The Training Brochure of The Health Improvement, Equality & Involvement Department of the WH&SCT.

Contents

Introduction 1

Consent Training 2

Cook It! Tutor Training 3

Facilitating Groups 4

Food Values Tutor Training 5

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) 6

SafeTALK 7

Sexual Health 8

Solihull Approach Foundation Training 9

Parenting Group Facilitator Training 10

Solihull Understanding Trauma Seminar 11

Traffic Light Sexual Behaviour 12

Transgender Awareness 13

Walk Leader 14

Please use the link to the right to access the online application form for courses in this brochure.

Introduction

Welcome to the Health Improvement, Equality and Involvement Department Training Brochure April to September 2018.

As a department we target health inequalities within the West and aim to improve the health and wellbeing of all people who live and work within the WHSCT area. The service works directly with staff and the public as well as in partnership with other statutory, voluntary and community organisations.

The context for our work is defined by the Programme for Government Framework , Health and Wellbeing 2026 - Delivering Together and the Making Life Better Public Health Framework for Northern Ireland 2012-2023.

We aim to build on the skills and capacity of people to deliver quality, effective health improvement programmes; co-ordinate and facilitate health improvement activities and provide information and advice.

This brochure outlines the various training courses that we offer relating to the health and wellbeing agenda.

1

Date & Venue7 June 2018, St Columb’s Park House, L’Derry

13 September 2018, Large Lecture Theatre, South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen

FacilitatorsBrook NI

Duration3 hours (9.30 am – 12.30pm)

Target Audience Practitioners/Youth Workers/Teachers or anyone working in a role that supports young people.

Aim of Course To raise awareness around the concept of consent.

Learning Objectives

• Increased awareness about what consent is

• Exploration of sex, consent and rights

• Increased awareness of consent and social media

• Increased understanding about how our values can impact on our decision making.

Consent Training

2

Date & Venue19 & 25 April 2018, All Saints Church Hall, Glendermott Road, L’Derry

6 & 13 September 2018, St Columba’s Parish Church Hall, Omagh FacilitatorsCommunity Food and Nutrition Team

Duration2 Days - 6 hours per day (10.00am – 4.00pm)

Target AudienceCommunity and voluntary organisations.

Aim of Course To empower participants to deliver a 6 week Cook It programme to their service users in the context of health and wellbeing. To increase participants knowledge of nutrition messages together with practical skills when preparing and cooking food.

Learning Objectives

• Understanding the concept of healthy eating

• Motivation to make small changes

• Developed a healthy attitude to food and diet

• Enhanced positive approach to living a healthy lifestyle.

Cook It! Tutor Training

3

To apply for this training please click on the link opposite to complete the Cook it! application form.

Click on the link opposite to access the Cook it! Guidelines.

Date & Venue14 June 2018, Conference Room, Top Floor, Shared Future Centre, L’Derry

25 September 2018, Lecture Theatre, South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen

FacilitatorsHealth Improvement

Duration7 hours (9.30am – 4.30pm)

Target Audience People who have limited experience of working with groups or who want to develop their skills in group work.

Aim of Course To improve participant’s knowledge, understanding and confidence in facilitating groups.

Learning Objectives

• Understanding of what a group is and why is it successful or unsuccessful

• Recognition of the basic theory and practice for facilitating a group

• Awareness of the importance of building trust, communication and listening skills

• Understanding of group delivery and group life

• Knowledge of the roles and associated behaviours that people take on in a group.

Facilitating Groups

4

Date & Venue13 June 2018, Apex Living Centre, L’Derry

FacilitatorsCommunity Food & Nutrition Team

Duration5 hours (10.00am – 3.00pm)

Target Audience Community and voluntary organisations.

Aim of Course To empower participants to deliver a 4 week Food Values programme to their service users in the context of health and wellbeing. To increase knowledge of how to make healthy food choices and develop shopping and spending habits within a limited budget.

Learning Objectives

• Increased confidence to deliver the Food Values programme

• Understand the basic concept of the Eatwell Guide

• Enhanced ability to plan and shop using a budget.

Food Values Tutor Training

5

Date & Venue19 & 20 April 2018, St Columb’s Park House, L’Derry

24 & 25 May 2018, Theatre Room, Enterprise Centre, Omagh

13 & 14 September 2018, Broadmeadow View Room, Fermanagh House, Enniskillen

FacilitatorsMental Health First Aid Trainers

Duration2 Days - 7 hours per day (9.30am – 4.30pm)

Target Audience Open to all.

Aim of Course To increase participants knowledge and skills in providing initial support for someone with a mental health problem.

Learning Objectives

• Increase knowledge and skills to recognise the symptoms of mental health problems

• Develop skills to provide initial help

• Increase awareness of services to guide a person towards appropriate professional help.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or who is in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis resolves.

MHFA does NOT teach people to be therapists.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)

6

Date & Venue24 April 2018, Old School Canteen, Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital, Omagh 26 June 2018, Conference Room, Fermanagh House, Enniskillen

11 September 2018, Lecture Theatre 2, MDEC, Altnagelvin Hospital, L’Derry FacilitatorsSafeTALK Trainers

Duration3 hours (9.30am – 12.30pm)

Target Audience SafeTALK seminar can be delivered to anyone over the age of 16.

Aim of Course The seminar equips participants with the skills to recognise a person with thoughts ofsuicide, to engage them and then connect them with an organisation or individualwho can intervene to help keep them safe.

Learning ObjectivesParticipants will have increased confidence and ability in instigating and adopting the‘T.A.L.K.’ steps, especially asking the question around suicide.

• SafeTALK is a 3 hour seminar which raises general awareness on how to prevent suicide in our community

• The seminar equips participants with the skills to recognise a person with thoughts of suicide, to engage them and then connect them with an organisation or individual who can intervene to help keep them safe

• SafeTALK is ideally placed for delivery in a workplace or community setting.

