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SUMMARY:Navigating Difficult Conversations - Effective Communication Strategies for Leaders
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nCourse fee: HCPA Standard Member: Fully funded*\nAssociate/Network Member: £25+VAT | Non-member: £50+VAT \nHalf day course via Virtual Classroom\n \nThis half-day\, live online session is designed specifically for established leaders who value discussion-led learning and peer insight. Delivered in an interactive virtual environment\, it removes the need for travel and easily fits into busy schedules. The session centres on guided conversation\, reflective dialogue\, and shared experience\, enabling leaders to explore real challenges collaboratively and translate insights into effective action. \nFocusing on difficult workplace conversations\, this course creates space for leaders in adult social care to discuss the factors that make these conversations challenging and why engaging in them is essential. Through facilitator-led dialogue and exploration of a practical 5-step strategy\, participants will examine how to prepare for and hold solution-focused discussions\, give constructive feedback\, and support meaningful action planning. The session is designed for leaders\, managers\, and supervisors who want to strengthen their communication confidence\, whether they are refining existing skills or building new ones. \nLearning objectives:\n• Understand what makes conversations difficult and why we need to have them.\n• Explore a 5-step strategy that covers: preparation\, solution focussed communication and action planning.\n• Learn strategies for providing effective feedback on performance and behaviours.\n• Identify outcomes of conflict resolution\n*Please note: As per our T&C’s\, this course carries a fee in the event of non-attendance\, non-completion or late cancellation.\nBookings of more than two delegates per site may be amended to allow access to all member organisations at the discretion of HCPA.\nDelegates who are late may not be admitted into the training and a cost incurred
URL:https://www.hcpa.info/courses/navigating-difficult-conversations-effective-communication-strategies-for-leaders/
LOCATION:Virtual Classroom
CATEGORIES:Care Leadership Courses
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SUMMARY:Dementia - Person-centred Support Care Strategies
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nCourse fee: HCPA Standard Member: Fully funded*\nAssociate/Network Member: £37.50+VAT | Non-member: £75+VAT  \nOne day course at HCPA \nEntry requirements: Prior to attending this course\, delegates must have completed the pre-learning module Introduction to Prevalence and Types of Dementia \nThis course provides all staff with essential knowledge and skills for supporting individuals with dementia. Participants recap material from pre-learning regarding the types and prevalence of dementia and engage in practical care strategies focusing on effective communication\, care planning\, incorporating life stories\, and achieving positive outcomes. The session includes an introduction to Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) and highlights the importance of using the dementia checklist in daily practice. \nLearning objectives:\n• Describe the critical role of person-centred support and the principles that underpin good practice.\n• Explain the significance of personalisation tools\, advanced care planning\, and lifework history in enabling people living with Dementia to live well.\n• Understand the fundamentals of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and how to implement behaviour support interventions for people living with Dementia\n• Understand the importance of effective communication in Dementia care and recognise the relationship between communication\, interaction\, and behaviour.\n• Describe the value of effective collaboration and involvement of families\, support networks\, and community services in the care and support of people living with Dementia. \n*Please note: As per our T&C’s\, this course carries a fee in the event of non-attendance\, non-completion or late cancellation.\nBookings of more than two delegates per site may be amended to allow access to all member organisations at the discretion of HCPA.\nDelegates who are late may not be admitted into the training and a cost incurred
URL:https://www.hcpa.info/courses/dementia-person-centred-support-care-strategies/
LOCATION:HCPA\, Mundells Campus\, Mundells\, Welwyn Garden City\, AL7 1FT
CATEGORIES:Care topics
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SUMMARY:Time Management for Leaders - Applying the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nCourse fee: HCPA Standard Member: Fully funded*\nAssociate/Network Member: £25+VAT | Non-member: £50+VAT \nHalf day course via Virtual Classroom\n \nThis half-day\, live online session is designed for established leaders who benefit from discussion-led\, peer-to-peer learning. Delivered in an interactive virtual environment\, it removes travel demands and fits seamlessly into busy schedules. The session places strong emphasis on guided conversation\, shared experiences\, and reflective dialogue\, enabling leaders to explore practical approaches together and apply insights directly to their work. \nIn this discussion-focused course\, leaders in adult social care will examine effective time-management strategies and explore how personal habits influence productivity. Drawing on principles from Stephen R. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People\, participants will engage in collaborative conversations about prioritisation\, common time traps\, stress\, and sustainable work practices. Through facilitated dialogue and practical examples\, leaders will develop a clearer understanding of how to use their time intentionally and support productive working across their teams. \nLearning objectives:\n• Understand the importance of effective time management including effects of stress.\n• Identify individual “thieves of time” and common errors in time management.\n• Understand how to manage a task list most effectively.\n• Analyse time wasters such as procrastination and fear of failure.\n• Learn to categorise tasks based on urgency and importance using the time management matrix.\n• Evaluate time management tools and effective communication. \n*Please note: As per our T&C’s\, this course carries a fee in the event of non-attendance\, non-completion or late cancellation.\nBookings of more than two delegates per site may be amended to allow access to all member organisations at the discretion of HCPA.\nDelegates who are late may not be admitted into the training and a cost incurred.
URL:https://www.hcpa.info/courses/time-management-for-leaders-applying-the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Classroom
CATEGORIES:Care Leadership Courses
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