NWCN e-bulletin 18 April 2018

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1 All Ireland Scholarships open for applications

2 Are you interested in getting involved in helping shape unscheduled care services?

3 Adult Social Care - Be a part of the Big Conversation

4 Can you help Fostering Services?

5 Free 6 week Parenting Apart Programme in Strabane starts Mon 23 April 2018

6 CLEAR Project – Training Needs

7 Annual Seminar - “Gender Equality and Patriarchy”

8 Hurt Courses

9 TEAM Programme @ NWRC Limavady

10 Latest Offers from Salto Youth

11 Have fun, meet people and support people affected by dementia

12 Job Opportunity with Kinship Care

13 Job opportunity with Donegal Travellers Project

14 New Buildings and District Archaeological and Historical Society Talk

15 Live Historical Interpretation Workshop

16 The Goddess Within Course

17 Jazz with a Twist

1 All Ireland Scholarships open for applications

The All Ireland Scholarship Scheme for students in Northern Ireland is now open for applications.

The annual scholarships, funded by businessman JP McManus, are now in their ninth year in Northern Ireland and provide financial assistance to top-performing students from low income households who intend to take up full-time undergraduate courses from September 2018. The value of each scholarship is £5,500 per annum for the undergraduate degree course duration.

The 25 Northern Ireland scholarships will be awarded to the top 19 performing ‘A’ level students in grant aided post primary schools and the top six performing Level 3 Extended Diploma students in the further education colleges.

Applicants must be in receipt of the Educational Maintenance Allowance at the time of application and due to commence an undergraduate degree at university in September / October 2018.

For further information on eligibility and details on how to apply visit: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/all-ireland-scholarships

The closing date for receipt of application forms is 29 June 2018.

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2 Are you interested in getting involved in helping shape unscheduled care services?

The Western Health and Social Care Board are seeking to recruit people who have had an experience of unscheduled care services to be part of a Reference Group. We are engaging with service users and carers to listen to their insights on unscheduled care delivery and then use this experience to help shape plans and influence decisions to design and deliver future unscheduled care services both in the Western Trust area and regionally across Northern Ireland.

The term ‘unscheduled care’ includes services that cannot always be planned for ahead of time including Out of Hours services, Emergency Departments’ services and the discharge processes from hospital into different care settings, including returning home. Unscheduled care happens for a variety of reasons including seasonal factors which may affect certain health conditions alongside an ageing population which can increase demand for such services.

Unscheduled Care has been identified as a priority area for action for Northern Ireland. All Health and Social Care Trusts are required to put plans in place in relation to:

Effective, integrated arrangements – organised around the needs of individual patients – should be in place in community settings to provide care for people at home, avoiding the need for hospital attendance/admission.
Effective arrangements should be in place at the front door of hospitals to provide ambulatory, rapid-response services for patients on a same-day or next-day basis, avoiding the need for patients to be admitted to hospital.
Effective arrangements should be in place to optimise patient flow through hospital, both before and after the patient being declared medically fit.

The Unscheduled Care improvement project is a regional initiative which covers services in hospitals as well as in the local community.

We are seeking members of the public (service users and carers) who have had an experience of unscheduled care services, to join us in this valuable work. We are asking you to commit to at least 2 meetings a year and additional meetings may be required. An induction and training will be provided to help you understand Health and Social Care and also information related to unscheduled care.

The PPI Team are available in an advisory capacity to support this work and advise on process in relation to the recruitment and induction/training for the programme of work. Contact Clare Fordyce if you require any further information on 028 9536 3012 / Claire.Fordyce@hscni.net

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3 Adult Social Care - Be a part of the Big Conversation

You are personally invited to attend our 3rd annual members events entitled ‘The Big Conversation’. You must register to attend. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

The topic this year is Adult Social Care and we’ll be discussing the importance of helping to develop these services through co-production. You’ll also get a chance to meet with fellow members and find out about involvement opportunities from our colleagues across Health and Social Care. Refreshments and lunch will be provided and you are welcome to bring a friend.

This year two venues have been organised, please pick whichever suits you best to attend (you may only register for ONE event). Please note that photography and videos will be taken throughout both events.

Omagh
Date: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Time: 10:30am - 1:30pm
Venue: Silverbirch Hotel

Belfast City
Date: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Time: 10:30am - 1:40pm
Venue: Crumlin Road Gaol

Reserve your place online by visiting: http://bit.ly/PCCEvents2018

Or contact Briege McAlister on tel: 028 9536 2550 email: briege.mcalister@hscni.net Please RSVP before 20th April 2018.

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4 Can you help Fostering Services?

Fostering Services in the local area are under immense pressure as we do not have enough foster placements to meet the numbers of children who require foster care.

As such, we need to recruit more carers and raise the profile of fostering in the locality. We would really appreciate support from your organisation, being able to attend any events where we could present some information about fostering services and our recruitment needs would be an ideal way for us to reach people within the local community.

Can you let me know of any such opportunities and any steps I would need to take to further this by contacting Vanessa on Vanessa.Nelis@westerntrust.hscni.net

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5 Free 6 week Parenting Apart Programme in Strabane starts Mon 23 April 2018

Starts: Monday 23rd April
Time: 10 am – 12 noon (registration and refreshments from 9:30am)
Duration: Every Monday for 6 weeks
Location: Strabane Community Project, Barrack Street (opposite St. Patrick’s Hall)

The Parenting Apart programme is aimed at parents who have separated, are separating, divorced or thinking of divorce.

