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This free course has been developed by the Royal Society of Public Health and aimsto increase the confidence and skills of frontline staff to be effective in having conversations about mental health and wellbeing. It draws on CBT skills and the 5 Ways to Wellbeing in order to help people manage emotional distress and increase their resilience and mental wellbeing through positive changes. It is an incremental three-session programme – Session 1 is a half day, Sessions 2 and 3 are full days.

PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED GUIDANCE BEORE ATTENDING TRAINING AT KINGSWOOD CIVIC CENTRE

This half-day workshop aims to raise awareness and knowledge of the causes and impact of dementia on individuals, and to highlight ways in which staff can work positively and effectively with older people who are living with dementia.

The standard charge for this course is £40 per day. Please refer to our Course Charges on the Home page for information on discounts and exemptions

The training covers: • What trafficking and slavery are • Nature and scale of the issue – nationally, regionally, locally • Types of trafficking and slavery and how to identify them • Legal definitions • Working with potential victims • Victim and survivors perspective • How to interview and engage with vulnerable persons, safeguarding approach • The National Referral Mechanism – what it is and completing it • Processes to follow and things to consider • Your agencies responsibilities • Case studies and practice identifying potential victims The standard charge for this course is £35. Please refer to our Course Charges on the Home page for information on discounts and exemptions. Please note there is also a 90 minute session on Modern Slavery available.

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE CURRENT SITUATION THIS TRAINING SESSION IS NOW BEING DELIVERED VIRTUALLY USING MICROSOFT TEAMS.

THIS WILL NOW BE DELIVERED IN TWO PARTS - PART A 7TH SEPT 2020 AND PART B 16TH SEPT 2020.

YOU WILL NEED TO ATTEND A RAISING SAFEGUARDING CONCERNS COURSE BEFORE ATTENDING THIS TRAINING. Managers of agencies that provide services for adults at risk must ensure they lead a "safe service", with competent staff and an organisational culture that safeguards adults. This 1-day workshop will help delegates to understand and be accountable for the key factors in managing and preventing organisational abuse in the services they lead and/or review. For full-day courses – The standard charge for this course is £80 per day. Please refer to our Course Charges on the Home page for information on discounts and exemptions.

This 2-hour webinar aims to increase children's services practitioners' understanding around self-harm/injury and suicide.

The session will be run in Microsoft Teams and be led by children's services managers.

All council Integrated Children's Services staff are expected to attend the session. 


Webinar timings: 9.00am – 11.00am, including time for questions and answers

Webinar facilitators: Tim Bartley, Jennie Lowe