16/12/08 - Working with young refugees and supporting their integration in school and the wider community
Friday 23 January 2009, 9.30–12.30
(Refreshments and lunch provided)
Dost, Trinity Centre, East Avenue, London, E12 6SG

FREE workshop for teachers, youth and community workers, social workers, and other practitioners working with children and young people.
Details

05/12/08 - Harmony Family Centre, October newsletter
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05/12/08 - Harmful traditional practices and the impact on African children
Wednesday 11 February 2009, 9.30–4.30
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Rooms, County Hall, Westminster, London

AFRUCA – Africans Unite Against Child Abuse is the premier charity promoting the welfare of African children in the UK. We are holding a one-day training course for practitioners working in the education sector across London. This is a one-day course designed to highlight key harmful traditional practices in many African communities. It will provide child protection practitioners with working knowledge of these practices and assist them to develop strategies to protect African children at risk in the UK. Participants will benefit from a variety of training methods and materials to help stimulate learning and enrich their knowledge of key issues
At the end of the course, participants will have:
• A better understanding of key harmful traditional practices in African communities
• Developed a stronger working knowledge of families from African backgrounds
• Examined the roles that culture plays and its influence on child upbringing in many African communities
• Applied knowledge gained to work proactively with African families to safeguard children at risk
• Discussed strategies on working across sectors to safeguard children at risk

This course will be of special interest to frontline practitioners working in different capacities to safeguard African children at risk of abuse.

FACILITATOR
Mary Kanu is the Executive Director of Development Support Agency, and the Chair of AFRUCA. She has extensive experience of working with African women and children at risk of abuse by some cultural practices within the African community. AFRUCA has vast experience advising agencies across the UK on child safeguarding issues. We have worked with many practitioners dealing with African children and have facilitated many training courses for local authorities and other children’s charities and their staff on a variety of issues confronting African children and families. AFRUCA is a highly rated organisation with specialist knowledge of issues in working with African children and their families in the UK.

£100. To book a place or for further inquiries, please contact Elsie Till at AFRUCA on 0207 704 2261 or email training@afruca.org. For further information about AFRUCA please visit our website at www.afruca.org.

02/12/08 - Four day introduction to working in the Children & Young People’s Workforce (Level 1/2)
FREE TRAINING
(Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) Generic Level 1&2 Induction for Practitioners)

LECP is piloting the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) Generic Level 1&2 Induction for Practitioners in four boroughs, Newham, Redbridge Barking & Dagenham and Tower Hamlets. The training is aimed at providing new workers (or those new to their role) with a comprehensive introduction into the key themes of integrated working with Children and Young People. Taking part in this pilot will give you the opportunity to meet colleagues from across the four boroughs and from a wide range of backgrounds and services.

This training is aimed at Level 1/2 Children’s Workforce Practitioners:
• Paid or voluntary practitioners, or in a role supporting practitioners working within the broad Children’s workforce (includes the statutory, private, voluntary, community and independent sector)?
• Working at Level 1/2 (this refers to your the “job role” not the level of your qualifications)? This would generally means a job where you are closely directed or supervised in their work.
• The course may be particularly relevant to those newly starting in the role or those who have not yet had the opportunity for initial training.

The following are examples of work roles for which the training might be relevant:
• Young People just entering into the Children’s Workforce (through part time or volunteer work in youth clubs, schools and holiday programmes)
• Voluntary youth workers, including those working in faith groups
• Those aspiring to work in the LDSS workforce (mentoring to support learning, supporting young people and supporting attendance)
• Hostel workers and residential support staff
• Volunteer mentors from community and private schemes
• Paid and volunteer workers supporting parents and families
• School support staff who are involved in work with partner agencies
• Early years workers
• Childcare volunteers in schools
• Frontline administrative staff (i.e. reception)
• Sports Coaches/ volunteers with youth sports clubs
• Nursery Assistants
• Other relevant roles (if your role is not listed please contact us anyway)

The course is made up of seven modules:
• Module 1: Understand the principles and values essential for working with children and young people
Module 2: Understanding your role as a worker
• Module 3; Understanding Health and Safety
• Module 4: Know how to communicate effectively
• Module 5:Understand the development of children and young people
• Module 6:Safeguard children (keep them safe from harm)
• Module 7:Develop yourself

Participants will be expected to complete an Induction Plan workbook which will record learning. This will involve input from their Line Managers.

Managers Briefing: There will be a briefing event for all line managers of participants on the course on the 8th of January 2009, 10-12am at our venue (Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, London E15 4LJ ). Please ensure that you tick the relevant box on the course application form.

We will expect all participants to complete a Training Needs Analysis as part of the process. Successful participants will receive a CWDC Certificate on completion.

NOTE: This programme is not intended to replace any workplace inductions undertaken by your line manager. It is intended to induct practitioners into an integrated way of working within the wider Children and Young People’s workforce.

There are three different modes of attendance, choose the one which suits you best:
Cohort 1:
9.30–5 (Tuesdays)13 January, 20 January, 27 January and 3 February 2009 (Stratford E15)
Cohort 2:
9.30–5 (Four day half term block) 16-19 February 2009 (Stratford E15)
Cohort 3:
Residential option: 6-9pm (Wednesdays) 14 Jan and 4 Feb 2009, plus residential; Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, 23-25 January 2009. This option will include outdoor activities as part of the programme and will be at an outdoor centre venue (tbc)

This event is FREE to participants, however we reserve the right to charge organisations a fee of £75 for non-attendance or last minute cancellations, for Option 3 (residential) this fee will be £150.

