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SUMMARY:SCLWN Event: Coffee and Conversations
DESCRIPTION:***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a primary care setting in Scotland***.  \nThis event will take place on Zoom. \nThis event is designed to be part of a regular lunchtime catch up to give CLWs from across the Scottish Community Link Worker Network a chance to hear from their peers\, learn more about each others’ programmes and share learning and good practice. \nIn this session\, we will be focusing on mental health. What are the challenges you are facing when supporting people with mental health issues?  We will hear some of the experiences of Erika Copland who is a Community Link Worker on Orkney and Ingrid Sandison who is a Community Link Worker on Shetland.   We will then have some time for further discussion and Q&A in smaller groups. \nPlease click here for more information and to book your place. \nFor more information about SCLWN events\, please contact Roisin Hurst.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/sclwn-event-coffee-and-conversations/
LOCATION:online Via Zoom
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SUMMARY:SCLWN: Cruse Training in Compassionate Conversations
DESCRIPTION:** This event is for CLWs and Programme Leads in primary care settings in Scotland.** \nThis training event\, in partnership with Cruse Scotland \, will focus on how to talk compassionately about death\, dying and bereavement. The course is designed to build CLWs’ confidence and insight on the differing expressions of grief responses following bereavement. It will support CLWs to convey compassionate responses\, whilst demonstrating genuine understanding and support. \nThe course will support CLWs to: \n\nbuild confidence to communicate with compassion to those who are grieving\, following a bereavement\nhelp them to consider grief in the context of their role\ndevelop an understanding of compassionate conversations which in turn increase confidence in discussing grief themes\nconsider the impact of working with grief themes and how to manage individual self-care and wellbeing.\n\nPlease note that the number of places will be restricted to facilitate discussion. \nFor more information and to book your place\, please click here. \nFor more information about the event please contact Network Project Manager Roisin Hurst.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/sclwn-cruse-training-in-compassionate-conversations/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange March 2026
DESCRIPTION:** This event is for Programme Leads and Community Link Workers in primary care settings in Scotland. ** \nOur regular Scottish Community Link Worker Network Knowledge Exchanges offer Community Link Workers the opportunity to hear from organisations and services that can support them and their clients. \nOur March event will feature presentations and discussion from Epilepsy Scotland as well as the team behind two NHS Digital Therapies – Sleepio and Daylight – which support people struggling with poor sleep\, ongoing worry\, or anxiety. We will also hear from Sleep Action which helps families and professionals to improve sleep through tailored support and training. \nFind out more and book your place. \nFor more information about Network events please contact the Network’s Project Manager Roisin Hurst.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/sclwn-knowledge-exchange-march-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United Kingdom
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