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.
Next Race Equality and Cultural Capability Training for Trainers course begins May 2012. Sign up now to secure your place.
Next RECC Training for Trainers Programme runs on 14th, 15th, 16th May, 28th & 29th May and 9th July 20012 at The Bridge, Falcon Mews, Oakmead Rd, London SW12 9SJ . Sign up now to secure your place.
For further details please go to RECC Updates and RECC downloads pages. RECC courses can be delivered in -house. Please contact us for details.
If you are interested in attending an Open Course please contact us and leave your details so that we can inform you of future Open courses.
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 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
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