PWP Professional Development Forum

PWP Professional Development Forum
5 CPD Hours £259 + VAT
Online Forum, 5 CPD hours
Tue 19 Nov 2024 09:00-16:00

This exciting and interactive CPD training provides you with the opportunity to refine your case management strategies, time management skills and your overall, professional wellbeing. 


Reignite existing relationships at this unique forum and build new connections with fellow PWPs who are experiencing the same pressures as you, so that you leave inspired by innovative strategies to overcome your common challenges. Take one day out of your busy schedule to gain the practical insight of services from across the country and meet the challenge of effective PWP development, that not only boosts retention, but improves the wellbeing of your colleagues and team.


Be inspired by passionate PWPs just like you and discover new opportunities in your role

Book your place and become part of a wider network of professionals. Dive into the important discussions about how to deliver the best possible care at Step 2. Hear from other services, learn how to overcome common difficulties and explore new areas of development:


·       Proven ways to improve your caseload management skills to ease your workload pressures

·       Enhance your best practice approaches to boost your time management skills

·       Overcome the challenges of getting the champion role off the ground

·       Build your role: take the right steps to increase your professional opportunities

·       Practical strategies to manage your workload, maximise supervision and reduce burnout 

Redefine your role as a PWP with insightful presentations and practical workshops

Benefit from thought-provoking discussions and leave this day inspired and motivated to drive forward your practice. Your training time is limited so don’t miss out on this unique CPD course that will provide you with:


·       Actionable goals: leave with a practical plan to improve your therapeutic approaches

·       Clear guidance: accessible training to ensure that your learning is concise and outcome driven

·       Proven results: replicate positive change by examining functioning, verified case-studies

·       Space to ask your questions: be advised by your team of experienced clinicians who will draw on real-life, practical experiences

·       Experience-led discussions: benefit from guided discussions with colleagues from across the country to capture the best ideas you can replicate in your treatment room

Plus insight from our industry partner

SBK Healthcare would like to thank Limbic for sponsoring this unique forum.

How to get involved: join us as a sponsor

Talking Therapies Networking Forums are designed to enable talking therapies providers to support healthcare professionals. We are pleased to be inviting sponsors for this forum. If this is something you would be interested in exploring please email Sarah Kemm or call Sarah on 01732 897788 to find out about all the engagement and branding opportunities available in the full sponsorship package.

9:00
Join, tech support and opportunity to network in your meeting room
9:30
Introduction, instructions and chair’s opening remarks
Sian Sinnott, Step 2 Clinical Lead, We Are With You
Boosting your caseload management
9:40
Implementing working solutions for better caseload management
  • Solutions to your challenges: how to refine your skills to meet the demand of high-volume caseloads
  • Managing the demands of high-volume caseload management: how to reduce the risk of burnout
  • Connecting with your wider team and services to reduce the pressure of high-volume work
Louise Crook, Highly Specialised Lead Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
10:10
Questions and answers with your speaker
10:20
Sponsored presentation by Limbic
10:25
Industry presentation questions and answers
10:30
Screen break
Proven and practical professional skills
10:40
Practical time management skills to reduce burnout
  • Creating clear session plans and pathways with clients to help them meet recovery targets
  • How to approach and conduct useful conversations with patients about time boundaries
  • Navigating runaway sessions: how to regain focus to meet your therapeutic goals
Lizzie Gray, Co-Chair National PWP Leads Network and Trustee of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Innovative PWP wellbeing initiatives
11:10
Case study: How to build resilience in the PWP role
  • Qualitive research findings: conducting a national study to improve the wellbeing of PWPs
  • How you can incorporate effective coping mechanisms for your personal wellbeing
  • Connecting with your values and appraising adversity in relation to those values
Marco Vivolo, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, University of East Anglia
11:40
Questions and answers with your speakers
11:50
Interactive discussion: Creating space for clinical diversity in your workload
  • What opportunities have you experienced? What impact did it have on your workload?
  • How would you like to widen your clinical caseload? What would you like to see change?
12:10
Interactive discussion feedback: Creating space for clinical diversity in your workload
12:20
Lunchtime screen break
Diversifying clinical opportunities
1:10
Carving out and developing a meaningful role for PWP champions
  • Understanding which specialist areas are most beneficial to the workforce
  • Investigating how PWP champions can refine and keep up to date with their specialist area
  • Implementing a directory to achieve regional service support for PWP champions
Liz Kell, Co-Chair, North West Psychological Professions Network
1:40
Questions and answers with your speakers
1:50
Interactive discussion: Evaluating the lasting impact of preceptorships and champion roles
  • Do you have any experiences of preceptorships?
  • Have you been a PWP champion? What impact did it have on your role?
  • How do you picture professional growth? What key factors do you consider enablers?
2:10
Interactive discussion feedback: Evaluating the lasting impact of preceptorships and champion roles
2:20
Screen break
Developing effective PWP retention strategies
2:30
Can you be a career PWP? From where were, to where we are going?
  • Understanding what roles are available: Highly Specialised PWPs, Specialised PWPs in the Community and Team Leads
  • Creating space for new roles in your service; navigating supervision and gaining funding
  • Enabling low intensity research and journal contributions to reflect the PWP workforce
Samantha Torney, Team Lead, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin NHS Talking Therapies, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
3:00
Activating professional growth: Wellbeing, retention and career development
  • How you can diversify further clinical training opportunities for PWPs
  • Preventing burnout, tools to support your workforce and empower PWPs
  • Practical skills you can put into place to support PWP wellbeing and open new opportunities
Sian Sinnott, Step 2 Clinical Lead, We Are With You
3:30
Questions and answers with your speakers
3:40
Mindful breathing activity: Autumnal-themed mediation
Rachel James, Learning and Organisational Development Business Partner, Royal College of Physicians
3:55
Chair's closing remarks
4:00
Close of day

