Righttrack Press Release

Worcestershire Family Intervention Project Investing in their Future

Family Intervention Projects (FIP) are the last chance saloon for many families; there really is no one left for some families and it is for this reason why the work that every FIP undertakes is vital for not just the families involved but society as a whole.

Typically, FIPs’ Project Workers, the direct link to the families, each have a small number of time intensive cases, which are incredibly complex, often with more than one deep-rooted issue that needs addressing. Due to the nature of the work and the sheer amount of time and energy needed to be invested in the families it wouldn’t be that surprising if business training and development was low down on a FIP’s agenda; after all there are only so many hours in the day.

However, this couldn’t be further from the truth; the Worcestershire Family Intervention Project has just completed a workshop with Righttrack Consultancy, the international learning and development specialist. The Worcestershire FIP selected Righttrack to design and facilitate the workshop because of their experience in the public and social sectors, which was required as a solid understanding of the pressures faced was intrinsic with the learning messages needed.

The workshop gave the Project Workers the opportunity to evaluate how they have progressed, the team’s performance as well as celebrating success and discussing with their colleagues areas that need improving; all vital activities, especially for a new team doing such an important job.

The team at the Worcestershire FIP, who are incredibly passionate and completely determined to make a difference to their families and society, thoroughly believe in the benefits that investing in their professional skills can bring to not only their work and clients but to the organisation as a whole.

Jo Haycock, Senior Project Officer for the North Division said, “Buy-in from the team for any development is always incredibly high, which leads to an extremely positive and enthusiastic approach by everyone involved.

The team-building element was incredibly popular during the latest workshop and I personally feel it was vital because the team is largely out in the field dealing with the families on a daily basis and so the times the team does come together is so important. It allows everyone to catch up, reflect, discuss approaches, results and problems and more importantly offer each other support, as the role is as equally stressful as it is rewarding.

We have found that by investing in development it shows belief and confidence in our team, which is essential as there are no quick results in our line of work. It is for this reason why Worcestershire FIP views development and training so vital and will continue to invest in the future.”

Passion, engagement, loyalty and determination are words all employers would love to use to describe their workforce. Luckily for the employees of the Worcestershire FIP their employer not only recognises their effort and potential but realises that to keep the FIP moving forward training is needed to be used as a fundamental tool; a belief that many other organisations could learn and take heed from!

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