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							 Implementing Race Equality
Cultural Competency Training
  across the West Midlands

         Thursday 13th March 2008


            Jacqueline Miller
    DRE Project Development Manager
          CSIP West Midlands


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RECC Training the Trainer Programme
      for the West Midlands

• To develop a regional capacity in the West Midlands for
  the delivery of the newly produced Race Equality and
  Cultural Capability materials by Ferns Associates and
  CSIP/NIMHE through the creation of a pool of trained
  and accredited mental health trainers, including BME
  service users, survivors and carers.




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      Key objectives of the programme

• A Regional pool of trainers will be a very valuable asset
  to all mental health training in the Region as once
  established it will provide expertise and training input in a
  variety of ways involving race equality and cultural
  capability issues.
• It will also be a great opportunity to increase the number
  of BME service user / survivor trainers in the area.
• The materials are designed for multidisciplinary working
  and will have an impact on local cross agency working
  and improve channels of communication between local
  services working in multi-ethnic areas.


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              DRE - Shift Targets



• Less fear of mental health services among BME
  communities and service users
• Increased satisfaction with services




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                    Approach developed
•   Each candidate completed the following processes:

•   Recruitment and selection
•   Two forms have been designed; one aimed at Service Users/ Survivor
    consultants and another at Practitioners/ CDWs/ Clinicians
•   Pre-course questionnaire template has been designed.
•   Post course questionnaires and evaluation models and templates have been
    developed and will be piloted

•   A template guide outlining:
•   Commitment to the RECC Programme
•   The selection process; with timescales for commitment
•   Briefing on MUST ENSURE SIGN UP FROM DIRECTOR for completion of all
    stages of the training.
•   Template for Criteria of RECC Trainers has been developed




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            Programme Delivery

MONTH                ACTIVITY

June                 Application Process

July                 Selection

August               Pre-Course Preparation

September            Training Workshop


October              Training Practice Task
                     Follow-up Session
                     Accreditation
                     Starting to deliver a RECC
                     Programme
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                Numbers Trained


90
80                              Users/Carers
70                              Clinicians
60
50                              Equality/Diversity
                                Leads
40                              CDW's
30
20                              Snr Managers
10
                                Total
0
     Trainers     Particpants



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             Programme Administration



•   Efficient and consistent administration
•   Rigorous selection process
•   Photocopying of RECC packs
•   Media equipment - Digital cameras, Video etc




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              General Comments

• Programme piloted in the West Midlands
• More effective having the direct involvement of Race
  Equality Lead and Project Development Lead
• Consider the size of the group - 22 too large?
• Level of support required
• Consider regional ‘expert’ group




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                 Learning Points

• Increase the number of days for the RECC
  Programme to allow time for in-depth exploration of
  materials
• Reduce the total numbers of participants to facilitate
  better management of process
• During application process, designate criteria as
  essential or desirable
• Ensure all practitioner trainers applying have some
  training experience
• Ensure all participants have some basic knowledge
  of mental health issues
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         Challenges of Implementing
• Ensuring commitment is realistic to the whole
  training programme
• Getting the right cohorts and right mix of trainers – 5
  users and 11 practitioners
• Concerns on over-capacity
• Ensure focus on ‘right people with relevant skills
  mix’ to ensure implementation and risks this process
  can carry.
• Ensuring that all the Trainers and User Trainers have
  support networks and support mechanisms that they
  can draw upon to support their learning and
  development

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          Delivery of RECC Training

• Each cohort begins planning the delivery of modular
  direct training to practitioners within 6-9 months of
  training – timeline for delivery from the 1st cohort of
  train the trainers.

• March 2008 – feedback, evaluation, monitoring and
  production of outcomes report

• April 2008 – Accreditation and recognition for
  Course trainers and participants


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     RECC and Clinical Engagement


• Right people, right time, right place, right
  resources
• Ensuring the right balance of practitioners
  from different disciplines and region
• Commitment involved to the programme
• Clinically engage practitioners - via Clinical
  Trailblazers, Clinical Inductions, Professional
  and Vocational Training, Workforce -
  Education & Training Plans


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What will drive you to achieve and deliver
     this programme for your area?

• Confidence in the overall Race Equality Cultural
  Competencies/ Capabilities Approach, Ethos,
  Principles and Content
• Training the training model is excellent at building
  regional and local capacity, with excellent
  deliverables and sustainable outcomes
• This type of programme is what keeps DRE agenda
  alive, real, manageable, workable and deliverable.
• Try it in your region…………



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       Thank You
       Questions


Jacqueline.miller@csip.org.uk



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