Our experience includes extensive work with universities, government, statutory agencies, voluntary organisations, universities and community groups throughout Scotland. This work has included policy analysis; strategic development; project development and management; facilitation and consultancy; research and evaluation and training. This work has taken place all over Scotland, from the Borders to the Western Isles.
This experience has involved work alongside government agencies such as Health Scotland, the Scottish Government, the Mental Welfare Commission and numerous NHS bodies. The NGO and charitable sector organisations worked with include local and national agencies through out the whole of Scotland, and include representative bodies such the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and local councils of voluntary service.
We have expertise in, and a track record of, work with the Voluntary Sector, including organisational development, business planning, fundraising, teambuilding and evaluations. This includes helping both national and local voluntary agencies with organisational development and organisational reviews, fundraising and income generation strategies, and facilitating with staff and board members. We have experience of working on behalf of bodies such as the Charities Aid Foundation and Lloyds TSB (Inspiring Scotland programme).
Projects
Projects undertaken for Health Scotland (formerly Health Education Board for Scotland)
Project budget holder for Health Education Board for Scotland for research programme. Healthy Partnerships for Supporting Health Promotion in the Voluntary Sector. Strategic Needs Assessment Research.
Multi-Disciplinary Training Initiative: Supporting Health Promotion in the Voluntary Sector. Developed on behalf of HEBS.
Project budget holder for Health Education Board for Scotland for research programme. Mental Health and the Under Fives Research Review.
Project holder for Health Education Board for Scotland for research programme: Training the Trainers: Needs of Health Promotion Specialists.
Consultancy for Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board Department of Health Improvement: Health Literacy Project: Promoting Health Among Socially Excluded Groups, Including Offenders and Prisoners.
Consultant for Scottish Executive and Health Education Board for Scotland for Review of the Public Health Function.
Consultancy for the Development Group of the Scottish Health Service
Consultancy for Shetland Health Board and Shetland Islands Council
Lead Consultancy for the Closure of Gogarburn Hospital and Voluntary Provider Sector Programme for Edinburgh Council, with Eddie Palmer and Sue Leiberman.
Consultancy for Charities Aid Foundation
Consultancy for Inspiring Scotland. Capacity Building for major programme on assisting 14-19 year olds in Scotland organised by Lloyds TSB.
Health and Diet of Young People at Risk. Budget holder for research into effects health and dietary skills of vulnerable young people in Pilton. On behalf of Pilton Community Health Project.
Ready Steady Baby Scheme, Pilton. Evaluation on behalf of Pilton Community Health Project.
Barri Grub Milk Token Scheme. Evaluation on behalf of Pilton Community Health Project.
Minority Ethnic Health Improvement Project (MEHIP). Evaluation undertaken on behalf of Edinburgh Primary Care Trust.
Craigmillar Community Health Project. Evaluation undertaken on behalf of Craigmillar Community Health Project.
Broxburn Health Partnership. Evaluation undertaken on behalf of West Lothian Council and West Lothian Primary Care Trust.
Commissioned by Joseph Rowntree Foundation as Scottish Consultant for Social Care and Disability in Scotland Review.
Oral and Dental Health Review with Helen Smart. Greater Glasgow Health Board.
Consultancy for the Economic and Social Research Council for the Development and Evaluation of the Management of Personal Welfare Programme. Responsible for initiating innovative joint ESRC/Joseph Rowntree Foundation Research Programme.
Consultancy for the Scottish Office and National Health Service in Scotland Management Development Group interdisciplinary training and development programmes.
Consultancy for the Open University for its Community Care Course K259.
Consultancy to Dundee University Community Care (CC) courses.
Joint project holder for Joseph Rowntree Foundation-funded research project on older people with mental health problems.
Consultancy for Transferable Skills Project for Department of Social Policy, University of Edinburgh.
Facilitation work and training with statutory and voluntary sector organisations. Training courses which Mike (and associates) provides include: Capacity Building; Developing Advocacy; Evaluation and Monitoring; Partnership Working; Working with Volunteers; Training Needs Assessments; Stress Management; Risk Assessment; and Project Management.
Training courses provided
This includes training on behalf of the Scottish Government and Health Scotland.
Training on Risk Behaviours and Risk Taking for Fife Council, Aberdeen Council, Borders Council, Western Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland), Archdiocese of Glasgow Social Services, Crossroads (Scotland) and other agencies.
Risk Assessment & Risk Management. This training course is described in Titterton (1999) and Titterton (2005) – see our publications' listing. It has been provided for many local authorities eg. Shetland, Western Isles, East Renfrewshire, Fife and for health boards and voluntary organisations e.g. the Mungo Foundation, National Children’s Homes, Penumbra, Salvation Army etc.
.Risk Work with Mentally Disordered Offenders: Training for Mental Health Officers on behalf of the Scottish Government
Project Management: Shetland Islands Council
Care Management: Shetland Islands Council
Aggression & Violence Management: Shetland Islands Council
Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Fife Council, Shetland Islands Council
Governance for NGOs: John Muir Trust, Social Firms Scotland
Multidisciplinary and Partnership Working for Scottish Government, Health Scotland, Highland Council and Highland Health Board, Fife Council and Fife Health Board, Dundee Council and Tayside Health Board, and others.
Teambuilding: Penumbra
Evaluation and Monitoring: Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Counci