VICKY HARRISON: Training and Process-led Consultancy

User led and run groups

I have worked with a wide range of user led, and user run groups particularly groups concerned with mental health issues, drugs issues, and carer support groups.

Many of these groups have started as self help groups and have over a period of time gained funding and the original group have perhaps become the mangement committee. This brings a whole host of management and organisational challenges.

I am able to deliver tailor made packages of training for your group.

Examples include:

Communication and decision making skills
Public speaking and presentation skills
Speaking out at meetings, developing skills to contribute fully to meetings with professionals.
Involving new people and developing thier skills
Sustaining membership of the group
Supporting one another and ways of using external support
Meeting skills such as managing meetings, Formal Roles and Responsibilities of a Committee, taking notes
Producing documents such as adverts, leaflets, and reports

Separate training days can be offered covering any of these areas or if you prefer I can develop a short series of training sessions

I can offer any of these groups training in skills such as Business Planning and Fundraising.
I have developed and delivered this kind of training to the following groups:

Rural Youth Council
Voice Your Views
Bristol South Mental Health Users Forum
Battle Against Tranquilisers
Southmead Users Network


External Non-managerial Supervision	Communicating Your Message	Training for User Groups & User Reps	Management Committee Skills
Training and Resources for Trainers & Consultants	Teambuilding & Facilitation	Business Planning & Fundraising Strategy	Miscellaneous

Specialising in developing and delivering services to the voluntary, community and social sectors.

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User led and run groups

All content of these pages is copyright © Vicky Harrison 2003