Our Training Format
Our training is split into two separate days, giving you the knowledge and understanding of how to incorporate SASSI into your workflow. See below for a brief breakdown.
A full day’s training which will equip participants to administer and score both the Adult and Adolescent versions of the SASSI and to provide clients with a basic interpretation of the psychological profile. This day is very practical. The process can be likened to learning to drive. At the end of this day, the participants will know how to steer, the importance of the clutch, and how to change gear. However, they will need to gain practice in order to feel confident and to fix their knowledge in their memories. It is therefore recommended that organisers schedule some time between a Part One and a Part Two, in order to give participants the opportunity to use the SASSI with clients. When they return for a Part Two training day, participants are asked to bring with them suitably anonymised profiles of real clients, for more meaningful discussion.
As most practitioners are working either with adults or with adolescents, separate Part Two training days may be provided for each, which give a more specialised focus. Continuing the driving analogy, attendees should now be confident they can work the controls, and will be starting to look at the road to see what’s coming, what is the bigger picture, and what is the significance of this new information. This day is much more informal and participative. By the end of it, participants will be able to interpret the psychological profiling in more depth, and be able to relate this to referral decisions and care planning. They will have considered how best to feedback the information to clients and how to use it to motivate and inspire. They will have had the opportunity to discuss with their peers the profiles of real clients whom they have recently assessed and gained a practical understanding of the sorts of insights which the SASSI can provide. Optional topics such as using the SASSI in report writing can be included.
Our Requirements
Pre-scheduled open training days
In order to ensure that participants have an opportunity to participate fully, each session will be limited to eight people. We aim to offer one “Open” Part 1 session and one “Open” Part 2 session on pre-scheduled days each month, for lone participants or small groups. Sessions start at 10.00am and finish between 4 and 4.30pm.
Group training sessions
For larger teams wishing to be trained en bloc, convenient dates can be agreed, with 8 participants being trained on the same day, or 16 on two successive days. Please contact us to make arrangements for this.
Our Prices
INDIVIDUALS attending open sessions
The price per person for each training day is £150
Where three or more people from the same organisation book on to the same session, a 10% reduction is offered.
GROUP Prices
The day rate for groups is £1000 for Part 1 and £1000 for Part 2, for up to 16 trainees.
Organisations or individuals wishing to book in-house training places please contact us to discuss your requirements.
*Please be sure to book at least two weeks in advance, to allow time for the necessary materials to be sent out to you, ready for the training days.
NOW OFFERING ZOOM TRAINING
All SASSI training will now be offered online! This is not only expedient, but is likely to be more convenient for many people, and promises to deliver a similar experience to face-to-face sessions.