New Health Action Training course available to Nursing Now Challenge members

Thanks to funding from The Burdett Trust for Nursing, Nursing Now Challenge members can benefit from this innovative course offered by Health Action Training.

This course aims to engage participants in various performance techniques essential to developing a fresh understanding of communication competency in person-centred care. Experiential methods and drama-based activities inspire reflection on practice. Participants develop a critical vocabulary and a proactive approach to teamwork, practice development, collective resilience, and self-care.

This course consists of live workshop-based sessions, delivered by an experienced international team of HAT trainers. Each session lasts three hours and is delivered via Zoom. This course is at the level of a graduate certificate, and so is a postgraduate course; therefore, independent learning is important. Set in a Person-Centred approach, our workshops use HAT techniques drawn from the performing arts, actor training, and applied drama. We are not teaching you to be an actor; rather, we are using techniques from acting and drama to enliven your learning on how to be a person-centred nurse.

The content of this course is flexible, and through discussions, we may cover many topics. The content of the course will focus on:

Person-centred communication skills
Sympathetic Presence and the Person-Centred Practice Framework
Communication in challenging situations, including breaking bad news
Paying attention to self and others
Effective breathing and relaxation techniques
HAT techniques to manage challenging situations
Communicating with those who respond atypically (IE, those living with dementia)
Collective resilience and self-care, and building support networks
Dealing with emotions through performance techniques
Team communication and group work
Finding your voice and promoting person-centred values
Navigating cultural issues with compassion and kindness
Challenging stigma, prejudice, and discrimination
Creative Personal Reflection