VBRP® national training course details and dates

Values based reflective practice (VBRP®)

VBRP® national training course details and dates

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Below you will find details of any upcoming national training and how to apply.

Essential tools

The VBRP® Essential Toolkit Course is open to all health and social care staff free of charge and with no pre-course requirements. The course is available locally and nationally either in a blended learning format ( 5 x asynchronous e-learning modules plus 3 x 2-hour synchronous TEAMS sessions) or as a 1-day in-person format. Upon completion of the Essential Toolkit course, participants can use the tools to enhance work-based practice.

At the end of the Essential Toolkit course, participants may:

Reflect on their own practice using the tools of the Essential Toolkit
Participate more fully in a group or meeting facilitated by a registered facilitator where the tools are used to reflect on past or future practice

Learning goals for essential toolkit

To create a community of learning
To explore the VBRP® tools
To explore and experience the value of reflective practice
To experience the VBRP® approach first hand

National VBRP® essential toolkit training 2025/26

Essential Toolkit Training via TURAS & Online Platforms

This course will be delivered over a 3 week period with each week comprising of 2 online modules to be completed individually followed by a 2-hour Teams workshop with the facilitator.

Upcoming Dates

Cohort 9 - Wednesday 2nd April, Wednesday 9th April & Wednesday 16th April 2025 2-4pm

Cohort 9 Application Form

Cohort 10 - Monday 7th July, Monday 14th July & Monday 21st July 10am-12noon

Cohort 10 Application Form

Cohort 11 - Tuesday 7th October, Tuesday 14th October & Tuesday 21st October 2025 10am-12noon

Cohort 11 Application Form

Cohort 12 - Tuesday 3rd February, Tuesday 10th February & Tuesday 21st February 2026 2-4pm

Cohort 12 Application Form

Please note you must be available for all 3 consecutive sessions

Dynamics & Processes

Dynamics and processes

The Dynamics and Processes course is delivered in person over 2 full days. The course is designed for health and social care staff who have completed the Essential Tools course and who wish to become VBRP® facilitators, and facilitate group VBRP® sessions. The skills learned are also transferable to situations where staff are required to facilitate group meetings, review processes, conduct service audits, intitiate reflective practice opportunities, etc.

At the end of the Dynamics and Processes course, participants proceed to the practical aspect of group facilitation training in preparation for their practical assessment. During this period of additional practical training a trainee may:

Join the local VBRP® Community of Practice
Work towards sign-off as a VBRP® Facilitator
Receive two hours of coaching prior to assessment for registration. Trainees responsible for the request.

Aims of the training

To consolidate existing skills gained during Essential Tools training
To increase abilities to work with group processes and dynamics
To foster facilitation skills
To deepen self-awareness and reflectivity as practitioners

Learning goals for dynamics and processes

To establish a peer learning community
To consolidate prior learning
To explore the role of the group facilitator
To outline the structure of the reflective session
To explore dynamics in group work (Lencioni)
To practice facilitating VBRP® with coaching and feedback

National VBRP® dynamics & processes training 2025/26

2025/26

Monday 9th June & Tuesday 10th June

NES Offices, Boardroom, UHI House, Inverness, IV2 3JH

D&P Application Form

Train the Trainer

National VBRP® - train the trainer training

2025/26

This will be run over 3 separate days with homework required between sessions.
Session 1 - Monday 28th April, Session 2 - Monday 12th May, Session 3 - Monday 26th May
This will be run via MS Teams from 10am to 4pm

If you are interested in becoming a VBRP® trainer please complete the VBRP Trainer Application Form as soon as possible

VBRP® national training course details and dates

***Please note you must be available for all 3 consecutive sessions***

Please note you must be available for all 3 consecutive sessions