Scottish CLW Network Events
You can find details of all of our events on our events page.
Adult Disability Payment Review - 29 October 2024
The Independent Review Team will be holding an event with the Network to discuss the review of the Adult Disability Payment.
Programme Leads Event - 31 October 2024
This event aims to bring together Programme Leads from Community Link Worker programmes across Scotland to enable you to share learning and good practice about your programmes with your peers. The event will be an open space for you to discuss with them how you manage delivery of your CLW programmes as well as current opportunities and challenges.
Peer Support Event: Vicarious Trauma - 5 November 2024
This event will be led by Fiona Douglas from the health Promoting Health Service team at NHS Lanarkshire. At this session, we will be looking at psychological trauma from a number of perspectives: the clients', our own, and that of our colleagues. Link workers have such a wide remit and holistic approach, psychological trauma is a common feature of the caseloads that are carried. We will have a focus on vicarious trauma and burnout. You can book your place here
Knowledge Exchange - 21 November 2024
Our 8th Knowledge Exchange event will take place on 21 November and will feature speakers from Paths 4 All, LGBT Health and Scottish Families against Drugs and Alcohol. Booking will open soon, but save the date for now.
Audit Scotland Review into General Practice and General Practice
CLWs and Programme Leads recently took part in 2 focus groups with Audit Scotland who are conducting an audit into general practice. They were keen to hear from CLWs about their experiences to date. You can read the key messages from the events and Audit Scotland's full report will be published next spring.
Other Events, Training and Resources
Social Security Scotland Stakeholder events: Carer Support and Pension Age Disability Payments
Social Security Scotland will be hosting a series of events for stakeholders on Carer Support Payment and Pension Age Disability Payment in September and October. For more information about the events and to book a place, please visit the Social Security Scotland Eventbrite page.
Versus Arthritis MSK Core Skills Workshop - 7 October 2024
Versus Arthritis is really excited to be bringing back their award winning MSK Core Skills workshop to Glasgow on 7 October. Please note they do still have bursaries left to support remote, rural and island travel and accommodation. To sign up, please complete the booking form here.
Versus Arthritis Resources
Versus Arthritis Regional Officer, Michaela Brown, can also hold free private courses just for Link Workers or can hold private courses for 8 or more people. Topics covered are Sleep, Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety, Fibromyalgia, and Introduction to Arthritis. Community Link Workers are welcome to contact Michaela directly for more information.
National Care Service Forum - 7 October 2024
The National Care Service Forum will take place on 7 October at the Glasgow Science Centre (50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1EA) and online. Tickets for the Forum are now available for stakeholders and people with lived experience of community health and social care support to book on Eventbrite.
VHS Annual Conference - 23 October 2024
The VHS annual conference, Scotland's Vital Health Sector, will take place on Wednesday 23 October at Dynamic Earth Edinburgh and you can book your place now! CLWs benefit from a SCLWN discount (select this option).
ACE Aware Scotland event - 23 October 2024
ACE Aware Scotland will now be hosting their The Strength of Community event on 23 October from 7-9pm which will look at how health communities help people to thrive. The event will feature Professor Sir Michael Marmot as its keynote speaker.
Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid (SMHFA) - 5 & 12 November 2024
This is an ideal course if you come into regular contact with members of the public, especially in a non-healthcare role. If you are a frontline member of staff, a Health and Safety officer/First Aider in a workplace, or supporting volunteers, then this is a good course for you. More here.
Money Guiders' Scotland Network - 6 November 2024
To acknowledge Talk Money week, the Money Guiders' Network will be hosting its annual online conference on 6 November from 9.00-1.00pm. You can find out more information and register here.
Age Scotland Health and Wellbeing in Later Life Guide
The Health and Wellbeing Team from Age Scotland has been working closely with experts across Scotland to create a new version of their popular free Health and Wellbeing in Later Life Information Guide.
Royal Voluntary Service Virtual Village Hall
This is a free, online activity hub and community, designed by Royal Voluntary Service to help people stay mentally and physically active, socially connected and having fun. It supports people to better manage their health, including long-term health conditions. The VVH offers live activity sessions every weekday via Facebook, YouTube and the VVH website, with an extensive archive of more than 2,500 sessions to view on demand. The VVH is open to everyone. It’s free to join and take part, with no sign in or subscription required. Where activities require equipment, ingredients or materials, these are low-cost and easy to source. Click here to find out more information.