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Funding Opportunities - January 2012
True Colours Trust
The True Colours Trust provides grants to small, UK-based organisations to carry out projects that provide help for disabled children and their families.
The grants programme is open to small UK-based community and voluntary groups that operate on a local level. The Trust does not provide grants for individuals.
Grants are available for one-off purposes, such as:
Two-week child protection inspections to start in May
Ofsted has finalised plans to begin two-week long spot checks of local authority child protection services from May.
The inspectorate's revised inspection framework of child protection will double the number of local authority case files that inspectors scrutinise. There are also plans to have a greater focus on children's experiences.
Child Mental Health Forum - 'Think Family: Whole family approaches to supporting families' - Leicester - 10.05.12
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Child Mental Health Forum is for any professional or worker who through their role is able to promote children's emotional well-being, or mental health.
The forum is an opportunity for people from different background to mix, and develop skills and knowledge, and think about effective practise. This session will cover: 'Think Family: Whole family approaches to supporting families affectedby Parental Mental Illness'
Further Information
to find out about other dates and topics available click here.
How to Book
Contact the Primary Mental Health Team - 0116 295 5050
PLEASE NOTE: Booking will open one month prior to each forum date.
Child Mental Health Forum - 'Think Family: Whole family approaches to supporting families' - Leicester - 24.05.12
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Child Mental Health Forum is for any professional or worker who through their role is able to promote children's emotional well-being, or mental health.
The forum is an opportunity for people from different background to mix, and develop skills and knowledge, and think about effective practise. This session will cover: 'Think Family: Whole family appraoches to supporting families affected by Parental Mental Illness'
Further Information
to find out about other dates and topics available click here.
How to Book
Contact the Primary Mental Health Team - 0116 295 5050
PLEASE NOTE: Booking will open one month prior to each forum date.
Child Mental Health Forum - 'Think Family: Whole family approaches to supporting families' - Leicester - 17.05.12
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Child Mental Health Forum is for any professional or worker who through their role is able to promote children's emotional well-being, or mental health.
The forum is an opportunity for people from different background to mix, and develop skills and knowledge, and think about effective practise. This session will cover: 'Think Family: Whole family approaches to supporting families affectedby Parental Mental Illness'
Further Information
to find out about other dates and topics available click here.
How to Book
Contact the Primary Mental Health Team - 0116 295 5050
PLEASE NOTE: Booking will open one month prior to each forum date.
Child Mental Health Forum - 'Think Family: Whole family approaches to supporting families' - Leicester - 10.05.12
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Child Mental Health Forum is for any professional or worker who through their role is able to promote children's emotional well-being, or mental health.
The forum is an opportunity for people from different background to mix, and develop skills and knowledge, and think about effective practise. This session will cover: 'Think Family: whole family approaches to supporting families affected by Parental mENTAL illness'
Further Information
to find out about other dates and topics available click here.
How to Book
Contact the Primary Mental Health Team - 0116 295 5050
PLEASE NOTE: Booking will open one month prior to each forum date.
Child Mental Health Forum - 'The Impact of Early Childhood Traumatic Stress' - Leicester - 30.04.12
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Child Mental Health Forum is for any professional or worker who through their role is able to promote children's emotional well-being, or mental health.
The forum is an opportunity for people from different background to mix, and develop skills and knowledge, and think about effective practise. This session will cover: 'The Impact of Early Childhood Traumatic Stress - Implication for our practice'
Further Information
to find out about other dates and topics available click here.
How to Book
Contact the Primary Mental Health Team - 0116 295 5050
PLEASE NOTE: Booking will open one month prior to each forum date
Child Mental Health Forum - 'The Impact of Early Childhood Traumatic Stress' - Leicester - 17.04.12
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Child Mental Health Forum is for any professional or worker who through their role is able to promote children's emotional well-being, or mental health.
The forum is an opportunity for people from different background to mix, and develop skills and knowledge, and think about effective practise. This session will cover: 'The Impact of Early Childhood Traumatic Stress - Implication for our practice'
Further Information
to find out about other dates and topics available click here.
How to Book
Contact the Primary Mental Health Team - 0116 295 5050
PLEASE NOTE: Booking will open one month prior to each forum date
Child Mental Health Forum - 'Promoting Emotional Wellbeing of Children with Physical Health Problems' - Leicester - 26.03.12
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Child Mental Health Forum is for any professional or worker who through their role is able to promote children's emotional well-being, or mental health.
The forum is an opportunity for people from different background to mix, and develop skills and knowledge, and think about effective practise. This session will cover: 'Promoting the emotional well-being of children with enduring physical health problems'
Further Information
to find out about other dates and topics available click here.
How to Book
Contact the Primary Mental Health Team - 0116 295 5050
PLEASE NOTE: Booking will open one month prior to each forum date.
Child Mental Health Forum - 'Promoting Emotional Wellbeing of Children with Physical Health Problems' - Leicester - 06.03.12
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Child Mental Health Forum is for any professional or worker who through their role is able to promote children's emotional well-being, or mental health.
