Facilitation Skills Workshop 7th July 2008

Birmingham Medical Institute

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Purpose:

This workshop is aimed at senior library staff and managers.  The purpose of the day is to provide skills to facilitate meetings and group work effectively.  These skills will be particularly important in supporting the implementation of the National Review of Library Services and the NSF

 

Outcomes:

What is facilitation?

How to work with dysfunctional groups, cope with dominant characters, and manage conflict

New and different techniques for facilitating groups

Running focus groups

 

Knowledge Skills Framework:

Core dimension 1: Communication levels 3 and 4  - facilitating meetings,  overcoming communication barriers

Core dimension 4: Service Improvement levels 3 and 4 – effectively engage service users in discussion on values and service delivery

Dimension G5: Services and Project Management levels 3 and 4 – to effectively manage groups and lead meetings.

 

Trainer: Aileen Wood

Venue: Birmingham Medical Institute  http://www.bhsea.org.uk/directns.htm

Places: 20

Registration: To register for this event please complete the following registration form 

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Foliage 16th June to 11th July 2008

FOLIAGE- Clinical Question Answering Skills for Librarians

E-learning 16th June to 11th July

Workshop 23rd June, Education Centre, Birmingham Children’s Hospital

Foliage has been developed in partnership with ScHARR, NLH and the West Midlands.  It builds on the APPLE programme modules.

Foliage is a brand new combined e-learning and face-to-face course designed for NHS library and information professionals who are skilled in literature searching and who wish to build on these skills to develop a high level of competency in clinical question answering. Based on the highly successful FOLIO series of courses, Foliage will provide you with a range of skills essential to developing evidence-based answers to clinical questions, such as filtering, appraising and digesting high-quality literature.

The course is open to anyone who is interested in developing these advanced searching skills. The course will also be useful to anyone who is developing a clinical question and answer service and for the provision of a clinical librarian role

Materials will be delivered via the ‘Moodle’ virtual learning environment and ‘rest days’ are built in. This unique, flexible online format will enable participants to work at their own pace and to fit their learning around their working patterns. Face-to-face workshops will take place across the country to ensure they are as accessible as possible.

For more information and to register go to the following website

 

 

 

 

http://foliage.pbwiki.com

 

 

 

Library Manager’s Network Meeting 22nd May

National Review of Library Services and National Service Framework for Quality Improvement

This event will take place on Thursday 22nd May 10.00 – 4.00 at Staff House, University of Birmingham

The main objectives of the day have been identifeid from outcomes and issues you would like to see addressed:

• Start to develop a network approach to delivery of the Review recommendations
• Discuss the implementation plan for the roll-out of the NSF
• Opportunity for information exchange

For more information and a copy of the agenda please access the WiSH Knowledge Worker’s Wiki http://wish.wikispaces.com/NLH+Library+Review+and+NSF