Motivational Speaker & Therapist Specialising in Equality Diversity Inclusion and Addiction as well as specialising in delivering training for Substance Misuse, Addiction & EDI.
The key to any type of engagement, regardless of the format, is education. Ensuring that education is at the core of everything we do is fundamental. For instance, if you are selling a product, but no one understands what it is, you can't expect people to buy it. Similarly, when services aim to engage with communities, education is crucial for effective engagement. However, education should not be a one-sided process. It's important that it is a two-way exchange. During this process, we should take the opportunity to learn about the community's culture, beliefs, and how these factors influence the services we want to provide. This mutual learning helps us adapt our methods to better suit the communities we engage with. By learning and adapting our approach, we can ensure more effective and meaningful engagement.