This series of webinars is focused on sharing latest research and learning in the field of severe and multiple disadvantage (SMD). It draws on insights gained from the Changing Futures Programme as well as innovation and insights from a range of organisations and services across our systems.
It is co-ordinated by the Nottingham Practice Development Unit (PDU) and open to anyone with an interest in this area of work.
Have expertise to share?
Please contact pdu@nottinghamcvs.co.uk if you are interested being part of this learning series and using our sessions to speak about your own research or innovative practice.
How to stay up to date
By registering for an event in this series you will automatically be added to our mailing list to be notified about future sessions in the series. Alternatively, you can email pdu@nottinghamcvs.co.uk with a request to be added to the SMD Learning Series mailing list. You can opt out at any time.
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Upcoming Events in this Series
How do people who use substances experience accessing and living in homeless hostels? A systematic review
3pm to 4pm, Thursday 27 February 2025
Delivered online as a Teams webinar
Led by Twinkle Choksi, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, this webinar will look at the findings from the report of the same name. It is recognised that people experiencing homelessness often use substances and may face additional barriers to reducing substance use while living in hostels. The webinar will enable you to hear from one of the authors of the report to learn more about the existing research on this topic. There will also be opportunities to ask questions at the end via an interactive Q&A.
Previous Events
Materials from previous events in this series will be available to download, once an event has passed.
Embedding SMD Specialist Practitioners as a vehicle for system change in Nottingham City
Delivered as a Teams webinar on Wednesday 19 February 2025
Changing Futures Nottingham is one of 15 areas across the country working to improve the lives of people experiencing multiple disadvantage using person-centred approaches and linking in a wrap-around support network of services. As part of its delivery model, it has created embedded practitioner roles that are hosted within statutory services focused on improving how these areas work for people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage (SMD) both as separate services and in partnership.
This session, the first in the series, discussed the impact of the SMD specialist practitioner roles on the local system after one year, drawing on insights from a recent evaluation report produced by the Changing Futures Learning and Evaluation team.
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