The T Trainer Group consists of a team of trainers that have all been assessed and approved by senior staff at Stanford University in California. They are all highly experienced and capable trainers who aim to carry forward and maintain the self-management programmes licensed by Stanford University in the UK.
Although representing a variety of organisations they are an independent group that does not owe allegiance to any one organisation but represent best practice and support across the industry.
The group is linked to Stanford University by virtue of the title T Trainer (or Trainer of Lead Trainers -TOLT) which can only be granted by Stanford University Patient Education Programme. They act as a conduit for experiences, views and suggestions for change between self-management programmes in the UK and Stanford. Alongside the National Register of Self-Management and QISMET, they are responsible for ensuring that licensed organisations within the UK fulfil the conditions of their licence.
The group adheres to Stepping Stones to Quality (SS2Q) as the quality standard for all Stanford self-management programmes within the UK. The accreditation of the members of the group is through SS2Q and they act as a bridge between the UK’s standard and Stanford’s Fidelity Manual.
Members of the group are the only individuals within the programme in the UK able to sign off Lead/Master Trainers and individually or collectively offer help and support to Lead/Master Trainers within the UK.
The group hold regular meetings and, as the senior trainers within the Stanford programme, these meetings ensure standards and best practice are kept up throughout the country. Current members of the group are:
If you would like any further information or would like any help, advice or support please send an email to ttrainergroup@selfmanagement.co.uk