Advanced Development Programme (ADP)

"My new skills enable me to develop a collaborative partnership which empowers the service user to develop skills to better manage on a day-to-day basis"

Judie Fairweather, participant on ADP, Deputy Team Manager, Wandsworth Crisis and Home Treatment Team

What is the ADP?

The ADP is an opportunity for healthcare professionals to enhance and develop the knowledge and skills needed to support service users with long-term conditions to self-manage. Within Wandsworth we are focusing on depression as a long-term condition, but what you learn will apply to all long-term conditions. The ADP is delivered by a lay tutor (i.e. someone who has experience of self-management and depression) and a healthcare professional.

Being part of this national initiative means that the healthcare services in Wandsworth are at the forefront of innovative techniques for the recovery and increased well-being of people suffering from long-term conditions.

The ADP consists of  6 hour training, workshops either run over 2 x 3 hour sessions or 2 x 3 hour sessions.

It is open to all healthcare professionals within Wandsworth Primary Care Trust and South West London and St George's NHS Trust.

There is no cost to attend the programme and back pay is available for GPs in Wandsworth who would like to attend.

Programmes running in 2011:

To find out further information and details of programmes running in your area please contact Hannah Nettle,  Project manager on 0203 513 6006 / 0791 274 2271  or email cocreating.health@swlstg-tr.nhs.uk    

Key features of the programme include:

• learning through skill rehearsal with actors and observational learning
• facilitated Action Learning Sets, creating peer support for ongoing development and learning.
• individual and confidential feedback for each participant from their own patients.
• thorough evaluation of the ADP and the initiative as a whole so we know what is working and why.

Find out what previous participants think about the ADP: Testimonial 1   Testimonial 2

What are the benefits of participating in the ADP?