Self Care in Bradford & Airedale tPCT

1. Self Care inBradford & Airedale tPCT Darren De Souza Senior Health Promotion Specialist – Housing, Environment and Self Care Ros East Health Promotion Specialist – Self Care

2. Background • Bradford & Airedale – Previously 4 PCTs • Only PCT to host Self Care for People & Self Care for Professionals – April 05 • Bradford District Health Development Partnerships • 528,000 population with 300+ languages / dialects • 1/3 live in a rural area • Approx 24% ethnic minority population – 40% births to South Asian families • High Inequalities – PCT Priority

4. Aims • Deliver Self Care Skills Training Course: 9 hours: 3 x 3 hours or 6 x 1.5 hours • 288 Research Participants • Target Parents of Toddlers and Workplaces (men) Resources (Sept 05) • 0.5 wte Senior Health Promotion Specialist • 0.5 wte Health Promotion Specialist Time • All trainers are skilled and experienced

5. Engaging Groups Our Approach • Targeted Existing groups – no open courses. • Use existing networks & contacts • Use skilled trainers

6. Health of Men – Parks & Landscapes

7. Groups • Parks & Landscapes - Staff • Social Services – Social Workers, Family Centres - Staff • Women's Refuges – Clients • Asian Children & Women’s Centre - Clients • Community Housing Trust – Staff • SureStart – Clients • Keighley College – Staff • Coral Windows – Staff

9. Challenges Making the course appropriate for each group Making the course accessible to each group e.g. child care, transport, language, gender of trainers Responding to the needs of the group

10. Challenges (cont…) Need a good trainer who can be flexible and understand group dynamics Recruitment of groups Organising groups/logistics needs to be done by the group worker

11. Style of Delivery Relaxed and informal Interactive Sit in a circle Get people talking and listening Wear appropriate clothes Pitch the dialogue at the right level for each group

12. Engaging Groups What we have learnt: • Recruitment of participants is hard • Recruitment Takes time • 3 months with no groups running • Community development works • Open courses haven’t worked • Build relationships / partnerships

13. Future • Seek long term commitment from PCT • Link to other local work – Health Trainers

15. Future • Seek long term commitment from PCT • Link to other local work: • Health Trainers, • Social Prescribing, • Healthwise, • Expert Patients. • Health Improvement training Programme • Train Trainers – tPCT aspiration • Partnership Working • tPCT staff Induction

16. The Course Sessions 3 and 4 – Self Esteem, Confidence and Stress. • Most Challenging to Deliver • Most Challenging for Participants • Potentially most Powerful sessions • Definitely the most important sessions • Adapt to suit the group

17. Motivation Self Esteem Confidence X = Importance

19. “Time to Talk”