Training and Vocational Initiatives (TVI) in personality disorders

Overview

Training and Vocational Initiatives (TVI) in personality disorder (formerly the Thames Valley Initiative) is a provider of training in personality disorder located in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

We deliver training and consultancy services to both statutory and third sector organisations across the South of England. TVI collaborates with a range of organisations, including ex-service user groups, to develop effective services for people with personality disorders and complex psychological and emotional needs.

The expert training offered by the TVI clinical trainers in conjunction with ex-service users of local Complex Needs Services (STARS) is well regarded as highly effective in the changing of attitudes and reducing stigma surrounding the diagnosis of personality disorder.

TVI offers a variety of training opportunities and can also design bespoke training to suit your workforce or workplace. Consultancy is available for service development and for staff working in any setting with people who have a diagnosis, or are diagnosable with, personality disorders.  An example of this is recent work to create Enabling Environments in two Oxford hostels in partnership with Oxford City Council.

Our services

We overarch the clinical teams in the Thames Valley and provide training and consultancy services, both locally and further afield.  All training and consultancy is provided by experienced clinicians and ex- service users of the Thames Valley Complex Needs Services (STARS).

Our remit is wide-based and currently includes the following:

• We run a year-long skills course, People: Personality and Pathology
• We facilitate the STARS group, providing ‘back to work’ opportunities both in the form of co-facilitating training days and offering clinical experience in local services
• We offer training to administrative staff to aid ‘first contact’ patient relations
• We offer consultancy to new services being set up in the area
• Bespoke training is designed to meet the needs of specific groups
• We are the sole providers of the Knowledge and Understanding Framework Awareness training covering the South Central SHA region. (www.kuftraining.org.uk)

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