Free Lunchtime Learning – Spring, 2026

Designed for all those working in health and social care, our popular programme of Free, lunchtime learning bitesize courses continues in February with:-

Thursday 26th February, 2026: Assessments under the Care Act

Suitable for: Anyone who works on Assessments under the Care Act

Your Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the live seminar you will be able to:-

Understand the key legal duties of an assessment under the Care Act
Understand needs, personal outcomes and individual wellbeing in a Care Act Assessment

Your Trainer: Carmen Colomina

Carmen Colomina is a Social Worker with over 23 years’ experience in adult social care. Her experience spans from direct work with adults, improvement consultancy, including development and delivery of learning and development programmes in health and social care across the UK.

Carmen is passionate about Social Work and improving outcomes for individuals in the community, and champions strength-based leadership and practice, legal literacy and person-centred care, ensuring that social care practitioners are supported and recognised for their vital work and seeking to ensure inequality is challenged and address.

Carmen collaborated with DHSC in the development of The Care Act statutory guidance and has an outstanding level of knowledge and experience in training in the Care Act and its application to practice at operational and strategic level.

Carmen is a highly regarded expert trainer with exceptional communication skills.

Click on the title for full details and outcomes

This FREE, learning seminar will take place from 12.30 - 1.30,

The seminar will last 45 minutes and there will be a 15 minute question and answer session to finish.

These free places are limited, so sign up now and be sure not to miss this high quality event

Save the date! Thursday 26th February, 2026 at 12.30. Book here by following this link and entering the code 58478

Our Spring Programme of Free Lunchtime Learning Sessions (to book click on event title)

Working in Strengths-based ways takes too much time & cannot be fitted into busy working lives - Discuss! (Paula Thompson-Butler) Wednesday 25th March, 2026 12.30 - 1.30
Child to Parent Violence (Ed Carney) Monday 11th May, 2026 12.30 - 1.30
Safeguarding: Identifying & Responding to Home Takeover (formerly Cuckooing) (Alison Smales) Thursday 11th June, 2026

Please feel free to forward this email to an interested colleague