Introduction to Children and Young People’s Mental Health Training
Our mental health training is FREE for any school, organisation, professional or volunteer working with children or young people in Oxfordshire and is underpinned by NHS England’s Future in Mind (2015) report.
In collaboration with Young Devon, Response and Oxford Health Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, the Introduction to Children and Young People’s Mental Health training is designed to upskill and support frontline staff by giving them the tools to:
take responsibility for the wellbeing of everyone around them
recognise and respond to early signs of mental health problems
boost the emotional literacy and resilience of children and young people
reflect on their own mental health and its impact on the young people they work with
grow their knowledge of available support services to enhance signposting capability.
If you have any queries, or would like to book by email, please contact sedia.rogers@oxfordshireyouth.org
“The course leader is an excellent speaker and incredibly knowledgeable”.
Oxfordshire Youth is committed to prevention, early intervention and promoting resilience. This training supports frontline staff in shifting our national culture towards embracing social and emotional wellbeing and responding early to signs of mental health problems.
Positive mental health is everybody’s responsibility, but in England we may be reaching as few as one in four children and young people who need support. Not surprisingly, one in four adults experiences a mental health issue in any given year, and for three quarters of adults living with mental health problems, their struggles began in childhood and adolescence.
It’s not a problem! You can attend a full day webinar that Oxfordshire Youth delivers via OSCB (link) or twilight sessions that Oxfordshire Youth delivers on the following date:
Primary schools will receive a training specific for children, whereas secondary schools will receive a training more targeted around young people.
Individuals such as professionals and volunteers who would like to attend the training can book on either of the following:
We’ve had several primary schools in the past who have included staff from their nurseries in the training session with very positive feedback.
The important thing to keep in mind is that the training is an introduction to children’s mental health – it’s a basic training to get everyone talking about mental health in the same way. The training includes content that relate to younger children but it’s important to have the right expectations as the training won’t necessarily go into specific details about early years – it looks at attachment and the importance of those bonds as children are growing up and brain development.
We now offer the option of a face to face or an online delivery. It depends on your needs and preferences!
We do use Zoom. This helps us to guarantee a certain level of interactions thanks to the break out rooms. If you want an online delivery, but you don’t want to use Zoom, please get in touch sedia.rogers@oxfordshireyouth.org
The minimum number of a group delivery is 10. If you are not able to meet this requirement, please get in touch as we don’t want anyone to miss out. sedia.rogers@oxfordshireyouth.org
There’s no maximum number. If the attendees are approximately more than 20, we will split the group in two and we’ll arrange for two trainers to deliver the training.
“I found the sessions inspirational, and the facilitator very helpful, kind and informative”.