Please complete the attached application form and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

01/12/08 - Quarterly Forum Newsletter (Sep)
Newham CAMHS Forum

On the 18 Sept the topic discussed was:
After the trauma: recovery and resilience in young people

Information was presented by Charlotte Seymour (Family Therapist) and Dr Ruth Armstrong (Head of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology).

Forum notes

01/12/08 - SPEAK UP! SPEAK OUT! An introduction to speaking in public for practitioners
8 December 2008, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

This training aimed at giving these practitioners, working with young people, the ability to overcome that fear, and speak confidently to a public audience. It includes:
• Overcoming nerves
• Impromptu speaking
• Planning and preparing a talk
• Enhancing your performance
• How to write a speech in five minutes
• Speaking in public

Target Audience: Any professionals or managers working with young people, such as Connexions workers, youth workers, social workers, volunteers or members of management committees.

£135 per person
Those working with young people in the borough of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.

Please contact us (training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk) for an application form (our website is currently being updated) and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

27/11/08 - Introduction to Managing Volunteers
26 January 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

The course aims to provide participants with an understanding of what is required to manage volunteers, including:

• What is volunteering?
• Developing policies and procedures
• Good Practice in managing volunteers

Target group: Anyone new to managing volunteers, seeking to develop or enhance skill set when working with volunteers.

All participants will be given course materials on the day.

£90 (book the course before the 2.12.08 and get an early bird discount of 10%– i.e. pay only £80). People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details:

Please contact us (training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk): for an application form (our website is currently being updated)
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

27/11/08 - Introduction to facilitating group work with young people
2 February 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford, London E15

The course aims to provide participants with an understanding of facilitating group work with young people, including:

• Facilitation Skills
• Group Work Theory
• Educational Resources

Target audience: Anyone new to facilitating group work with young people. In particular, youth workers or other professionals working with young people seeking to develop or enhance skill set within facilitating group work with young people.

All participants will be given course materials on the day

£90 per person (book the course before the 2.12.08 and get an early bird discount of 10%– i.e. pay only £80). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. People working with young people in the borough of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail- flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details:

Please contact us (training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk) for an application form (our website is currently being updated) and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ
Email: training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

27/11/08 - Brief solution-focused practice for people working with Young People
27-28 January 2009 & 4-5 March 2009 (four day course)
Stratford – E15

Brief Solution-Focused Practice is a practical tool which can be used in a wide range of setting. and assumes that change and development is always achieved by people drawing on their resources. The approach is therefore radically competency-based, talking and thinking in a way that invites people to be noticing of and naming of their resources and strengths. Solution Focused Practice concentrates on everything that is already being done that is moving, or has the potential, to move in the direction of the preferred future. The focus is on doing what works, which motivates more than dwelling on what does not. Solution Focused Practice is progress sensitive and develops constructs which allow progress to be highlighted and the lessons of progress to be learnt.

This course is suitable for practitioners, and their managers, who work with young people in a one to one situation in a wide range of agencies and contexts.
The four day courses cover all the main elements of solution focused brief therapy including:
• Meeting the person
• Identifying resources
• Defining a preferred future
• Eliciting what is already working
• Evaluating progress with scales
• Giving constructive feedback
• Offering suggestions
• Highlighting change

These will normally have been covered in lectures, discussions, videotapes and exercises by the second day. The second two days will allow participants to practice these skills in relation to their own clients through well-structured exercises. By the end of the course each member should have a sufficient grounding to try out any of the techniques in their everyday work and with further reading and support to become, should they wish, a reasonably competent solution focused brief therapist. There will be a complete set of course notes provided for each participant.

£360 per delegate (book the course before the 2.12.08 and get an early bird discount of 10%– i.e. pay only £324) Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

Please contact us (training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk): for an application form (our website is currently being updated) and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

02/10/08 - Working with families
20 November 2008
Stratford, E15

For participants to have the opportunity to explore their own perceptions, values and approach in relation to working with families. For participants to consider a range of approaches to undertaking effective work with families. By the end of the session, learners will have:
• Explored their own relationship with and perception and expectation of ‘family’ and the dynamics that contribute to it
• Considered some of the challenges experienced by parents and carers – as people, in addition to within their parental role
• Identified a range of approaches to working with families and evaluate their effectiveness within the professional arena

£90 per person – Payment: Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Early Bird Discounts: A 10% early bird discount is available for all bookings received at least 60 days prior to the course start date.

Those working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail- flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details:
To join, please complete the attached course application form which can be downloaded from: http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return to Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

23/09/08 - Culture, Religion and the Mental Health of African Children
9.30 – 4.30, Friday 17 October 2008
Central London

AFRUCA – Africans Unite Against Child Abuse is the premier charity promoting the welfare of African children in the UK. This course will focus on the history of African traditional beliefs in spirit possession and how these manifest in some of the communities present here in the UK. It will examine the growth in the traditional belief in demonic possession among newly arrived Africans and the link with a number of African Christian organisations in the country. It will explore the practice of exorcism and the mental health impact on children and young people. It will examine proposals for practitioners to combine clinical solutions with “spiritual” solutions in order to achieve better outcomes for affected children. It will also examine the implications of the above on the child protection intervention and assessment processes.

This course will be of special interest to front-line practitioners working in different capacities to support children and their families. Participants will benefit from a variety of training methods and materials to help stimulate learning and enrich their knowledge of key issues. Participants will receive a training certificate as proof of attendance.

