Past Events

This online workshop run by Cruse Bereavement Care is offered to UNISON members and is aimed at staff who work in care homes. While staff in this sector are likely to be accustomed to witnessing the deaths of residents in their care and to processing their own feelings of grief and bereavement, the sheer frequency and distressing nature of deaths due to Covid-19 make this particularly difficult.

The training has been designed to reflect these circumstances. It will last approximately 2.5 hours, and help participants to:

Reflect on the grieving process and gain an understanding of current models that help them understand the impact of grief and bereavement on them
Become aware of the impact of loss and bereavement on families
Consider, through their own understanding of the impact of loss, the ways they may take care of themselves and other individuals following bereavement
Consider skills relevant to their role to help them improve how they communicate with bereaved people during this crisis
Develop an awareness of support organisations, and how and when to seek further support or advise others to, including an understanding of the boundaries of their roles.

This course looks at what the roles of the steward are and gives you the skills, knowledge and understanding to carry out these roles, for example recruiting members and involving them in the union and how to work with members to tackle problems at work.

Building Confidence In Women (Women only)

Confidence is extremely important in almost every aspect of our lives, yet so many
struggle to find it. The good news is that confidence can be learned and built on. In
this fun and practical course, women work in pairs and small informal groups to look
at the things which help them build confidence. We also look at the barriers which can
get in the way of building confidence and develop a strategy for overcoming them.
This course is designed as a starting point for women who have attended little or no
UNISON training before.

This course is essential for new Health and Safety Representatives, or for those Health and Safety Representatives who have more experience but who haven’t yet had the chance to go on this course.

Health and Safety Representatives

What is the job and rights of a Health and Safety Representative?
How do you interview a member? How do you start to prepare a case?
How do you carry out a Health and Safety inspection?

This course looks at what the roles of the steward are and gives you the skills, knowledge and understanding to carry out these roles, for example recruiting members and involving them in the union and how to work with members to tackle problems at work.

This one-day course is aimed anyone with an interest in dyslexia and will cover:
• An introductory understanding of Dyslexia
• Strengths of individuals with Dyslexia
• Workplace barriers for employees with Dyslexia