Listening Post

Insights, observations and news

Insights, observations and news


 

at a time


Quality Assurance for Helplines

There are many different areas were a helpline can measure the quality of its service.   more  

Optimising your Outcomes

The value of sharing your impact report   more  

Let's leave the powerpoint slides at home

What happens when there is no wi-fi or a tv screen to share your powerpoint slides  more  

World Suicide Prevention Day

Our new Suicide Prevention Guide: Understand, Respond and Support is available to download.   more  

Volunteering

Has the cost of living crisis had an impact on volunteer recruitment?   more  

Obvious but often not considered

Small changes to bring more light into our day to day practice  more  

Happy New Year

Here we go again...another year and perhaps another new start? I'm a big fan of New Years....love the festive feel, the idea we can start afresh even if we carry on doing all the b...  more  

Words have Power

Personification, Onomatopoeia, Imagery, Metaphors are just a few examples of literacy devices. Why did we then decided to use Alliteration for our course titles  more  

Why is self care so important

Ever wondered the benefits of self care?   more  

Boom, sparkle, pop, fizz...

How can a helpline worker shine a light for a caller  more