£80 (covers lunch, refreshments and training materials)

To book your place at the above training, please complete a booking form and return to Elsie Till at AFRUCA, email training@afruca.org or fax to 0207 704 2266. Download this training information and the booking from our website at www.afruca.org

19/09/08 - Welfare benefits for young people
9.30 – 5, 14 November 2008
The Venue E15, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, E15 4LJ

This course is aimed at Personal Advisers and other practitioners working with young people who need to be aware of the benefits young people may be able to access, and their criteria.
Programme: overview of the benefits system; key benefits when making a benefit check; income support; income-based jobseekers allowance; Housing Benefit; Council Tax; Working Tax Credit; The Social Fund; Disability Living Allowance; Attendance Allowance; passports and ways of maximising income.

Workshop participants will:
• understand the structure of the benefits system
• identify possible entitlement to key benefits
• appreciate the use of specialist benefit maximisation advice

£90 per person (we have extended our EarlyBird discount period to 26 September – book early and receive 10% discount, ie pay only £81). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.
Those working with young people in the borough of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please email flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.

To join, complete the course application form which can be downloaded from: http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return to Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

18/09/08 - CAF Cards for Practitioners
3 November 2008 or 9 December 2008
9.30 – 5, Stratford, East London

The Common Assessment Framework has created an opportunity to introduce a unique set of resources to help young people move to a desired state based around well-formed outcomes. The sets of CAF Cards and Road Sign Cards have been developed with young people by Positive Steps Oldham, and London East Connexions has the opportunity to roll out CAF Card training across London and the South East. The cards allow the exploration of imagery to plan brighter futures and identify how to support and resource the change process. The cards are underpinned by Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) principles. They create an environment that encourages young people to explore new possibilities.
Please note that this training day is NOT about how the Common Assessment Framework will work generally, but is about providing practitioners with a tool which will enhance their young person centred work.

Further details of CAF Cards can be obtained from: http://www.cafcards.co.uk
£105 per person (includes certification and course manual). There is an Early bird discount of 10% (pay only £94.50 if booked by the 20 September, for course on 3 Nov. Or 11 October, for course on 9 December. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Early Bird Discounts: A 10% early bird discount is available for all bookings received at least 60 days prior to the course start date. Payment must be received at least 14 days prior to the course in order for the discount to apply.

People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please email flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.

To join, please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from: http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return to Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830
Please note that places are allocated on a first come first served basis

12/09/08 - Newham CAMHS quarterly forum dates
Thurs 18 Sep, 10-12.15, Stratford Town Hall (lunch provided)
After the trauma: recovery and resilience in young people
Dr Ruth Armstrong, Head of Clinical Psychology
Charlotte Seymour, Systemic Family Therapist
Child & Family Consultation Services, Newham

Thurs 11 Dec, 10-12.15, Stratford Town Hall (lunch provided)
Young people’s mental health in Newham: three counselling organisations
Ami Gill, Newham Asian Women’s Project
Nicola Mansfield, Schools’ Counselling Service
June Delmont, Drug and Alcohol Service for London
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11/09/08 - Certified Programme in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (6 day)
19 September 2008 – 20 February 2009
Stratford, E15

Each of the six sessions will run from approximately 9.30 to 4.30 and will comprise a combination of didactic teaching, small group work, work with live case material from participants and reflective practice. Participants will be provided with a handbook containing training materials for each session including a programme, short biography of the trainer, copies of presentations, additional handouts where appropriate and information about Young Minds. Participants will also be supplied with a Learning Journal. The journal is a tool that has been found very effective as an aid to reflective practice. Participants will be encouraged to keep entries in the journal throughout the period of the course to consolidate their learning, and these will be reviewed as part of the training sessions.

Participants who have attended at least five of the six sessions will receive a Young Minds Short Course Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

Module 1: 19 September 2008 - Intro to Young People's Mental Health
(Please note that attendance at this session or evidence of attendance at a similar session is a requirement for attending further sessions)
Module 2: 17 October 2008 - Adolescent Turmoil
Module 3: 14 November 2008 - Attachment, Behaviour & Learning
Module 4: 12 December 2008 - Mental Health in Black & Minority Ethnic Groups
Module 5: 16 January 2009 - Trauma
Module 6: 20 February 2009 - Deliberate Self Harm in Young People

£600 for the full course (all six days plus certification). Please note that fees will go up for the next course.
Those working with young people in the borough of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding –
please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.

To join, please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from: http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return to Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

11/09/08 - Silent Scream: self-harm training
9.30 – 5, Tuesday 23 September 08
St Johns Church, The Broadway, Stratford, E15 1NG

For all professionals involved in working with or providing and planning services for young people who self-harm or who may be vulnerable to suicide. This would include teachers, youth workers, mental health workers, nurses, primary, community and acute care workers, local government staff, social care and voluntary sector workers and private carers. This is only open to staff working in Newham organisations on this occasion.

Silent Scream is a basic practice-based course aimed at helping participants to work more effectively and appropriately with Children & Young People who self-harm and who may be vulnerable to suicide as well as supporting participants to gain the information required to use the Self-harm Training Pack in a safe and appropriate manner. The training also focuses on Asian women and why they may be at higher risk.

• Exploring what self-harm is, why people self-harm and the functions of self-harm
• Relationship between self-harm and suicide
• Why young Asian women may be at higher risk
• The role of culture on self-harm and addressing inter-cultural working practices
• Managing responses, attitudes, beliefs and feelings about self-harm
• Exploring and identifying possible practical and easily accessible responses to self-harm

The main anticipated outcomes are an increased awareness and understanding on the issue of self-harm; the knowledge to support someone who may be self-harming or vulnerable to self-harm; an increased knowledge of polices/procedures and guidelines that affect practice both locally and nationally and an increased awareness of local support services and referral pathways.