This seminar is NOT suitable for anyone recently bereaved by suicide.

SafeTALK

7

Date & Venue10 May 2018, Genitourinary Medicine Clinic, Altnagelvin Hospital, L’Derry FacilitatorsHealth Improvement and Genitourinary Medicine Service

Duration2.5 hours (2.00pm – 4.30pm)

Target Audience Open to all.

Aim of Course To raise awareness of sexual health issues and accessing sexual health services.

Learning Objectives

• Increased awareness of the signs and symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Infections

• Understanding of the testing and treatment available for Sexually Transmitted infections

• Increased knowledge of how to access Sexual Health Services

• Increased knowledge of what happens at a sexual health clinic

• Empower participants to look after their own sexual health.

Sexual Health

8

Date & Venue29 May 2018 & 5 June 2018, Lecture Theatre 2, MDEC, Altnagelvin Hospital, L’Derry

FacilitatorsSolihull Facilitators

Duration2 days - 7 hours per day (9.30am – 4.30pm)

Target Audience Agencies and organisations working in the delivery of early year’s family support provision.

Aim of Course Understand the Solihull Approach model of containment, reciprocity and behaviour management and apply it into your everyday work practice.

Learning Objectives

• Understand and apply the Solihull model to your practice

• Understand the theory of attachment and apply it to your practice

• Understand how the baby brain develops and how the emotional and physical environment provided for the baby is critical for this development to take place impacting upon the child’s ability to regulate his own emotions and behaviours

• Importance of practical group discussion to support your working practice

• Understand the factors that affect parenting and how to use the Solihull Approach to help families overcome inhibiting factors

• Recognition of how effective communication skills with families experiencing difficulties can improve family life

• Importance of working with professionals to provide a multi-agency approach and use of a common language using the Solihull approach

• Importance of evaluating the effectiveness of your interventions.

Solihull Approach Foundation Training

9

10

Date & Venue22 May 2018, Conference Room, Top Floor, Shared Futures Centre, L’Derry

20 June 2018, Strabane Enterprise Centre, Strabane

5 September 2018, Common Room, Limavady Health Centre, Limavady FacilitatorsHealth Improvement

Duration7 hours (9.30am – 4.30pm)

Target Audience Practitioners who are working with children, young people and parents and have already completed the two day Solihull Foundation Training course.

Aim of Course To train participants on how to facilitate the Solihull Approach ‘Understanding Your Child’ 10 week programme to parents and carers of children.

Learning Objectives

• Understanding the needs of children

• Understanding of the different parenting styles

• Development of skills and techniques to improve confidence in the delivery of the Solihull Approach

• Awareness of the importance of family communication, how to promote this and the impact on family life.

Parenting Group Facilitator Training

11

Date & Venue2 May 2018, Lecture Theatre 1, MDEC, Altnagelvin, L’Derry 16 May 2018, Board Room, Strabane Enterprise Centre, Strabane

12 June 2018, Old School Canteen, Tryone & Fermanagh Hospital, Omagh.

11 September 2018, Lecture Theatre, South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen.

FacilitatorsSolihull Facilitators

Duration7 hours (9.30am - 4.30pm)

Target Audience Practitioners who are working with children, young people and parents and have already completed the two day Solihull Foundation Training course.

Aim of Course To develop an awareness of trauma, the effects that it has on children and youngpeople and strategies you can use to support them.

Learning Objectives

• Understanding and awareness of adverse childhood experiences

• Recognising the effects of trauma on children and adults

• Demonstrating how trauma can affect brain development

• Understanding how trauma affects behaviour, attachment and epigenetics

• Understanding how to support traumatised children, adults, families and communities

• Understanding how the Solihull Approach model underpins all of the above.

Solihull Understanding Trauma Seminar

Date & Venue21 June 2018, Large Lecture Theatre, South West Acute Hospital, Enniskillen

FacilitatorsBrook NI

Duration6.5 hours (9.30am – 4pm)

Target Audience Open to all.

Aim of Course To support practitioners working with children and young people to identify/assess and respond appropriately to sexual behaviours.

Learning Objectives

• Introduce participants to Brooks Traffic Light Sexual Behaviours Toolkit

• Increase practitioners confidence in relation identifying safeguarding issues early and responding appropriately to children/young people’s sexual behaviours.

Traffic Light Sexual Behaviour

12

13

Date & Venue14 June 2018, Main Hall, St Columb’s Park House, L’derry

FacilitatorsSAIL NI

Duration3 hours (1.30pm – 4.30pm)

Target Audience Open to all.

Aim of Course To raise awareness about transgender issues, support available and how organisations can be trans-inclusive.

Learning Objectives

• Improved awareness of the trans community and the issues that affect them

• Improve knowledge of terminology, research, legislation and policy

• Raised awareness about support available to trans people and their families

• Increased awareness about making services/education environments trans-inclusive.

Transgender Awareness

14

Date & Venue15 May 2018, Conference Room, Omagh Leisure Centre, Omagh

20 June 2018, Boardroom, Gransha Park House, L’Derry

19 September 2018, Room 5, Limavady Community Development Initiative (LCDI), Limavady

FacilitatorsWalk leader Facilitator

Duration6.5 hours (9.30am – 4.00pm)

Target Audience Anyone wishing to set up a walking for health group as part of their work role or in a voluntary capacity.

Aim of Course To equip adults with the skills & knowledge to confidently lead health walks in their local community or workplace.

Learning Objectives

• To understand the health benefits of walking

• To motivate inactive people to participate in health walks

• To develop walking for health programmes

• To plan and risk assess walking routes

• To lead safe and enjoyable health walks for people of all ages and abilities.

Walk Leader