Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT

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Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking, Evidence and Innovation

During this workshop we will explore approaches to critical thinking. Applying them to everyday issues in working with health related evidence. We will also explore how organisational and individual responses to innovation and consider strategies for encouraging, developing and supporting innovation within the PCT.

Learning outcomes

Understand and apply techniques for developing critical thinking skills

Understand the scope, value and limits of different forms of health related evidence.

Explore the nature of and barriers to innovation within organisations

Partnership

Effective Partnerships

During this workshop we will review some common experiences of partnership working within the organisation. We will consider a variety of factors that contribute to partnership performance such as leading effective meetings, improving communication and building commitment amongst partners.

Learning outcomes

Clarify the key features of effective partnership work.

Explore organisational factors that influence partnership performance

Identify individual qualities and practical skills that can improve the quality and effectiveness of partnership working.

Uncovering Organisational Culture

This workshop explores the different cultures, traditions and working styles that inform organisational decisions and actions. We will examine the similarities and differences between health, local authority and third sector organisations. Our aim during this workshop is to raise awareness of ideological and cultural difference and diversity within partnerships and to encourage more coherent approaches to decision making and implementation that improve the effectiveness of partnership actions.

Learning outcomes

Understand the nature of culture, attitudes and values and their impact on individual decision making.

Understand and express personal and organisational values that influence decision making and workplace actions.

Review similarities and differences within and between partnership organisations

Valuing Partners and Partnerships

This workshop focuses on the way that individuals and organisations demonstrate their commitment and engagement in partnerships. During the workshop participants will develop and justify a set of evaluative criteria for partnership working. The session will also explore how individuals are made to feel valued within teams, organisations and partnerships.

Learning outcomes

•Propose and justify criteria for evaluating partnership working.

•Explore own experiences of being valued or devalued within organisations

1. •Identify strategies for enhancing individuals and organisations sense of value within partnerships
   

The Values Exchange

Slides

Building an Engaging Organisation and Engaging Communities

In this workshop we will explore and review a range of principles, tools and techniques used in community engagement. We will examine the extent to which the PCT can be said to be an ‘engaging organisation’ and determine ways in which the organisation might improve it’s profile within the community and amongst its agency partners.

Learning outcomes

•Appraise the extent to which the PCT can be seen as an ‘ engaging organisation’

•Review organisational actions and policies that impede it’s capacity to engage with communities and agency partners

Explore a range principles, tools and techniques for community engagement

Slides

Publications

Documentary Films

O’Brien, V (2008) Visible Voices Changing Lives, Threevoices Films, screened at Space Time and Image, International Visual Sociology Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 6th –8th  August 2008.

O’Brien V (2008) Imagine Um Mundo Melhor! (Imagine a Better World) Viramundo-Threevoices Films World Social Forum TV http://www.wsftv.net

O’Brien, V (2007) Scratching the Surface Threevoices Films, Levens www.threevoices.info

O’Brien, V (2006) Public Health in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan: Questions of Responsibility. Threevoices Films, Levens. www.threevoices.info

O’Brien, V (2005) Public Health in Kyrgyzstan: The Land of the Celestial Mountains Threevoices Films, Levens. www.threevoices.info