Free, but failure to attend will be charged at £10
Please return completed applications before 19 September 08
To book onto this course please complete the attached application form and send it to training.administration@newham.gov.uk or to LODT, The Credon Centre, Kirton Road, Plaistow, London E13 9BT. Should you have any problems or queries please contact Admin on 0208 430 5157/5176.

Application form

Ami Gill
Project Co-ordinator
Newham Asian Women's Project
22 Deanery Road
Stratford
E15 4LB
Tel: 020 85199136
Fax: 020 8536 1398

11/09/08 - Mental Health, Referrals & Coping Strategies
29 September 2008 or 3 December 2008
(previously delivered as: Making Tier 1 Assessments & Referrals to Mental Health Professionals)
9.30 – 5, Stratford, E15

This course is aimed at a wide range of practitioners (including Connexions, YOT, Youth workers, Learning Mentors etc.) working with young people with who may be displaying signs of having mental health issues.

Our course has a unique approach of getting practitioners to focus on identifying the symptoms of poor mental health when making a referral. The course does not cover different diagnostic labels. This approach allows a practitioner to remain non-judgemental and leaves the actual diagnostic assessment to the clinician in line with best practice.
• Can recognise the symptoms of poor mental health
• Can refer to Mental Health Services
• Have a clear idea of good practice when referring
• An understanding of the different Mental Health Services including, statutory, voluntary, primary and secondary.
• How to make a Tier 1 Assessment that is non-labelling for the young person, and has no assumptions of what the young person’s diagnosis would be.
• How to make an appropriate referral

£80 per person for the 29 September date (beat the price increase!)
£90 per person for the 3 December date (Early bird discount of 10%, pay only £81 if booked by the 4 October).
Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Early Bird Discounts: A 10% early bird discount is available for all bookings received at least 60 days prior to the course start date. Payment must be received at least 14 days prior to the course in order for the discount to apply.

Those working with young people in the borough of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail- flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details:

To join, complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/Training%20Schedule%20%20Course%20Application%20Form_237.doc
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

11/09/08 - Delivering for at risk and challenging young people
10 – 4, Thursday 23 October 2008
Congress Centre, London

This major conference supports schools, colleges and their partners to implement Targeted Youth Support (TYS) reforms and multi agency work to deliver Extended Schools and to tackle poor behaviour and attendance: critical to improvements such as reductions in teenage pregnancies and the number of young people who are NEET.

The conference is a must for any Head Teacher, College Principal, Director of Children’s Services, Strategic Youth Lead or strategic lead in key partner organisations (like health and third sector agencies) wanting to learn about how schools and other services can engage more effectively. It will be particularly helpful for small groups of colleagues from an area to attend in order to share ideas and implement changes to services.

There will be the opportunity to attend workshops during the conference. All workshops will be 1hr 15mins and led by local areas, including:
• Reducing the need for exclusion and improving attendance through joint working with other services
• Improving Outcomes for young people, the impact made by the Common Assessment Framework and the Lead Professional role
• Identifying and responding to Criminal Behaviour of Young People
• How to use schools as a base for wider family support
• Using extended schools, including on-site health provision

The event is free. To reserve your place go to :
https://gem.glasgows.co.uk/gem//delegate/login.php
Please ensure that you register by October 10th to guarantee your place.

11/09/08 - Professional boundaries for practitioners working with young people
9.30 – 5, 6 November 2008
Stratford, London E15

Practitioners working with young people can often face a lot of personal pressures in their work. This can cause conflict and stress if they find that their professional boundaries are being ‘pushed’. This training is designed to help practitioners identify, and apply practical solutions to these issues.

• What are professional boundaries?
• Why are they important/advantages of boundary setting?
• Who sets the boundaries?
• What are the consequences of boundary violation?

Addressed using workshops and discussions using professional experience, case studies, to provide participants with an understanding of what professional boundaries are and why they are needed. Explore power balance/imbalance, who negotiates the boundaries and who is accountable should a violation occur. Smart Boundaries, workshops begin with a self-evaluation and assessment of practice styles and behaviours which may indicate potential liability risks. Awareness of susceptibility by assessing personal and professional vulnerabilities, general to the professional and specific to the individual, which place him or her at risk for boundary violation

Suitable for Personal Advisers, Youth Workers, Learning Mentors and other practitioners working in any capacity with young people in the voluntary or statutory sectors.

£90 per person (book before the 18.09.08 and get an early bird discount of 10%, pay only £81).
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.
Please note that places are allocated on a first come first served basis

To join, please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from: http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

03/09/08 - Gangs, identity and difference
13 November 2008
Stratford E15

Exploring how UK gang culture developed, how a young person’s sense of self-identity can be related to gang culture and how young people become drawn into crime and anti-social behaviour when they define their identity through membership of a gang. Looks at strategies for working with young people involved in gangs to:
• understand how a sense of self-identity develops over time
• understand the definition of the term gang and UK gang development
• examine how self-identity can be shaped and defined by gang membership
• understand how groups behave in a more risky fashion than individuals
• examine the idea that self identity can be re-defined to move young people away from the dangers of gang culture

A course for Youth Workers, Play Workers, Peer Mentors, Connexions Personal Advisers, Positive Activity Workers, Teachers, Social Workers, Learning Mentors, Community Safety Workers, Health Service workers and others working with young people who are involved in or at risk of involvement with gangs.

