Learning and Development for GHT Volunteers!

posted: 26/05/2010

Following the success of last year’s Volunteer Learning and Development Calendar, we are launching our exciting programme for 2010-2011! Highlights include sessions on Hepatitis C and HIV from Sue Russell (Lead Hepatitis Specialist Nurse), Issues for Older People with HIV, Understanding Sexual Orientation and Homophobia, HIV and Asylum Q&A and new training for our awareness raising volunteers!

Click here to download a copy of the 2010-2011 Learning and Development Calendar.

Learning and development is an important part of volunteering at George House Trust and ensures you have the knowledge and skills to undertake your volunteer role. We ask that all volunteers aim to attend 10 hours of learning and development activities each year.

We've tried to make it easy for you to see which courses are right for you. Please check the calendar to see which courses match which types of volunteer roles.

Please note that you will have to book a place, in advance, in order to attend any volunteer learning and development events. You can book onto training courses by following the link below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/learnanddevelop

If you are having problems using this link, please email: volunteering@ght.org.uk or phone 0161 274 5653.

Happy learning!
 

HIV Information on Tour

posted: 17/05/2010

UPDATED 20 MAY - LEEDS and NEWCASTLE DATES CORRECTED

HIV and Your Body is the theme for free workshops for people living with HIV. Find out more about HIV and your Heart, Kidneys, Bones, Liver, and Body Shape.

Robert Fieldhouse, the editor of Baseline, is running a series of talks in the North-West, Midlands, West Yorkshire and North East of England.
 

Blackburn        with THRIVINE at Jarman Centre 53 James Street, Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 6BE
contact James 01254 263 525
Saturday 22 May 2pm HIV and your Bones
Tuesday 17 August 6pm Choice of HIV and Your …. Heart, Kidneys, Liver, and Body Shape

Manchester      at Black Health Agency (BHA) 464 Chester Road, Manchester M16 9HE
Monday 5 July                1pm       HIV and your Kidneys
Monday 6 September       1pm       Choice of HIV and Your …. Heart, Bones, Liver, and Body Shape
contact BHA 0845 450 4247

Birmingham         at ABPLus 29-30 Lower Essex Street, Birmingham, B5 6SN 

Tuesday 13 July             7pm       HIV and your Liver
Tuesday 10 August         7pm       Choice of HIV and Your …. Heart, Kidneys, Bones, and Body Shape

Leeds                      at Skyline 4th floor Gallery House, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1

CORRECTED DATES

Thursday 8 JULY              6pm       HIV and your Body Shape
Thursday 5 August          6pm       Choice of HIV and Your …. Heart, Kidneys, Bones, and Liver
 

Newcastle upon Tyne       at Body Positive North East 12 Upper Princess Square, Newcastle, NE1 0191 232 2855
Wednesday 7 JULY       3.30pm         HIV and your Heart

Wednesday 4 AUGUST        3.30pm         Choice of HIV and Your …. Heart, Kidneys, Bones, and Liver
The Leeds and Newcastle dates on the postcard with detilas of this talks tour are incorrect. Robert has told us the corrected dates above.

Further details from the speaker Robert Fieldhouse 07886 159 735 or by email

These talks are all funded by the drugs company Gilead Sciences
 

HIV Health Trainers

posted: 19/04/2010

HIV Health Trainers give people living with HIV the chance to sort out, one to one, any troubling HIV health issue. Nathan Perry is the George House Trust Health Trainer for NW England.

Health Trainers can help with 

• Understanding test results – CD4, viral load results
• Making a good relationship with your HIV doctors
• Managing treatment side effects
• Understanding treatments
• Information about sex and relationships.

‘It allows people living with HIV to ask questions about their health they may not necessarily feel comfortable asking their consultant at their HIV clinic’, said HIV health trainer Nathan Perry.

One or more appointments 

People can make a single appointments, or book a series of appointments over time.

Please make an appointment with HIV Health Trainer Nathan Perry on 0161 274 4499 or email Nathan.

Health Trainers at George House Trust are provided in a partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust and the Elton AIDS Foundation.

City and Guilds in HIV and AIDS

posted: 14/04/2010

Terrence Higgins Trust runs an accredited City and Guilds HIV course. The award in understanding HIV and AIDS is a formal qualification to help people improve their own knowledge of HIV to be able to talk confidently with people about HIV. The qualification

• Is for people who want to work within the HIV sector (paid or voluntary)
• Helps people challenge misunderstandings and inaccuracies
• Improves HIV knowledge and supports delivering HIV information to young people in school.

Course content

The qualification is at level 2 of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) is awarded on successful completion of three units:

• Unit 001 Transmission and Prevention of HIV (3 credits)
• Unit 002 Stigma and discrimination in HIV and AIDS (3 credits)
• Unit 003 Managing HIV and AIDS (4 credits)

Distance learning

This is a distance learning course, spread over three months and involving attendance at a training centre for two days, one at the start of the course and one at the start of month two.The distance learning course has three units with two face to face study days held in eg central Brighton and 44 hours of study time for all units.

• Day 1 Participants will attend a training centre for Induction and Introduction to Unit 001.
• Month 1 During the first month, participants will work remotely with phone support on course work. The deadline for remote learning on Unit 001 is one month after Day 1.
• Day 2 The second day of attendance at the training centre will take place shortly after completion of unit 001. Day 2 will give an introduction to Unit 002 and Unit 003.
• Months 2 and 3 The deadline for coursework for Unit 002 and Unit 003 is two months after Day 2.

Cost
The cost for ordinary customers is £350 + VAT, but for public and voluntary sector customers £250 + VAT, with the possibility of reductions in cases of hardship.
 

Next courses

• Cardiff: 13th May Day 1 and 17th June Day 2
  
• Brighton: 25th May Day 1 and 23rd June Day 2

Courses are also held in Manchester, Leeds and London - ask when the next local course is planned.

Download an application form, or email,  or ring Justin Barrett on 020 7812 1727

Past students say:
‘The course is a must do for all working in social care or sexual education, no-matter the level.’

‘I would recommend the course to anyone non-medically trained working, or hoping to work, in the field of HIV.’

Training for Councils - No Recourse to Public Funds

posted: 21/12/2009

A full day's training for councils on their legal duties to support people and families with ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF) is provided by the NRPF Network along with London’s Islington Council. A significant number of migrants with HIV in NW England are subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds rules. Some NW England councils apply the rules very harshly or refuse to even accept they have any legal duty to assess people or help. Other councils do their duty well.

The training

• focuses on good practice in assessing and supporting people with NRPF
• provides an overview of relevant legislation and case-law and
• invites participants to explore other factors to be considered where immigration status impacts on entitlements to services in the UK.

Since April 2009, there have been 17 of these sessions for councils and voluntary sector organisations across the UK and the feedback is very positive.

The full details of the training days are on the NRPF microsite and any requests or enquiries can be made by email

In NW England councils vary widely in how well they perform meet their legal duties towards people with HIV under these rules.