Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Someone once asked me about what training I've done. So, here are some examples of the main Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training and events I've attended or books I've read since 2014.

June 2017

• Attended "The Autism Show" in London

May 2017

• Ran a facilitated discussion on "Plus One" at the Bracknell Hoarding Support Group
• Mentioned in the acknowledgement section of "Understanding Hoarding" - a new book by Jo Cooke of Hoarding Disorders UK CIC.  I contributed various bits and pieces to the book, including a diagram of the ADHD Brain in the context of clutter, disorganisation and hoarding. 
• Facilitated a discussion about hoarding at Fastminds ADHD Support Group in Kingston
• Attended a talk on Emotional Health & ADHD by Dr Jo Steer and Dr Amrita Basu at ADHD Richmond Support Group

April 2017

• Started working with Surrey County Council to produce a Hoarding Protocol
• Attended Emotional Resilience for Practitioners training (Changing Lifecourse Training & Coaching)

February 2017

• Attended a fascinating talk on Anxiety and ASD by Laura Kerbey of The Curly Hair Project, based on the excellent book "Asperger's Syndrome and Anxiety" by Alis Rowe

April 2016

• Ran a facilitated discussion on "How clutter affects health, and how to ask for help" at Newbury Hoarding Disorders Self-Help Support Group
• Read "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying: A simple, effective way to banish clutter forever" by Marie Kondo.  My verdict? Take from it what you think might work for you.  It's unlikely to make much of an immediate difference to people who exhibit hoarding behaviours or suffer with mental health problems.

March 2016 

• Attended Autism Spectrum Conditions training (Surrey County Council Training Team)






• Ran a workshop on "How to ask for help if clutter or disorganisation affects your health" at the annual conference of The Association of Professional Declutterers & Organisers - APDO Conference, London

Nov 2015

• Attended Self-Neglect Awareness training (Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board)

Oct 2015

• Attended Safeguarding Awareness training (Surrey County Council Skills Academy)

Sept 2015

• Attended Making Safeguarding Personal - Care Act briefing training (Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board)

June 2015

• Workshop presenter - Decluttering & Organising for people with ADHD (Unique Surrey ADHD Support Group)

May 2015    

• Attended Training - Meeting the needs of Learners with High Functioning Autistic Spectrum Conditions in the Classroom - Level 3, ongoing (Positive Autism Support & Training)
• Attended Emotion Gyms with a client (First Steps Surrey/Virgin Care/NHS)
• Communication & Assertiveness 
• Self Esteem
• Anxiety
• Co-trainer - Hoarding Behaviour Awareness Training for Surrey Family Support Services (Empathic Decluttering)
• Attended Emotion Gyms (with clients) - (NHS Virgin Care) - Mary Frances Trust, Leatherhead
• Communication & Assertiveness (NHS Virgin Care) - Leatherhead
• Self-Esteem 
• Anxiety

Apr 2015

• Attended Choice & Control in Compulsive Hoarding training (Central Training)
• Attended Dementia research, services & legacies event at Royal Holloway University (Alzheimer’s Society)
• Solicitors for the Elderly CPD event - NHS Funding (Jennifer Margrave Solicitors)

Mar 2015

• Attended Mental Capacity Act-Awareness Training (Surrey County Council)
• Attended Hoarding, Safety & Ethics for Professional Organisers training (Yourganize)
• Attended Dementia Friend training (Dementia Friends)
• Presented a workshop on Hoarding and The Care Act 2014 at the Annual APDO Conference, London

Feb 2015

• Attended Care Act 2014 training – An Overview (Central Training)

Jan 2015

• Attended a CPD Event - Standardisation & CPD meeting of Prevention, Protection & Safety functions subject matter experts (Fire Service College)

Dec 2014

• Attended Mental Health First Aid Standard training (MHFA), Kingston

Nov 2014

• Co-trainer of Hoarding Awareness Training for Professional Organisers (Clouds End CIC)
• Attended Motivational Interviewing training (Central Training, London)
• Attended Working with Hard-to-Engage Service Users training (Central Training)

Oct 2014

• Represented apdo-uk at the Hammersmith Multi-Agency Hoarding event (Westminster, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham councils)

Sep 2014

• Attended Understanding how to support people with dementia and their carers training (The DementiaTraining Company, for Dementia Friendly Surrey)
• Attended Dementia Awareness Training for Fire & Rescue Service (Surrey FRS)

Jun 2014

• Attended The Autism Show, London (Park View Events Ltd)

Mar 2014

• Attended Understanding Chronic Disorganization session at APDO conference (Yourganize)

Memberships & Committees

Current

• Member of CFOA’s Hoarding Working Group (Chief Fire Officer’s Association)
• Helped organised UK Hoarding Awareness Week 2014
• Member of apdo-uk’s Hoarding Advisory Team

Previously

• apdo-uk's Marketing, PR & Partnerships Officer (Oct 2011 – May 2014)
• Member of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) (2009 – 2014)