£90 per person (book before the 16 Sep and get an early bird discount of 10%, pay only £81).
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.

To join, please complete a course application form for each course applied for, available from http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc and return to
Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

03/09/08 - Interagency Child Protection Training
1-Day Interagency Child Protection Training
13 October, 7 November or 12 December 2008
9.15am registration, 9.30am start, 4.30pm finish
The Credon Centre, Kirton Road, Plaistow, London E13 9BT

By the end of the training participants will be aware of what to do if they have concerns in order to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, including those who are suffering, or at risk of suffering, significant harm.

2-Day Inter-agency Child Protection Training
23 – 24 October, or 1 – 2 December 2008
(Please note it is essential that you have completed the 1-Day Interagency Child Protection Training, or had some or had some form of CP training within the last 3 years.)
9.15am registration, 9.30am start, 4.30pm finish
The Credon Centre, Kirton Road, Plaistow, London E13 9BT

To book a place, please send the following details:
Name, Position, Organisation address, Telephone no, Email address, Course, Which date?, Manager’s signature.
To LSCB Administrator, Children’s Planning & Review Centre, Broadway House, 322 High Street, Stratford E15 1AJ
LSCB@newham.gov.uk fax 020 8430 4891

These courses should only be attended once confirmation of a place has been received – applicants who do not receive a response have not been allocated a place. Please be advised that non-attendance and cancellations made less than 5 working days before the course will incur a £50 charge. All applicants are expected to arrive on time & stay for the duration of the day/days).

02/09/08 - Free Training - NVQ 3 Advice and Guidance Qualification
Starts September 2008

Eden College, in conjunction with Train to Gain and the Learning Skills Council, is offering FREE funded places on the NVQ 3 Advice and Guidance Qualification, due to start in September. This course can also be run in-house for employers wishing to train over 5 staff. Funded places are subject to eligibility.

To apply or find out more details please contact:
Gbatima Sabrah
01708 726660
gbatima.sabrah@edencollege.co.uk
Eden College, Stanton Gate, Mawney Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 7HL

Or attend one of the Open Evenings every Tuesday from 5.30–7.30pm at the college. Eden College is also offering a number of other FREE NVQ3 / 4 s in a range of occupational areas including: Health and Social Care, Business and Administration, Customer Service, Team Leading / Management, Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools.

02/09/08 - Sex & Relationships Education ‘Getting in the trainers of Young People’
28th October 2008
One day Programme, Stratford London E15

An interactive and empowering skill-building course designed to help introduce the subject of sex and relationships education with young people. This training explores issues from young people’s perspectives enabling you to put yourselves in their ‘trainers’. We aim to provide a range of effective practical techniques and strategies to increase awareness and knowledge, and build confidence.

Topics covered:
• Getting in the trainers of young people
• The Language of sex and relationships
• Contentious statements
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Contraception & Protection
• Guidelines and legal issues
• Resources and where to go for help
• Communication Skills

Cost: £120 per person ‘early bird’ price (if booked before the 1st October), £135 for bookings after 1st October.
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.

Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

02/09/08 - How to use questions to assess, intervene, improve relationships and lessen risk
Monday 13 October
Credon Centre

A day workshop aimed at improving and developing the skills needed in using questions when working with families. Family Therapists regularly use questions in their work with families and individuals. This workshop will be an opportunity for participants to learn how to use systemic questions and the techniques associated with their use. It will cover aspects such as:

• Why we use questions?
• Different types of questions and their use
• The skills needed to use questions effectively to construct change
• How to ask questions in an anti-oppressive way
• How to ask challenging questions without losing the engagement.

At the end of the day we would hope participants will leave having affirmed the skills they have, developed new skills in asking questions and explored a variety of questioning techniques relevant to their setting. The workshop is for all staff working with children, young people & families in Newham and will be limited to 30 participants. It will be presented by Family Therapists from Newham CFCS. CFCS Facilitators: Dave Tapsell/Marie Johnson/Sally Stephens/Percy Aggett

Cost: FREE

Booking: Please book through www.npd.newham.gov.uk, or if you experience any problems, please contact Marie.Mcconnell@eastlondon.nhs.uk

02/09/08 - Developing youth work with young men from ethnic communities
16 October 2008
Stratford E15

This interactive one day workshop is geared towards increasing the knowledge and raising the awareness for workers and organisations that intend or currently work with young men and boys from ethnic minorities and black communities. The session will explore some of the influential factors in the lives of the young men.
The course is for Connexions Personal Advisers, Youth Workers, Play Workers, Peer Mentors, Social Workers, Learning Mentors, Community Safety Workers, Health Service workers and others working with young people.

Topics covered during the workshop will include:
• Ethnic communities in the UK
• Cultural understanding and background
• Racism
• Masculinity and society
• Raising awareness of issues facing youth workers, when working with men from ethnic communities
• Society and Masculinity

£90 per person (book before the 16 Sep and get an early bird discount of 10%, pay only £81).
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.
To join, please complete a course application form for each course applied for, available from http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

02/09/08 - How to organise a residential for young people
23 October 2008
Stratford E15

This interactive workshop is geared towards increasing the knowledge of organisations that intend or are planning to organise a residential trip both in the UK and abroad. The session will explore the key areas associated in this process and provide participants with a clear understanding on issues that may influence the approach taken when organising a residential. Topics covered during the workshop will include:
• Is the group ready for a residential trip
• Roles and responsibilities within the staff team
• Risk Assessment/ Health & Safety
• Costs and Finance
• Selecting a location

The course is for Youth Workers, Play Workers, Peer Mentors, Personal Advisers, Positive Activity Workers, Teachers, Social Workers, Learning Mentors, Community Safety Workers, Health Service workers and are considering organising residentials with young people.

