1. Carers’ involvement and participation in the planning and implementation of staff training. (carers’ assessments) Presentation Denise Coy, Carers Lead & Bill Swann, Carer February 2009

2. Contents Rationale Aims Methods Conclusions

3. Rationale Commissioned by Workforce Strategy Group My professional role – carers lead Links to outcomes framework

4. Aims Investigate current practice Engage cross section of carers Organise staff training by service user type Evaluate effectiveness of training Make recommendations to Commissioners

5. Methodology National Questionnaire – legislative requirement and good practice toolkit Selection of carers – skills/experience Induction,training and preparation for carers 6 sessions Evaluation of National questionnaire responses - Cheshire

6. Methodology….continued Findings to inform training programme for staff Deliver staff training programme in partnership with carers’ Evaluation of sessions – staff, carers’ and professional perspective Follow up questionnaire Evaluate findings Recommendations

7. Analysis of information Evaluate training sessions Evaluate effectiveness of carer input Resources

8. Conclusions The next steps………….. Recommendations Strategy development

9. Any questions?