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SUMMARY:SCLWN: Peer Support Event for Programme Leads
DESCRIPTION:This event is for Leads and Managers of Primary Care Community Link Worker Programmes \nOur Peer Support sessions are designed to bring together Leads and Managers of Primary Care Community Link Worker Programmes to share learning and good practice. \nIn the latest of our peer support events for CLW Programme Leads\, we will hear from Lorraine Hewie and Leeanne Killen from North Ayrshire’s CLW team about the work they are doing to support wellbeing.  They will talk about their work in Arran\, where they are delivering programmes focusing on smoking cessation and weigh-to-go interventions.  We will then have the opportunity to split into smaller breakout groups to explore current challenges and successes within your programmes. \nClick here to book your place. \n 
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/sclwn-peer-support-event-for-programme-leads-2/
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SUMMARY:SCLWN: Coffee and Conversations
DESCRIPTION:This event is for Primary Care CLWs only. \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. In this catch up\, we will be discussing training\, supervision and support for CLWs. Is there training you have had recently that has really helped you in your role?  What training would be helpful? What does good supervision look like for you? \nClick here to book your place.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/sclwn-coffee-and-conversations/
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SUMMARY:SCLWN Training Event: 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. \nFind out more and book your place. \nFor more information about the event please contact Network Project Manager Roisin Hurst.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/sclwn-training-event-compassionate-conversations-2/
LOCATION:online via Teams\, .\, .\, .\, .
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