£90 per person (book before the 16 Sep and get an early bird discount of 10%, pay only £81).
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.
To join, please complete a course application form for each course applied for, available from http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc and return to:
Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

18/08/08 - The Advanced Certificate in Supervision Studies
27 September, 25 October, 1 November, 8 November, 15 November and 20 December 2008.
Stratford, E15

This programme of study has been developed to meet the needs of those who have already completed an introductory course in supervision (for example the Certificate in Supervision Studies), and who want to develop their skills and knowledge in relation to their supervisory role within a guidance or other agency working to support young people. The programme seeks to provide participants with the opportunity to reflect on the advanced skills, knowledge and values required to deliver effective supervision in both one to one and group contexts. The course uses a range of methods including group discussion, simulation, video clips, role play, case studies as well as input from tutors. In addition, all students are provided with a core text, included in the course fee, which focuses on key concepts in supervision drawn from academic, practitioner and organisational perspectives.

This is a taught course which also combines an important element of individual study and work based learning. The course begins with students undertaking a self assessment activity. Students are encouraged to reflect on their development and learning throughout the duration of the course. Students will be required to complete a 5000 word assignment.

£600 per person per person (includes certification)
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details:

To join, please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc and return it to Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

18/08/08 - Certificate in SUPERVISION STUDIES
Starts October 2008 (for full dates see below)
Stratford, E15

An assessed course of study to enable managers, team leaders, and supervisors from a range of disciplines and employment settings to develop a common understanding of the role of supervision within the Every Child Matters strategy. Students will review and develop their knowledge about supervision. They will learn about the theories and concepts underpinning effective supervision practice and they will develop a skills base on which to frame their interventions, thus enhancing their capabilities in facilitating a supervisory relationship. The course aims to ensure that participants who successfully complete the qualification will be capable of offering supervision within their particular Connexions partnership.
The dates for this training are:
15 October 2008, 12 November 2008, 26 November 2008, 10 December 2008, 17 December 2008, 21 January 2009 (please note all six days need to be attended)

£600 per delegate, which includes course materials, teaching, tutorial support, marking and accreditation.
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.

To join, please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from: http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

12/08/08 - Introduction to Managing Volunteers
1 October 2008, 9.30–5
Stratford, E15

This course aims to provide participants with an understanding of what is required to manage volunteers.
• What is volunteering?
• Developing policies and procedures
• Good Practice in managing volunteers

Target group: Anyone new to managing volunteers, seeking to develop or enhance their skills set when working with volunteers. All participants will be given course materials on the day.

£80 per person
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.

To join, please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

12/08/08 - Certificate in Working with Disabled Young People (SEN/LDD)
9-10 & 23 September 2008
or
25-26 November & 11 December 2008

Stratford, E15

This 3-day course is to support professional workers to develop practice in working with disabled young people. It aims to support the development of professional practice for workers to ensure positive outcomes for disabled young people.
• Policies and initiatives relating to disabled young people
• The role of professionals working with young people
• Assessment and planning with disabled young people
• Transitions and transition planning
• Meeting the needs and supporting disabled young people’s aspirations

Successful completion of the course will confer three credits, at level 3 from the Open College Network (OCN). Requirements for completion; full (100%) attendance and successful completion of a written assignment.

£240 per person including registration fee
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.

To join, complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

12/08/08 - CAF Cards for Practitioners
30 September 2008, 9.30–5
Stratford, E15

CAF Cards have been specifically developed to fully engage and empower young people in the Common Assessment process. The cards focus is on the individual and they act like doors to a room that a young person may enter and explore. The CAF Cards can enable them to learn to shape and design a more rewarding future and start to enjoy the freedom that brings.
• They invite young people to engage in the process
• They create motivation to explore and create new meanings
• They allow young people to see graphically where they are at the moment
• They reveal the options that were already there and leave the young person with new choices.
• They provide a tool for practitioners who will be using the CAF to work in a young person centred way
• They support staff in undertaking assessments with young people that gather the information we need

The Road Sign Cards offer a metaphor to guide the young person through a process of goal setting, planning and creative thinking. Life is a journey and the cards create a route. Goals are destinations and a means to an end and routes to destinations. It doesn’t matter where they start from because the cards will help them overcome any problems.

London East Connexions is rolling out CAF Card training across London and the South East; we invite you to add this exciting new tool to your range.
Please note that this training day is NOT about how the Common Assessment Framework will work generally, but is about providing practitioners with a tool which will enhance their young person centred work.

To complement the training, all delegates will receive a presentation box containing:
• a set of CAF Cards
• a set of Road Sign Cards
• a Training Manual with details of additional ways of using the Cards plus other useful reference materials

Further details of CAF Cards can be obtained from: http://www.cafcards.co.uk

£95 per person (includes light lunch, certification and course manual)
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.

To join, please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

07/08/08 - Helping young people make sense of money
28 October 2008 (Ref: A4e146)
19 November 2008 (Ref: A4e147)
4 December 2008 (Ref: A4e148)

Stratford E15. Light lunch will be supplied.

