Active Support Workshop (2-Day) for Team Leaders, Middle & Senior Managers

This two-day workshop is aimed at managers with teams of support workers, to understand and embed Active Support within their services/organisation.  Active Support is a model that challenges staff to enhance their skills to empower people with support needs to take the lead in functional and meaningful activities.

What is Active Support?

Active Support is a person-centred approach that grows the skills of people supported by promoting inclusion; independence and choice in everyday activities; improving staff team confidence and morale; turning person-centred support into person-centred action and supports services to show quality of life outcomes. Active Support fits with Positive Behaviour Support as it forms a major part in primary prevention. 

Day 1 - 23 November 2017: Introduction to Active Support

By the end of day 1, participants will: 

• understand the history of Active Support
• learn how to provide support that promotes participation and engagement
• explore the opportunities to engage people in meaningful activities at home and in their community
• learn simple ways of monitoring staff support
• understand how to embed active support within your team.

Day 2 - 24 November 2017: Interactive Training Coaching and Practice Leadership (Theory) -  Embedding Active Support in the Service

By the end of the day 2, participants will:

• explore current practice what needs to change
• have identified both formal and informal skills to assist supervision - through practical observation of role play
• identify achievable goals and set monitoring outcomes – review of simple paperwork
• gain the skills to motivate staff teams and promote progression
• understand how to work beyond the paperwork.

To book your place(s), please complete the booking form and return to [email protected]

If you have any queries, please contact the ARC NI office tel: 028 9038 0960