Book onto our series of community of practice sessions to improve your digital confidence and technology skills. Covering a variety of topics, these sessions are running during February and March.
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Over the next few months, Skills for Care is hosting a series of community of practice sessions to increase digital confidence and technology skills for occupational therapists, social workers, principal occupational therapists and principal social workers who work in adult social care.
The online sessions will facilitate practical learning with the opportunity to explore real-world scenarios, benefit from peer support and collaborate in facilitated breakout rooms to analyse key themes in depth.
Co-facilitated by both Skills for Care’s digital and regulated professional workforce national leads, with input and involvement from our partners Digital Care Hub (DCH) and techUK. Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) and members from the National Co-production Advisory Group (NCAG) will facilitate engagement and ensure meaningful contribution is included at every session.
The topics that will be covered are:
- The internet of things
- The content of the final sessions is to be decided by those attending the previous communities of practice but you can book onto the sessions now.
You can attend any or all of the community of practice sessions.
From smart fridges to smart phones, radar sensors to robot vacuum cleaners, our houses are filled with technologies called the internet of things (IoT).
The applications for IoT in social care are numerous, with both specialist care and consumer technology being increasingly used.
In this practical session we’ll look at case studies of how this technology is being used and how to have conversations with the people you support about whether this technology is right for them. We’ll provide guidance on how to keep up to date with new technology, the benefits to those you support and how to measure if these technologies are successful. We’ll also discuss the ethics of data and digital technology and connectivity concerns.
Learning outcomes
- Learn which devices are included in the “internet of things”
- Discover how to work with the people you support, their carers and loved ones to identify which technology is right for them
- Understand how the internet of things is already being used in social care
- Find out the benefits and risks of using IoT
- Learn about sensor based technologies such as binary sensors, security and surveillance, GPS and geotagging, assistive technology and technology enabled care (including regulated care technology), and telecare and telehealth (including remote monitoring)
Registration
Register now to secure your place on the "The internet of things" community of practice session:
- Occupational therapists only: Wednesday 5 February 2025
- Social workers only: Thursday 6 February 2025
- Principal occupational therapists only: Tuesday 11 February 2025 - register now
- Principal social workers only: Wednesday 26 February 2025 - register now
Please note: all sessions will take place on Zoom, at 10:00-12:00.
Final set of communities of practice
The content of the final sessions are to be decided by those attending the previous communities of practice but you can book onto the sessions now.
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Violina Harpar will be sharing how Richmond and Wandsworth are using generative AI in practice to support service delivery - Occupational therapists only: Tuesday 4 March 2025 - register now
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Violina Harpar will be sharing how Richmond and Wandsworth are using generative AI in practice to support service delivery and Kate Hamblin from the University of Sheffield will be focussing on changing policy and practice around digital and digital exclusion - Principal occupational therapists only: Wednesday 5 March 2025 - register now
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Kate Hamblin from the University of Sheffield will be focussing on changing policy and practice around digital and digital exclusion - Social workers only: Tuesday 25 March 2025 - register now
- Details of the session to be confirmed - Principal social workers only: Wednesday 26 March 2025 - register now
Please note: all sessions will take place on Zoom, at 10:00-12:00.