Life Story Work with Adults
Who is it aimed at?
Social Workers in Integrated Services
What are the objectives?
This course will provide participants with the following learning outcomes:
- Understand the value of Life Story Work in a range of social care contexts and settings with adults and older adults, including awareness of how this intervention fits into a strength based, narrative practice approach.
- Understand the value of various models of information collation and presentation, based on the individual’s preferences and communication methods.
- Know how to communicate with adults and older adults and their emotions.
- Know how to interpret and make best use of opportunities in the process.
- Improve your skills in working directly with adults in terms of life narratives.
- Learn how to address trauma and loss with empathic understanding and recognise where specialist or psychological referral and input is required.
- Create life story work products which are useful, valuable and represent the person.
How will it make a difference?
Social Workers will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to undertake life story work as part of their role.
Delivery method:
Online
Duration:
1 Day
Cost:
No Cost
How to apply:
Please apply through Thinqi Sirgar.
Please note - This course is only for CCC staff.
Partners, agency staff or people who do not work for the Council cannot apply for this course.
If you need any assistance or have a query, please email: learninganddevelopment@carmarthenshire.gov.uk