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What is DEEP?

DEEP is a co-production approach to gathering, exploring, and using diverse types of evidence (research evidence, practitioner wisdom and the perspectives of people with lived experience) in learning and development by using story and dialogue-based methods.

Welsh Government’s Performance and Improvement Framework requires local authorities and their partners to demonstrate how they’re using evidence in practice, planning and policymaking and go beyond performance indicators to explore the experience and outcomes of the people they support.

Using DEEP approaches can support people working across social work and social care with the understanding and tools to deliver relationship-centred care and support.

All the sessions below can be booked via the link:

TitleWhat it’s aboutDate
Sharing evidence:
With a focus on numbers
Learn how to share quantitative number-based evidence in a way that engages hearts and minds by using stories, visuals, and other creative approaches23 April
Leading learning and development using evidence:
DEEP Catalyst course
Learn about DEEP principles and approaches and how to use practical tools for collective learning30 April- 16 July
Gathering and using evidence in practice: DEEP principlesExplore the 8 principles that underpin the human-centred DEEP approach to using evidence in learning and development8 May
Relationship-centred care:
The Senses Framework
Learn about relationship-centred care and interdependent well-being through exploring the six ‘Senses’, and how they can create enriched environments of care and learning23 May
Reflective practice and co-production:
Community of Enquiry
Learn how to support people to explore topics in a way that in inclusive, yet values and supports reflective disagreement5 June
Reflective practice and learning:
Magic moments and Tragic moments
Understand how to gather people’s ‘magic moments’ and ‘tragic moments’ and how these stories can be used as a catalyst, for learning and development in practice13 June
Reflective practice and evaluation:
Most Significant Change
Learn the essentials of the Most Significant Change technique, the principles and practice of gathering stories and exploring them in story selection panels for evaluation20 June
Evaluating person-centred care:
An introduction to the PERCCI survey
Explore the key themes of person-centred care and how the PERCCI survey tool was developed and can be used in practice27
June