Training Imagine Independence practitioners

Imagine Independence, a mental health charity providing services to 2000 people per year, adopted GRiST in 2017. Today the eGRiST team delivered training sessions to two groups of Imagine practitioners at their Liverpool office.

Imagine Independence office, Liverpool

Imagine have 4 locations across the UK, and help over 2000 people with mental and physical health issues to live their lives as independently as possible. Last year, Dr Buckingham met with Imagine management in Liverpool to discuss how GRiST could be used to support the charity's work, and Imagine Independence began using GRiST shortly after (read more).

Today, the eGRiST team trained two groups of practitioners in how best to use GRiST to support their service users. The training introduces practitioners to the concept of the risk formulation and management plan, and demonstrates how to produce these from an assessment. It also includes a discussion of how GRiST can be used most effectively in practise, such as through collaborative assessments using the intuitive Mind Map interface.

This is one of many successful GRiST training sessions delivered this year. We hope to continue refining our training materials and delivering sessions over the coming months.