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Skills Bootcamp: Coaching for Prevention - Conversations for Change: Transform Everyday Conversations into Opportunities for Prevention

As healthcare and community services increasingly focus on prevention, there is a growing need for professionals who can confidently support behaviour change, wellbeing, and early intervention. This Skills Bootcamp equips frontline staff working for Help and Care with the knowledge, communication skills, and coaching techniques needed to have meaningful prevention-focused conversations that improve health outcomes and empower people to take greater control of their wellbeing. 

Throughout this 13-week programme, you'll explore:

Understanding Prevention

• Why prevention matters in health and social care
• The NHS prevention agenda and population health
• Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
• The role of prevention in reducing pressure on services

​Coaching and Behaviour Change

• Motivational and strengths-based approaches
• GROW, OARS, 5As, FRAMES and Mini ECC models
• Supporting people to make sustainable changes
• Building confidence through person-centred conversations

Communication Skills

• Active listening and effective questioning
• Compassionate communication
• Managing challenging conversations
• Professional boundaries and ethical practice

Health and Wellbeing

• Long-term conditions and prevention
• Mental wellbeing, loneliness and resilience
• Health inequalities and social determinants of health
• Whole-person approaches to wellbeing

Practical Prevention Skills

• Making Every Contact Matter
• Risk awareness and escalation
• Asset-based community approaches
• Collaborative working across services

Personal Development

• Emotional intelligence and self-awareness
• Reflective practice
• Building resilience and preventing burnout
• Professional development planning