New Health Action Training course starting soon!

Name of course: “Introduction to Health Action Training”

Date and time: weekly on Fridays from 08.00-11.00 UK/Ireland time, starting on Friday 12th September 2025, until Friday 28th November 2025.

Duration: 36 hours of contact time. 12 weeks of 3-hour-long sessions.

Registration closes: Monday, 8th September 2025, 12.00 (noon) UK/IRE time.

Accreditation: This course is accredited by the CPD Standards Office.

Summary: 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