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:

If you work for Carmarthenshire County Council (CCC) and are logged into a CCC device – PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone, complete this application form.

If you work for the Council but do NOT have access to a CCC device or an email address your line manager will need to apply on your behalf.

Council employees cannot apply for any courses from their own personal device.

Partners, agency staff or people who do not work for the Council cannot apply for this course.

The online application system will only show courses that are actively open to book a place on. If the course you are interested in isn’t listed you can register an interest with the Learning and Development team, email: learninganddevelopment@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

Find out more information on how to make and manage your application. If you need any assistance or have a query please email the Learning & Development Team.