Staff Training Sessions
Excellent, let me revise the 2026 programme with those changes:
ROLLING WEDNESDAY MORNING PROGRAMME 2026
This plan is mainly illustrative and subject to change please check the training calendar for the most accurate session dates.
JANUARY 2026
Week 1 (Jan 7): Support Worker Support Group | Support Workers/HSOs | SJ
Week 2 (Jan 14): Trauma-Informed Practice: Foundation | Support Roles (first time or refresher) | SJ
Week 3 (Jan 21): Solution Focused Approach | Support Roles (first time or refresher) | SJ
Week 4 (Jan 28): Coercive Control and Domestic Abuse | Support Roles | RC
FEBRUARY 2026
Week 5 (Feb 4): Support Worker Support Group | Support Workers/HSOs | SJ
Week 6 (Feb 11): Person-Centred Planning in Practice | Support and Management Roles | SJ
Week 7 (Feb 18): Risk Assessment and Safety Planning | All Staff (first time or refresher) | SJ
Week 8 (Feb 25): Hub-Based Team Time | All Staff | N/A
MARCH 2026
Week 9 (Mar 4): Support Worker Support Group | Support Workers/HSOs | SJ
Week 10 (Mar 11): HALF-DAY INDUCTION (12:30-16:00) | New Staff | SJ & DN
Week 11 (Mar 18): Safeguarding Refresher (Recognising and Responding to Abuse; Child and Adult Sexual Exploitation) | Support Roles (first time or refresher) | SJ
Week 12 (Mar 25): Being a Community and Engaging with the Community | Support Roles and Managers | SJ
APRIL 2026
Week 13 (Apr 1): Support Worker Support Group | Support Workers/HSOs | SJ
Week 14 (Apr 8): Record Keeping and Documentation Standards | Support Roles and Admins | SJ
Week 15 (Apr 15): Confidentiality, Disclosure, Complaints and Professional Boundaries | All Staff | SJ
Week 16 (Apr 22): Addiction and Recovery: Understanding Substance Use | Support Roles (first time or refresher) | SJ
Week 17 (Apr 29): Motivational Interviewing Basics | Support Roles | SJ or External Partner
MAY 2026
Week 18 (May 6): Support Worker Support Group | Support Workers/HSOs | SJ
Week 19 (May 13): Mental Health First Aid Refresher | Support Roles (first time or refresher) | SJ
Week 20 (May 20): Stress, Vulnerability and Adaptive Mental Health Models | Support Roles | SJ
Week 21 (May 27): Hub-Based Team Time | All Staff | N/A
JUNE 2026
Week 22 (Jun 3): Support Worker Support Group | Support Workers/HSOs | SJ
Week 23 (Jun 10): HALF-DAY INDUCTION (12:30-16:00) | New Staff | SJ & DN
Week 24 (Jun 17): Suicide Prevention and Crisis Response | Support Roles (first time or refresher) | SJ
Week 25 (Jun 24): Self-Harm: Understanding and Supporting | Support Roles | SJ
JULY 2026
Week 26 (Jul 1): Support Worker Support Group | Support Workers/HSOs | SJ
Week 27 (Jul 8): Managing Conflict and Aggression | Support and Management Roles (first time or refresher) | SJ
Week 28 (Jul 15): De-escalation Techniques | Support Roles | SJ
Week 29 (Jul 22): Working in Group Settings | Support and Management Roles | SJ
AUGUST 2026
Week 30 (Jul 29): Support Worker Support Group | Support Workers/HSOs | SJ
Week 31 (Aug 5): The PACE Approach to Trauma | Support and Management Roles | Dan or External
Week 32 (Aug 12): Hub-Based Team Time | All Staff | N/A
Week 33 (Aug 19): Empowerment and Building Self-Confidence | Support Roles | SJ
Week 34 (Aug 26): Coping Strategies and Wellbeing Tools | Support Roles | SJ
SEPTEMBER 2026
Week 35 (Sep 2): Support Worker Support Group | Support Workers/HSOs | SJ
Week 36 (Sep 9): Neurodiversity Awareness | All Staff (first time or refresher) | SJ
Week 37 (Sep 16): HALF-DAY INDUCTION (12:30-16:00) | New Staff | SJ & DN
Week 38 (Sep 23): PTSD and Complex PTSD | Support Roles | SJ
OCTOBER 2026
Week 39 (Sep 30): Support Worker Support Group | Support Workers/HSOs | SJ
Week 40 (Oct 7): Secondary Trauma and Vicarious Trauma | Support Roles | External or SJ
Week 41 (Oct 14): Equality, Diversity and Inclusion | All Staff | Ray Addai (DCC) or SJ
Week 42 (Oct 21): Support Planning and Reviews | Support and Management Roles | SJ
Week 43 (Oct 28): HANDCRAFTED STAFF AWAY DAY | All Staff | SJ & DN
NOVEMBER 2026
Week 44 (Nov 4): Support Worker Support Group | Support Workers/HSOs | SJ
Week 45 (Nov 11): Stress Management and Wellbeing at Work | All Staff | SJ
Week 46 (Nov 18): Handcrafted's Strategic Plan and Ethos | All Staff | DN
Week 47 (Nov 25): Hub-Based Team Time | All Staff | N/A
DECEMBER 2026
Week 48 (Dec 2): Support Worker Support Group | Support Workers/HSOs | SJ
Week 49 (Dec 9): Time Management | All Staff | SJ
Week 50 (Dec 16): Difficult Conversations | Support Roles | SJ