The programme will provide practical advice and guidance about what children need to know, and what parents can do to meet their children’s needs. Although parents can feel immersed in their own difficulties, this programme can help parents focus on the child’s needs with the aim of minimising the impact of the separation.

The programme explores:

Emotional impact
Parenting roles
Changes in relationships
Legalities
Financial impact
Moving on

Parents who previously attended this programme said they would highly recommend other parents to attend.

Number of available places are limited. Parents can apply by sending a text to Clare on 078 2539 2136 or complete the online expression of interest via www.parentingni.org/programme/strabane-parenting-apart-programme/

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6 CLEAR Project – Training Needs

The CLEAR Project, funded by the Public Health Agency, offers a range of training and development opportunities to support Community and Voluntary Organisation’s based within the Western Health Care Area to address the themes of Mental and Emotional Well-being, Suicide and Self-harm.

To ensure that The CLEAR Project is offering appropriate opportunities to meet the training and development needs of participants, we invite you to complete this short survey which should only take 3-5 minutes. Please click on the link below to complete the survey, your opinion is important to us.

Click here to complete survey

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7 Annual Seminar - “Gender Equality and Patriarchy”

ChangeMakers invite you to Annual Seminar - “Gender Equality and Patriarchy”
The seminar will explore gender equality and patriarchy in a local and global context.

There will be debate, discussion and lively conversation.
Opened by: Anne McHugh, Chief Executive, Donegal ETB

Keynote Speaker: Cathy Higgins, Senior Researcher Writer & Educator, The Junction, Derry, and Adjunct Asst. Professor, Irish School Ecumenics, Trinity College, Dublin

Hosted by: Eileen Magnier, RTĖ

Date: Thursday 19th April, Time: 10am – 1.30pm followed by lunch
Venue: An Grianan Hotel, Burt

RSVP to: admin@inishowen.ie or by phone 074 936 2218

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8 Hurt Courses

HURT announces in partnership with TQUK - Excellence in Education, a range of NQF Accredited Training Courses.

Health and Social Care

Drugs & Alcohol

Mental Health Awareness

Level 5 Substance Misuse Theory and Interventions

Level 6 Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling

Level 5 CBT

Education & Training

A.E.T

Equality & Diversity

Lifeskills

Professional Development

Employability Skills

Drug & Alcohol Awareness

Train the Trainer in Community Addiction work

If you wish to avail of any of these courses or other courses HURT has to offer please contact us via email hurttraining@outlook.com or call 028 7136 9696

Darkness Into Light

A 5k walk where we are trying to challenge the stigma around suicide, self-harm, and replace it with hope, self-care and acceptance

Date: Saturday 12th May 2018

Venue: Sainsburys Car Park, Strand Road

Time: 4:15am

To register just go to: http://dil.pieta.ie/

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9 TEAM Programme @ NWRC Limavady

Starts Tuesday 8^th May 2018 @NWRC Limavady

(Taster Session Friday 27^th of April 12pm-2pm Main Campus room D1)

Do you want to build Confidence, Motivation, Qualifications and Life Skills?

Aged 16 -24?

Join TEAM!

(Limited places)

"How it works...

Join the Princes Trust TEAM, our 12-week personal development programme, for the chance to gain new skills, take a qualification and meet new people.

When you come on board, you’ll be challenged to:

Take on your own group community project, making a positive difference to the place where you live
Take part in an action packed residential trip (optional)
Get two weeks work experience in something you’re interested in
Develop your English and Maths skills
Develop your CV and Interview Skills
And much much more!!

As part of the course, we also spend time on short and long term goals that are right for you."

Course Content

Week 1 – Induction Week- Team building, ice breakers and fun!
Week 2 –Residential – Team building and outdoor pursuits completely free (2nights)
Weeks 3 – 6 – Community Project – Making a difference in the Local community
Weeks 7 /8 – Work Placement – gain experience learn new skills and get working towards a career
Week 9 – Next Steps – CV, Applications, Interview Skills, Careers Advice & Planning for the future
Week 10/11 – Team Challenge – Working with other local groups and planning activities
Week 12 – Final Presentation

To be eligible potential TEAM participants should be aged 16-24, unemployed or working/training part time less than 16 hours p/week.

Facebook…

https://www.facebook.com/TeamNWRC/

Special Features

£30 EMA available
Benefits not affected
Childcare allowance
Travel costs reimbursed
Free Breakfast and Lunch Club
Completely free
A challenging programme that is delivered in a fun and interactive way
The participants will gain increased confidence, motivation and employability skills
Work towards a nationally recognised qualification
One-to-one support and careers guidance for the future
Full-time flexible programme centred around the needs of the young people

Here's a short video also...

https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/help-for-young-people/get-job/boost-your-confidence

For more details or to register contact Denis on: t: 07527 389281 e: denis.mclaughlin@nwrc.ac.uk

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10 Latest Offers from Salto Youth

Beyond Boundaries – European perspectives on youth work as a democratic institution in preventing racism and discrimination

9 May 2018 | Dresden, Germany

What specific qualifications do youth workers require to confront right-wing populism, racism, sexism and homophobia? The event provides a forum for those with practical experience of dealing with discrimination to get impulses and exchange ideas.

Organizer: AGJF Sachsen e.V. (NGO/Others)

This activity is for participants from: Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries

Application deadline (24h CET): 22 April 2018

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