Understanding Self Harm (Working with Children and Young People)
This course will explore issues of self-harm in children and young people and consider ways of supporting the individual and managing self-harm behaviours.
For: Managers and Supervisors, Social Workers, Children & Family Support, Foster Care, Residential Workers, Youth Support Service Staff, Youth Offending Team, Children Centre Staff
Children and young people who self harm are often misunderstood. The reasons for self harm behaviours are often complex. This course aims to develop an awareness of the factors contributing to self harm and explores the impact on professionals of working with this distressing topic. Methods of delivery will be adjusted to suit the needs of each individual group. The course can be delivered either single agency or to a mixed audience. Safeguarding and equality and diversity are key themes that exist within the course content.
Our Courses
Course content can also be tailored to meet specific organisational requirements following consultation where specific focus has been identified e.g. through Ofsted recommendations.
Behind Closed Doors: supporting children who live with violence
The course explores issues of domestic violence and the impact it has on children when they witness or live with violence.
Working with challenging Families
Understanding types of resistance and developing strategies for effective engagement. The course considers how to respond to hostility, aggression and conflict during work with children, young people and their families.
Awareness of mental health issues and considerations for working with children and young people
This course aims to offer an opportunity for participants to develop an awareness of mental health issues in children and young people.
Understanding and working with neglectful parenting
The aim of this course is to give participants an understanding of what constitutes neglectful parenting and consider professional responses that take into consideration developmental needs of children.
Understanding Self Harm (Working with Children and Young People)
This course will explore issues of self-harm in children and young people and consider ways of supporting the individual and managing self-harm behaviours.
All Behaviour has meaning (Encouraging positive behaviour in Children and Young People)
This course aims to consider ways of addressing behavioural issues in children and young people. It considers the meaning of behaviour and offers strategies for support the development of positive behavioural responses linked to children and young people’s developmental stages.
Developing motivational interviewing techniques in work with children and young people
This course aims to introduce participants to theories of motivational interviewing to enable children and young people to engage in change.
Attachment Separation and Loss
This course considers a range of issues relating to attachment separation and loss issues experienced by children, young people and their families.
Applying Child Development knowledge in practice
This course considers a range theories relating to child development and the relevance of these to assessing the needs of children and young people.
Understanding assessment and analysis
This course aims to develop practitioner’s knowledge and understanding of assessment and analysis and the importance of multi-agency working.
Understanding and using Morrison’s 4x4x4 supervision model in post crisis support for staff in social care
Incidents at work can be costly to both individuals and organisations. Staff who experience physical or psychological threats or witness distressing events are more likely to experience mental ill health if effective support is not provided.
Using supervision effectively for supervisees
This one-day course will develop a greater understanding of the value and necessity for supervision and offer a structure for using reflective practices in supervision sessions.
Reflective Supervision for supervisors in social care
Enhancing Outcomes for Children and Young People. This programme aims to offer managers and supervisors an opportunity to support and maintain the fulfilment of supervision within the context of organisational requirements.
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For further detailed course information and learning outcomes please feel free to contact:
Dawn O’Neill
Independent Social Worker, Trainer and Consultant
O’Neill Training Solutions Ltd
207 Marlborough Avenue
Hull
HU5 3LF
Tel: 07515 637737
Email: dawnoneill@icloud.com + info@ots-ltd.com
*Some course costs may be negotiable dependent on number of courses booked.
For further information give me a call
About Us
I am an independent trainer and consultant with over twenty years social care experience. My specialism is in delivering supervision, assessment and motivational interviewing training to the social care workforce in relation to children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Contact Info
- 207 Marlborough Avenue Hull HU5 3LF
- 07515 637737
- dawnoneill@icloud.com
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