Co-production: Holding accessible and inclusive meetings

Meetings are one of the day to day activities of almost all co-production projects. But how do we make sure that our meetings allow everyone to take part, do not exclude anyone, and support project progress effectively?

Course content

This highly practical course is for anyone in social care and health services who is planning or already working on projects which involve holding meetings with diverse groups of people.

Content includes:

• An overview of co-production
• Recruiting group members
• Getting to know the group and building trust
• Training and support for group members
• Terms of reference, chairing and ground rules
• Creating accessible meeting papers
• Common problems and how to overcome them

Learning outcomes

Participants will:

• Understand the principles of inclusive and accessible meetings
• Understand access requirements for disabled people
• Improve their confidence and knowledge to hold inclusive meetings

Who should attend?

Participants are likely to be mixed group, with a range of roles including:

• Co-production leads or managers
• Involvement, engagement or participation leads/managers
• Senior leaders with responsibility for co-production
• People who use services and carers who are active in co-production
• Chairs of co-production groups or boards
• Researchers leading the co-production aspects of studies
• Social work and health educators who lead on co-production or involvement

Duration

The course is delivered over one full day.

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