Welcome to the Ferns Associates website. Those of you who have visited before will notice some changes to the site.

You can read about the Race Equality and Cultural Capability (RECC) materials which we devised and developed in 2006  for the Department of Health. The materials are nationally recommended for all mental health practitioners.Beware of Imitations out there!

Our independently developed Training for Trainers Programme which we have been running since early 2007  is now accredited by London Metropolitan University and attracts 40 academic points at Masters level.

Our RECC Training For Trainers course is now endorsed by The National Skills Academy For Social Care having achieved the Excellence Award.

 

Our "RECC Training for staff" course has also been accredited by London Metropolitan University and now attracts 20 points at Masters level.

 

For further details  please go to RECC Updates and RECC downloads pages. 

RECC courses for Mental Health Workers can be delivered as in-house course for up to 20 participants and the 6 day RECC Training for Trainers courses can be delivered in-house for up to 16 participants. Please contact us for details.

MASTER CLASSES in Mental Health, Race & Culture

Visit the following link to Suman Fernando`s website to find a series of videos of some masterclasses organised and led by Suman Fernando in partnership with London Metropolitan University. Premila Trivedi and Peter Ferns delivered the final session,  session 6,  on Training, Service User Participation & Service Development. Hope you find it interesting.

http://www.sumanfernando.com

 

Examples of some of our  courses which can be commissioned as in-house programmes:

• Personalisation and Equality in Individual Assessments 
• Joint-working between Interpreters and Practitioners in Mental Health Assessments
• An Introduction to Anti-Discriminatory Risk Work
• Equality in Learning Disability Services
• Support, Time & Recovery (STR) Worker Training
• Community Development Worker (CDW) Training
• Training for Trainers
• Holistic Equality and Cultural Capability
• RECC Training for Team Leaders.
• Using Our Experience Course for Mental Health Service Users

We are able to devise and deliver courses according to your requirements around Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Communication skills, Direct Payments, Personalisation, Working with Service Users, Personal Development Skills,Personalised Assessment and Planning and Recovery etc.

We have worked on a range of Training, Consultancy and Research projects and examples of these can be found under Current Work. There are are a number of documents such as reports, articles, book chapters and published papers which are downloadable.

We are happy to talk with you about your consultancy, research or training needs on 0208 641 9358

Latest News...

Now University Accredited by London Metropolitan Uni and also Endorsed by The National Skills Academy For Social Care having achieved the Excellence Award. (Very few programmes have achieved this award.)

NO VAT ON THESE COURSES NOW!!

Contact ferns@dsl.pipex.com   Tel: 0208 641 9358

NEW! -HOLISTIC EQUALITY AND CULTURAL CAPABILITY COURSE FOR 2010 / 2011

This unique programme by Ferns Associates represents the first serious attempt at presenting a unified approach to tackling discrimination and promoting a holistic approach to a range of Equalities. At the same time, recognising the different legacies of various forms of oppression, valuing cultural diversity and respecting the different life experiences of individuals. The Holistic Equality and cultural Capability (HECC) programme presents a deeper understanding of culture and views problems of discrimination on institutional as well as group and individual levels.

 

CONTACT: ferns@dsl.pipex.com for further details or ring 0208-641-9358

 

New! Using Our Experience - a course written by and for Mental Health Service Users run by experienced Service User Trainers