THE PARLOUR

265 Fawcett Road
Southsea
Hants
PO4 0LB

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Wayfinder Associates has set up new business premises in Southsea as part of a partnership venture known as New Energy Enterprises. The Parlour offers a unique combination of services, programmes and events.

Wayfinder Associates provides the overall business management support for The Parlour, and uses the premises both as a business base and a training venue.

BOOKING THE PARLOUR AS A VENUE FOR TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, OR MEETINGS

Located at (Old) Fawcett Road off Albert Road, The Parlour offers a contemporary, comfortable space ideal for training courses, workshops and meetings of up to 15 people.

Available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 9am and 6pm, The Parlour is fully equipped with the resources you need, and includes the use of two smaller break out rooms upstairs.

There is ample on street parking close to the premises, and the venue is approximately 10 minutes walk from Fratton railway station. The main meeting room is wheelchair friendly with accessible toilet facilities.

On site refreshments and buffet lunches are also available. Our food is freshly cooked on the premises, and at least 80% of all ingredients are organic, Fair Trade or home grown. We specialise in authentic Indian and Thai cuisine.

The introductory costs for venue hire until 30 June 2008 are:
£120 per day
£75 per half day
Concessions for voluntary and community organisations, and for multiple bookings may be considered.
Further information about costs of venue hire and refreshments and lunches is available here.

TRAINING COURSES PROVIDED BY WAYFINDER ASSOCIATES

As an experienced professional in social care services, Carolyn Barber (Wayfinder Associates) is coordinating a programme of training events based at The Parlour, covering the following key areas:

Focus on Solutions –

this is about introducing the model of practice known as Solution Focused Brief Therapy. You have the opportunity to explore the key principles and methods of this very effective and empowering approach, learn about how the model can be applied in challenging social care situations, and decide whether to invest in the training needed to put a solution focused approach into practice.

Research in Mind

how can you gather the kind of useful information that will help you identify the options available for you and your business, project or organisation? How do you learn to use research findings to inform best practice and support continuing professional development? This course will show you how to use different research methods to collect and analyse evidence and draw conclusions in a simple and straightforward way. Find out how to access the enormous and often uptapped resources of the internet,and hone your critical appraisal skills to make informed judgements about what research is relevant and useful for you. Click here for more details on this course.

Quality Matters

everyone wants to feel good about the services they provide, otherwise what’s the point? But how do you gain that external recognition without feeling like you’re going through impossible hoops? Learn the basics of building a sound quality framework for your staff and organisation, and achieve the recognition you deserve. Click here for more details on this course.

Project Management Made SIMPLE

do you want to see something through, from vision to completion, with all the steps in between? Find out how to plan, manage risk and change, harness the strengths, skills and resources of the team, use project management tools and implement your project successfully. Click here for more details on this course.

These courses are ideal for people working in social care and community settings, whether in the public, voluntary or private sectors, particularly those supervising or managing others.

A bespoke training service is also provided by Wayfinder Associates for organisations and businesses working in social and community care. The courses described above can be tailored to meet the specific needs of your particular organisation and staff, and if you have other training needs Wayfinder Associates may be able to help.

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