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The Purpose for these Support Groups: 

6pm-6.30pm Share The Care discussion group with Jakie Dyer *ONLY FOR SHARE THE CARE CARERS*

6.30pm-8pm *OPEN TO ALL Carers* - 'Working with disabled children, challenges and self-care' presented by Mavis Mukambirwa

We realise that fostering can be really difficult at times. Perhaps the only people who really understand it are other foster carers and so therefore we want to give you a place to meet up.

Although these will be informal meetings, each session will have a brief agenda, attendance list, and agreed group rules. This is to help those who don’t know anyone and feel awkward about coming along to a new meeting, to feel that they won’t be left alone on the side-lines.

These sessions should be recorded on your Personal Development Plan (PDP).

Suicide First Aid: Understanding Suicide Intervention is a full day suicide prevention training programme. This course is accredited by
City & Guilds

This programme provides Learners with the foundational knowledge and practical skills needed to effectively intervene in situations where a young person / care leaver may be contemplating suicide
Designed for individuals working primarily in social care with young people and care leavers, this programme equips you with the tools to recognise the signs of suicide thoughts and behaviour. It shows you how to initiate lifesaving conversations and connect young people/care leavers with appropriate resources. Whether you're a personal assistant, social worker, social work assistant, family support worker. healthcare professional, educator, this programme empowers you to make a real difference.


Part 1 - 9:30 to 11:00
• Introduction & programme outline
• Working with attitudes & values
• Stigma, survivors of bereavement by suicide and the Hidden Toll
• Suicide - The Ripple Effect
• Suicide thoughts and suicide behaviour
• Intention of behaviour Versus Outcome of behaviour
• Possible causes of thoughts of suicide.

Part 2 - 11:15 to 12:45
• Population-based approach to suicide prevention
• Suicide Prevention - Intervention – Postvention
• Partnership working - First Aid Approach
• “I’m really glad you told me” - Audio visual

Part 3 - 13:30 to 14:45
• Meeting the needs of a person who is thinking about suicide
• Suicide-Safety Guide - 3 Step Model
• Step 1 – Recognise and asking about suicide
• Step 2 – Understanding and exploring options

Part 4 - 15:00 to 16:30
• Step 3 – Helping you cope
• Suicide-safety and self-care
• Future learning

Please click here to view and download the course handouts.

This training is organised by South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership and is targeted at all staff from all agencies who are working directly with children, or adults who are parents.

This training session will cover: The laws and policies that relate to safeguarding children and YP What we mean by safeguarding and how some children can be harmed What signs to look out for How ACE's impact families and children Local and inter-agency procedures that are in place The role of early help Appropriate information sharing Responding to allegations.

Requirements for face-to-face training:

• Participants must arrive on time and allow time for parking.
• Participants should attend the full training day, participants should be rebook for a different date if they are unable to attend the full day.
• Please note that there is not a requirement to print off the handouts.

Mockingbird has launched within the Fostering Service, here at South Glos. The Fostering Network are running ‘Introduction to Mockingbird’ sessions online.
All sessions are delivered by our experienced Mockingbird coaches and provide a great opportunity for attendees to learn all about Mockingbird and ask any questions they may have.
What does the session cover?
What is Mockingbird?
• The key fidelity of the model
• Key roles and responsibilities
• Impact of Mockingbird

Who can attend?
Introduction to Mockingbird sessions are available to services that are currently working with The Fostering Network to deliver Mockingbird and are open to both new and existing social workers and staff across children's services. Please feel free to extend the invitation to staff working in residential, adoption, SGOs as well as your managers, senior leaders, panel members and IROs etc. Essentially these sessions are open to any staff in your service who you feel will benefit from learning more about Mockingbird.

This will be delivered via Zoom and hosted by Suzanne Pearson. 

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 826 0509 1812
Passcode: 574278

Please join the meeting prior to the 9.30 start, so you have time to check that the technology is working.

A community based course to increase awareness and challenge stigma about mental health that participants can draw upon in their day-to-day lives and work.

The views of people with ‘lived’ experience of emotional or mental health issues are central to informing the course content as well as up to date research evidence. 

The course is suitable for anyone including staff and volunteers from a variety of settings working with Adults, and/or Children and Families, who wish to learn more about mental health. It consists of a mixture of factual presentation, small group work and large group discussion within agreed ground rules of confidentiality and respecting each other’s points of view. There are extensive handouts available

The trainer Suzanne Pearson is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and CBT therapist with experience of working in the NHS and voluntary sector. She is a qualified adult trainer with extensive experience of delivering high quality mental health training to a range of participants and organisations. She is a Mental Health First Aid instructor (Standard and Youth courses) and an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST) trainer.

COSTS: £57