325 Professional Development courses in Whitstable

superior healthcare

Superior Healthcare was founded in 2006 by Stewart Thorp, his father Charles and Sarah Richards in response to their experience of caring for Stewart’s brother and Charles’ son, Alex, who has an acquired brain injury. Alex was knocked from his bicycle whilst cycling on a country lane in 2001, by a motorist who had been using his mobile phone at the time of impact. Although sustaining only minor physical injuries, Alex suffered what proved to be a catastrophic blow to his head. Alex was rapidly transferred to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at King’s College Hospital, London, where he spent four weeks on life support. During a stay on the PICU and Lion Ward that would last almost three months, Alex had a tracheostomy and his breathing was managed by a ventilator. Whilst he was weaned from his ventilator, he continued to be fed via a gastrostomy tube well after his transfer to the Children’s Head Injury Service, based at Chailey Heritage in East Sussex. During a year-long stay at Chailey, Alex would learn to walk and talk again with the support of a team of support workers, nurses and healthcare professionals including physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and neurologists whilst a plan was made for his return to the family home. It was then that Charles and Stewart met Sarah Richards, the Registered Nurse who was tasked to recruit the team that would support Alex at home. In ensuing years, Charles, Stewart and Sarah worked alongside a team of healthcare professionals as well as solicitors and case managers to support Alex’s continued rehabilitation including his return to education and participation at Headway – an independent charity working to provide social rehabilitation to adults with an acquired brain injury. From their personal experience, Charles and Stewart identified the importance of a specialised care service that would bridge the gap between independent care providers and national organisations and in 2006, Superior Healthcare was founded with the objective of providing specialised services for people who have complex and long term health needs. Since then, we have worked with children, young people, adults and their families to provide twenty-four hour and respite care, which supports people during rehabilitation or to maintain their health, as well as providing a dignified service for people approaching the end of their lives. At Superior Healthcare, providing a high-quality service is a personal goal. Superior Healthcare works with Nursing & Residential Care Providers, Day Centres and Hospitals throughout Kent by offering a wide range of staffing connected services.

amelix

Amelix Education works with schools, colleges and academy chains and offers bespoke solutions and cutting-edge initiatives to solve some of education’s big problems.

abdo college of education

In 2001 the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) established their own College, ABDO College, as a centre of excellence raising the standards in optical education for the whole profession. ABDO College is based in Godmersham, Kent and specialises in distance and blended learning education for the optical profession. It is the only college in the UK devoted solely to the teaching of the theory and practical aspects of ophthalmic dispensing and its related specialist areas. Offering a range of courses through Access, Diploma, Degree, Advanced and Honours levels, ABDO College provides members of the Association with quality programmes leading to ABDO examinations. It gives members the opportunity to enhance their own knowledge and career progression and enables development for practice staff at many levels. At the College, devotion and care are coupled with extensive professional knowledge to equip students with the understanding and skills for their chosen progression. ABDO College has an impressive reputation for high standards and exemplary pass rates. Face-to-face tuition, led by eminent and appropriately qualified lecturers, takes place at the first class training facility in Kent. The College, which is the centrepiece of the Godmersham Park estate, lies within 1,000 acres of beautiful Kent countryside and benefits from stunning views across the North Downs. Situated between Ashford and Canterbury, it is accessible by rail, bus and car and provides an ideal venue for study and reflection away from the pressures and demands of everyday practice life. Distance learning coursework and supplementary material is provided by the dedicated courses team at ABDO College and helpful staff are always on hand to guide and support. The College also offers student accommodation for those visiting Godmersham for block release and day courses and the ABDO College Bookshop to fulfil all textbook requirements.

tina voizey consulting

I'm an experienced special educator providing training and advice on creating opportunities for using AAC and AT in the learning and home environment. My website is a work in progress so please bear with me if there is info missing. I'd love to hear from you, get in touch if you would like to know more about what I am doing, how I can help, or just to say hello. You could also subscribe below and I'll let you know as things progress. Thanks for stopping by!

academic consulting and education services (access)

ACCESS! also regularly and routinely contracts with additional privately practicing related services professionals including but not limited to general and special educational teachers, social workers, psychologists, neuropsychologists, literacy scientists, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, behaviorists, attorneys and many others, in order to best ensure a thorough understanding of your needs and assist ACCESS! in making comprehensive recommendations exceeding your expectations in achieving the provision of an appropriate educational program and collaborative resolution.

counselling world

Counselling World provides high quality experiential training for counsellors and those involved in helping professions. We put you at the heart of our work, drawing on your experiences, valuing our relationship with you as you support others. We provide: Face to face CPD courses Real time online training Two year CPCAB Counselling Diploma

herne bay counsellor training

Welcome to Herne Bay Counsellor Training Our goals are simple: To create a supportive learning environment great learning success stories and supporting our counselling charity Herne Bay Counselling Service which provides low cost affordable counselling for our community. If you attend one of our CPD courses, or start to train to become a counsellor with us, your money will be contributing to providing counselling for the local community which really is ‘giving something back’ in a direct and practical way.

kent training & apprenticeships

sos writing

No one tells you before you sign up to a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) degree that writing is a major part of it. There’s no way to avoid writing either. If you chose STEM because you feel like you’re “bad” at writing, you’re not alone. Many people choose it hoping to avoid writing as much as possible. Many sciences students have a learning disability (like Dyslexia) that makes writing more of a struggle. It’s even harder if English is also not your first language. Writing is often an anxiety-inducing chore, but it doesn’t have to be. Why is it so important? Science these days is a truly international effort. It’s normal for research teams to have collaborators from all around the world, and team members usually speak multiple languages between them. To be able to function and communicate effectively, they need a language in common. Since English is the most commonly spoken second language in the world by a large margin, it has become the de facto standard operating language in science. Although papers can be published in other languages, their audience tends to be small unless they are also translated into English.

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