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Duration
Half-day

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Location
In-house

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Availability
Good

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This equality, diversity and disability training course is delivered as a half-day course. It will provide residents with an EDI overview and understanding of the key issues relating to equality, disability and diversity.

Content:

  • Consider what ‘Equality and Diversity’ means
  • Understand the diversity agenda
  • Learn about the Equality Act 2010 and guidance
  • Identify how Equality and Diversity relates to us as an organisation and residents
  • Understand prejudice and identify how discrimination occurs
  • Show an awareness of personal assumptions and attitudes
  • Knowledge share and good practice.
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    Learning outcomes:

    • To gain an overview of key drivers for E&D
    • To gain an understanding of discrimination in its different forms
    • To consider ways in which E&D issues may have an impact on day to day interactions
    • To gain an understanding of the issues faced by different equality groups with a focus on hidden disabilities and sexual orientation.

    Suitable for:

    Involved residents and any level of staff.

  • Our trainer

    Tahira Hussain (MBPsS), has extensive experience working in the statutory and voluntary sector. She had a 22-year career in social work, mental health, community development and housing. Having worked in the social housing sector as part of an equality and diversity unit, Tahira has a successful track record in consultancy, training and project management. She is a graduate member of British Psychological Society (BPS) and the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). She has worked as a mental health professional practitioner for a number of NHS Trusts nationally and is a private therapist providing assessment and treatment services to individuals, legal firms, schools and corporations. She is a qualified trainer on safeguarding, professional boundaries, equalities, stress management and personal development. As a freelance consultant her clients include local authorities, the education, health and housing sector nationwide.

We can bring this course to you.
If you have five or more staff interested our in-house training offers great value for money.

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