The forum is an opportunity for people from different background to mix, and develop skills and knowledge, and think about effective practise. This session will cover: 'Promoting the emotional well-being of children with enduring physical health problems'
Further Information
to find out about other dates and topics available click here.
How to Book
Contact the Primary Mental Health Team - 0116 295 5050
PLEASE NOTE: Booking will open one month prior to each forum date.
Counselling Skills for Non-Counsellors - Northampton - 10.03.12
Relate Northamptonshire is hosting a 22 hour Counselling Skills for Non-Counsellors course accredited at level 3 through OCN. This will be commence at 10:00 on the 10th March and will run over a period of 6 weeks.
The course provides practitioners working in a helping capacity on counselling skills based on Egan's well established 3-stage model and will give them the opportunity to progress to our further counselling skills course. Participants will:
- Explore concepts such as their own personal constructs, ethical behaviours and referral
- Examine change, loss and attachment
- Explore the challenges of goal-setting and motivating clients to change.
Therefore participants will develop an understanding and skills which will enhance their transaction with clients.
Target Group
Individuals whose role is supporting people including social work, education, training, and employment, prisons, the healthcare sector, community settings and information, advice and guidance.
Learning Objectives
the course aims to achieve the following objectives:
- Understanding of the counselling process and skills
- Development of counselling skills Development of sensitivity to the process of change
- Ability to apply a range of counselling skills to promote positive outcomes for client
Duration
Week 1: 4.5 hours
Weeks 2-6: 3.5 hours
How to Book
To book a place on this course please use the following contact details:
Phone: 01604 634400
Email: info@relatenorthants.org.uk
Further information
TO read more about the course please click here.
Basic Counselling Skills - An Introduction to Counselling - Northampton - 18.02.12
Relate Northamptonshire is hosting a 6 hour introduction to Basic Counselling Skills workshop on the 18th February at 10:00. The course will give you an insight into the role of a counsellor and will give participant's the opportunity to progress to a further counselling skills course.
Participants will develop an initial understanding of skills which will enhance their transaction with clients. Participants will also gain an overview of what concepts they may explore should they progress to the Counselling Skills for Non-Counsellors Course
Target Group
Anybody who is considering or who has an interest in counselling
Learning Objectives
An insight into the following:
- Understanding of the counselling process
- Understanding of skills required to become a counsellor
- Overview of the Counselling Skills for Non-Counsellors Course
- An opportunity to ask questions about your your future career and what you should expect
How to book
To book a place on this course please use the following contact details:
Phone: 01604 634400
Email: info@relatenorthants.org.uk
Further Information
to read more about the course please click here.
Are You Safe? - Rutland - 30.03.12
This event is for leaders and managers and those who hold responsibility for safeguarding within voluntary sector organisations. It will provide an update on local and national safeguarding policy and procedure.
The session will cover:
- Tools and Support to Help You Meet Your Responsibilities - learn about the Safe Network Standards (see page 3) and the tools and resources that have been created to help you meet and demonstrate your safeguarding responsibilities
- National Policy and How it Affects Your Group - an update on the Vetting and Barring scheme and the Independent Safeguarding Authority - are you aware of your responsibilities as an employer?
- Safeguarding Procedure in the Local Area - find out about the role and responsibilities of the LSCB and the resources available to support your organisation.
Further Information and Booking
To book a place or to find out more please contact Hartirath Gill-Sharma
Email: hartirath.gs@valonline.org.uk Tel: 0116 2574964
'Attachment & Mental Health in Children & Young People' - 1 Day Multi-Agency Training Event - Leicester - 21.06.12
This is an established course that has been well evaluated and highly received by Tier 1 professionals.
This training is supported and funded by Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Child & Adolescent Mental Health Strategy
The day aims to give a theoretical and practical overview of attachment theory, how it affects mental health and its relevance to multi-agency working with children and adolescents.
Targeted Audience
This training is aimed at Tier 1 professionals from the statutory and voluntary sectors who work with children and young people. Please note, priority will be given to those who have attended the Foundation Level 1, Two Day Working Together in Children and Young Peoples Mental Health
Further information
Contact either Lisa Anderson, Training Co-ordinator in Child Mental Health
or Pratibha Patel, Training Administrator Tel: 0116 225 2888
Please also see the flyer for more information
How to Book
Please complete the attached booking form indicating your preferred date (this course is also available on the 4th October 2012) and forward to:
Pratibha Patel
Tel: 0116 225 2888
Email: pnp3@le.ac.uk
(PLEASE NOTE: Additional information will be sent to applicants nearer the time.
Although we endeavour to notify unsuccessful applicants, this is not always possible due to high volume of applications. Please assume if you do not receive confirmation you do not have a place).
New Rep on the Local Safeguarding Children Board for Northamptonshire
Following the recent poll held amongst voluntary and community groups in the county, Ann Bodsworth of Northampton Women's Aid has been elected third sector representative on the Local Safeguarding Children Board for Northamptonshire.
Congratulations to Ann on her appointment to this role.
