including providers and commissioners. Aimed at: Practitioners and managers. |
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February |
Care and support later in life: a transition Transitions can occur at all stages of life. The transition from being independent, needing no care and support, or from having no professionals in your life to having professional involvement, can feel very difficult. Aimed at: Practitioners. |
 Frontline Briefing: Publication |
March
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March |
Topic TBC: Research and Policy Update 144 March 2019 |
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Further series of workshops and network events to be determined, pending emerging sector priorities.
* All Tailored Support for 2018-19 MUST be booked and confirmed by 14 December 2018.
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