A FREE one-day training course that has been designed to better equip those who work with young people aged 16 to 25 who are NEET (not in education, employment or training), with a greater understanding, along with supporting toolkits, to engage their young people in becoming more financially capable. In the UK, there are around 1.25 million young adults currently not in education, employment or training and FSA research tells us that they are less financially capable than their peers and are also more likely to be financially excluded.

The core subject areas covered in the course are:
• The psychology of young people and money
• Income, budgeting and banking
• Helping young people to understand and compare credit deals and options
• Debt Management – Knowing when, where and how to refer young people for money advice
• Skills to engage young people in financial matters

To book, go to www.a4emoney.co.uk/ypm and follow the online instructions quoting the reference code stated after the date of the course you wish to book on to.
www.youngpeopleandmoney.co.uk
If you do not have access to the internet then please call us on 0845 189 8081

Please Note:
Please book early as places are limited. Only those with confirmed bookings will be admitted on the day.

07/08/08 - Are you or your staff working with young people in housing need?
4 September 2008
Stratford, E15

To enable participants to develop an understanding of youth homelessness; to provide a working knowledge of the legislative frameworks that are available to assist young people; and to develop an understanding of how the legislation can be used as a platform to develop better integrated services for all young people in housing need.

Suitable for Connexions PAs, Youth workers, and all other practitioners who advise young people and who requires a good understanding of legislative solutions to their housing problems. This course is particularly relevant to those who have already developed some understanding of young peoples’ housing issues and wish to develop their ability to assist their clients.

£120 per person
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding –
please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.

To join, complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

Please note that places are allocated on a first come first served basis

04/08/08 - An introduction to working with unaccompanied children
24 September 2008



The course will give you practical knowledge of the stages of the asylum process for an unaccompanied child, enabling adults working within the asylum process to better support the child through the process. The course is suitable for those new to the sector, or for people looking to refresh their knowledge of the process, or to fill in gaps in knowledge and understanding of the process. Includes:

• Who unaccompanied children are

• Asylum determination, lodging an application and the New Asylum Model

• The roles of different adults in the system

• The legal and policy framework for support and care, including the Children Act

• The impact of the asylum process on care planning



For local authority staff, particularly children's services, voluntary sector staff working with children, legal professionals, specialist teachers, youth workers and anyone involved in providing services to refugee and asylum seeking children.



£99 reduced rate (NGO or voluntary organisation), £160 standard rate (statutory/educational body/business)



To book please email training@refugeecouncil.org.uk

Events Officer, Information and Marketing, Refugee Council, 240 – 250 Ferndale Road, London SW9 8BB

01/08/08 - FREE ‘Hear By Right’ Participation Workshops
25 September 2008, London

Participation Works is organising a number of FREE Hear by Right participation workshops. Hear by Right is a tried and tested framework to use when assessing and improving the participation of children and young people in the decision-making process across both the statutory and voluntary sector.

Places are free to Voluntary, Community and other Third Sector organisations. These workshops are designed to provide information about using the Hear by Right standards framework to draw up a map of current participation in your organisation (with children and young people), and create an agreed strategic plan for improvement.

For more information about the workshops and bookings please e-mail:
Jake Manning at jakem@nya.org.uk, or call on 0116 242 7443.
For more information about Hear by Right visit www.nya.org.uk/hearbyright. For more information about Participation Works visit www.participationworks.org.uk.

01/08/08 - The Children Acts
5 September 2008, Stratford, E15

The course will provide participants with an understanding of the underlying philosophy of the Acts and the potential assistance under the legislation available to young single people and families in housing need. Suitable for Connexions PAs, Youth workers, and other practitioners working in any capacity with young people and families, in the voluntary or statutory sectors. Participants need little or no knowledge of the legislation.

£120 per person
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details

Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

01/08/08 - Professional Boundaries for Practitioners Working with Young People
24 June & 16 September 2008
9.30–5, Stratford, E15

Practitioners working with young people can often face a lot of personal pressures in their work. This can cause conflict and stress if they find that their professional boundaries are being ‘pushed’. This training is designed to help practitioners identify, and apply practical solutions to these issues.
• What are professional boundaries?
• Why are they important/advantages of boundary setting?
• Who sets the boundaries?
• What are the consequences of boundary violation?

Workshops and discussions using professional experience, case studies provide participants with an understanding of what professional boundaries are and why they are needed. We explore power balance/imbalance, who negotiates the boundaries and who is accountable should a violation occur. Workshops on Smart Boundaries begin with a self-evaluation and assessment of practice styles and behaviours which may indicate potential liability risks. We focus on awareness of susceptibility by assessing personal and professional vulnerabilities, general to the professional and specific to the individual, which place him or her at risk for boundary violation

Suitable for: Personal Advisers, Youth Workers, Learning Mentors and other practitioners working in any capacity with young people in the voluntary or statutory sectors.

£80 per person
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.

Please note that places are allocated on a first come first served basis.
Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

30/07/08 - Mental Health, Referrals & Coping Strategies
29 September 2008
9.30–5, Stratford, E15
(previously delivered as: Making Tier 1 Assessments & Referrals to Mental Health Professionals)

This course is aimed at a wide range of practitioners (including Connexions, YOT, youth workers, learning mentors etc) working with young people with who may be displaying signs of having mental health issues. Our course has a unique approach of getting practitioners to focus on identifying the symptoms of poor mental health when making a referral. The course does not cover different diagnostic labels. This approach allows a practitioner to remain non-judgemental and leaves the actual diagnostic assessment to the clinician in line with best practice.

