LAF has run a series of courses on the New QAF for those organisations who are planning to enhance their existing QAF. They have been so popular that we have had to repeat them -  Monday 30^th March 2009, Monday 20th April 2009, Friday 15th May 2009,  Monday 20th July 2009, Friday 27th November 2009,  Thursday 18th March 2010 - all were full. So, for possibly the last time, we are offering a course on Monday 12th July 2010 , so if you missed the others, now is the time to book! (You also might be interested in the Achieving QAF at Level A and Encouraging and Dealing with Complaints courses = we've scheduled 5 so far this year and are about to offer more - check this website for details!)

Brief on the NEW QAF

Monday 12th July 2010 

This session aims to brief new staff and existing staff, who are working for services that have funding granted to them by the Supporting People programme, on the new or modified components of the revised QAF.

Course Content

• To introduce people to the elements of contract management and Service Reviews
• To give an overview of the quality and monitoring aspect of the programme, including validation visits and SPPI Workbooks
• To understand the new elements of the Quality Assessment Framework
• To give practical advice as to how Service Providers should demonstrate support provision and build evidence portfolios for SP audit
• Evaluation

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course participants will have:

• An introduction to the quality and monitoring aspects of the programme
• Learned about the methods used to monitor services so that participants can understand
• Their contractual requirements
• Familiarity with the service review process
• Familiarity with the new ‘Quality Assessment Framework' and be able to relate the core objectives to current practice
• Knowledge of how to build a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate support practice and understand the importance of service user involvement

The trainer, Jo Rawnsley, has experience and training skills in the area of Service Review and the QAF and has designed this briefing to allow easier migration to the new standards. She has worked, as an employee as well as a service manager, for the past 18 years, in social work, community work and the supported housing arena and has worked for national organisations, small, local voluntary agencies and Local Authorities. Her experience covers a variety of services as well as a broad range of client groups, including young homeless people, people with mental health needs, people with drug and alcohol problems, older people and refugees/asylum seekers.

There are places still available, but the courses are filling up, so if you want a place you should apply sooner rather than later.