First-hand speaker experiences

This interactive forum will highlight the different ways in which services are structured, delving into the practicalities of how to develop the right skillset and structure to flourish. Discuss innovation and make meaningful steps towards transformation with:

Sian Sinnott

Step 2 Clinical Lead
We Are With You
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Lizzie Gray

Co-Chair of the National PWP Leads Network
Trustee British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)

Marco Vivolo

Lecturer in Clinical Psychology
University of East Anglia

Liz Kell

Co-Chair
North West Psychological Professions Network
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Louise Crook

Highly Specialised Lead Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Rachel James

Learning and Organisational Development Business Partner
Royal College of Physicians
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Samantha Torney

Team Lead
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin NHS Talking Therapies, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Call for speakers

Do you have a case study you would like to present? Are you interested in sharing your perspectives with your peers? We would love the opportunity to discuss presenting opportunities with you.

To discuss speaking opportunities please email the conference producer Vanessa Pearce or call Vanessa on 01732 897788.


Pricing Structure

· £259+ VAT for one NHS or Public Sector place 

Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day, please contact Sarah Kemm for further details

Reservations

You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding

If your funding has not yet been secured or you would like to hold your place with no obligation whilst waiting for your study leave to be approved, you can reserve your place with us. Please email the reservations team at SBK Healthcare with your details:

  •  Booking contact: name, job title, department, email and telephone number
  •  Event(s) to reserve for: title and date
  •  Delegate details (for each delegate): name, job title, department, email and telephone number
  •  Organisation details: name and address

Alternatively you can make a confirmed booking by emailing the above information to the bookings team

Terms and conditions

Registration fees

You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.

Modifying your regsitration

To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email the bookings team.

Cancellations and substitutions

A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.

Event changes

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavour to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavour to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.

Certification of attendance

A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.

Privacy notice

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Build your CPD portfolio with this dedicated online course

This online training event has been designed to meet the needs of all practitioner experience levels, if you are in training right up to senior leadership. Book your place to benefit from tangible support for effectively approaching your career, wellbeing and future development. Attendees will include but are not limited to:

 

  • Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
  • Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
  • Senior PWP and PWP Team Leads

Past Attendee Feedback

Held for over 12 years, the last PWP forum took place in April 2024 and brought together over 65 PWPs, Step 2 Professionals and Managers, who had tremendous benefit from their CPD training, leaving reviews including: 

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"The forum has been really interesting and explored some key issues within the PWP role. "
- Barnsley Talking Therapies
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"Really useful topics covered, great speakers who shared a lot of passion and insight."
- Blackpool Talking Therapies
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"Found the day informative, particularly around preceptorships and job crafting."
- Steps to Wellbeing

Adding their unique perspectives, we are pleased to welcome our industry partner


Limbic is the first UKCA-marked clinical assessment support tool for IAPT. Across 21 services, Limbic consistently frees up staff time, reduces costs, and improves patient experience and accessibility. Find out more from our founder, Dr Ross Harper on ross@limbic.ai.

Why sponsor a Talking Therapies National Networking Forum

Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing talking therapies forums offer dedicated presentations, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully  immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.

Interested in having your own event, managed by us?

SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.

Reach out today

If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact:
Sarah Kemm
Contact: 01732 897788
Email: sarah.kemm@sbk-healthcare.co.uk