Valuing Lived Experience

Learn better practice in engaging with people with lived experience of poverty

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Cost:

£180 (£120 for VCFSE & small organisations)

Who's it for?

Anyone aiming to better understand the value of lived experience engagement in tackling poverty, and the practicalities of developing and managing lived experience engagement activities

Your trainer:

Dan Oliver, Head of Programmes at Resolve Poverty

What you’ll learn:

  • Insights into our work engaging with people with lived experience of poverty in order to develop responses to poverty
  • Practical support on how to set up and facilitate lived experience spaces and how to use these spaces to enhance your work
  • Best practice around ensuring safety of attendees, recognising multiple disadvantage and listening to and valuing people we work with

I needed clarification about what value lived experience [had] before the training. However, at the end of the training, I had a clear understanding of what it means, the various components, processes and how to measure valuable lived experience.

Valuing Lived Experience attendee

[The course] humanised the lived experience element and helped me link my professional emotions to the way I approach signposting or triaging concerns highlighted by individuals we work with.

Valuing Lived Experience attendee