Aims, Objectives & Outcomes

Trainer: Claire Strachan, Named Nurse Safeguarding Children (Doncaster) RDaSH

Course outline:

This 1/2 day course explores the potential impact of parental/carer mental health problems on children. Course participants will be introduced to the symptoms and behaviours associated with common mental health problems. the use of practical activities and case scenarios will enable participants to consider their role in assessing and working in partnership to support families where mental illness is a factor.

Aim:

  • To introduce participants to the key features associated with common mental health problems and consider how parental/carer mental health problems may impact on the child and family.

By the end of the training participants will:

  • have a basic understanding of common mental health problems and be able to describe some of the associated features.

  • Have an opportunity to explore the impact of parental/carer mental illness on children through the use of practical activities and case scenarios.

  • Consider their role in supporting and working in partnership with families and agencies to promote good outcomes for children living in families where parental/carer mental illness is present.

  • Be able to identify factors associated with parental/carer mental illness that indicate a child or young person may be at risk of significant harm and know what procedures to follow.

Target Group:

Practitioners who work directly or have regular contact with children, young people and their families and have not had any formal mental health training.

 

 

Training Availability

The next available training dates are

14th May 2012 

17th September 2012

13th December 2012

Training is from 9:15AM - 12:30PM. 

The venue is

Rutland House

Rutland Street

Doncaster

DN1 2BF

Further training dates will be published as soon as possible.

If you are interested in attending this training course then please complete the booking form and send it to the email address below

dscbtraining@doncaster.gov.uk

Non-attendance of any course without 48 hours notification will result in a charge of £50.