£80 per person
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail for further details:
• Tower Hamlets - flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/Training%20Schedule%20%20Course%20Application%20Form_237.doc
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

21/07/08 - Professional qualification for Youth & Community Workers
YMCA George Williams College

Foundation Degree in Informal Education (Youth Work, Community Learning and Development). A full JNC-recognised professional qualification for Youth & Community Workers. The UK's only specialist Youth Work College - awarded a distinction by the National Youth Agency.
Available College-based, with student bursaries of up to £1,500 each year, or learn as you earn (available part-time by distance learning). All qualifications validated by Canterbury Christ Church University and the National Youth Agency.
Leads directly to BA (Hons) - the required qualification for Youth Workers from 2010 onwards. Apply now for places in September.

For further information please contact Deepa or Judith on 020 7540 4900 or email registry@ymca.ac.uk or check our website www.ymca.ac.uk
YMCA George Williams College, 199 Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, E16 3PY

21/07/08 - Right Here Project - Call for evidence
Tell us about services and provision for promoting mental health and wellbeing among young people aged 16-25

Right Here is an ambitious new project from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the Mental Health Foundation. It’s a 5-year project to revolutionise the prevention of mental health problems among people aged 16-25.

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/evidence/

02/07/08 - Foundation Degree: Working with Young People and Young People’s Services
Starts September 08 (subject to full recruitment)
The Credon Centre, Plaistow. London E13 9BT (5 mins from Upton Park Underground, or free parking available)

A two year Foundation Degree in Working with Young People and Young People’s Services, endorsed by the Sector Skills as a professional qualification for Education Welfare Officers, Learning Mentors, Connexions Personal Advisers, and others working or volunteering in the Young people’s workforce. A recognised professional qualification for Learning Mentors, Connexions PAs, EWOs and other practitioners working with young people aimed at practitioners working with young people from across the London region.

The Foundation Degree is a two year course. Each academic year participants will complete six units, each of which involves six days study (36 days per year). Assessment is via work based tasks and a personal development portfolio. Courses in the programme will be taught by tutors from Canterbury Christ Church University, London Borough of Newham, London East Connexions and other experienced practitioners. Successful candidates wishing to can access a third year course to gain a BA (Hons) from Canterbury Christchurch Univ.

Unit titles include in the first year:
• The Reflective Practitioner in the Changing Workplace
• Development, Growth and Social Learning
• Communication ,Language and Learning
• Working with Young People and Families
• Mentoring in the Workplace
• The Emotional Experience of Learning

£1400 in the first year to include the 3 day orientation course. £1300 in yr 2. TOTAL: £2700. (This could have the advantage of potentially spreading the cost over three financial years)

For further information and application forms, please contact Bob Lamb on 07740733984
Bob.Lamb@newham.gov.uk or boblamblm@hotmail.com

02/07/08 - Dangerous Cocktails - A Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Families
26 September 2008, Tavistock Centre, London

Statistics show that drink addiction is on the increase, particularly among women and young people. In 2005/6 there were over 180,000 NHS hospital admissions among adults aged 16 and over with either a primary or secondary diagnosis specifically related to alcohol. This has more than doubled in the last decade. In the same period over 5000 children under the age of 16 were admitted to hospital with drink-related problems.

This conference not only looks at work with adults and young people, but also with families. The day will include themed workshops and small group discussions, which will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss their own work and gain new perspectives and support in thinking about very difficult problems, as well as sharing their own experiences with others working in the same field. The conference will be of interest to professionals working in drug and alcohol services, social workers in child and adult services, nurses, occupational therapists and any other professionals working in this field.

Topics:
• Growing Up With Addiction in the Family - Martin Weegman, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Group Analyst, Henderson Hospital
Themed Workshops:
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse - Martin Smith, Specialist Community Nurse
• The Impact of Drugs and Alcohol on Children - Andy Wiener, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
• Talking with Children - Sonia Appleby, Consultant Social Worker and Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
• Family Dynamics - David Amias, Consultant Systemic Psychotherapist
• Working with the Drug and Alcohol Court - Steve Bambrough, Director, Monroe Young Family Centre
• Drink and the Adolescent Process - Marion Bower, Adult Psychotherapist and Consultant Social Worker, Child and Family Directorate, The Tavistock and
Portman NHS Foundation Trust

£125 (£100 for students)
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Lewisham
may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding –
please e-mail for further details:
• Lewisham - Rosemary.Taylor@Prospects.co.uk
• Tower Hamlets - flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Conference, Events and Marketing Unit, The Tavistock Centre, 120 Belsize Lane, London NW3 5BA
t 020 8938 2548 f 020 7447 3837
events@tavi-port.org www.tavi-port.org/conferences

30/06/08 - Children's Rights Counselling Service
New times and venues for children and young people, referrals via Dave Higgins.
• Monday - sessions at 2pm, 3pm, 4pm and 5pm based in Choice 136, Connexions shop in Canning town.
• Tuesday – sessions at 4pm and 5pm based in YIAC, Connexions shop in Stratford.
• Tuesday – sessions at 2pm, 3pm, 4pm and 5pm based in EYP’s, Connexions shop in Manor Park.
• Tuesday – sessions at 4pm, 5pm and 6pm based in NCY trusts, Connexions shop in Plaistow.
• Wednesday – sessions 4pm and 5pm based in NCY trusts, Connexions shop in Plaistow.
• Wednesday - sessions at 2.30pm, 3.30pm, 4.30pm and 5.30 pm based in a the YPOD, Connexions shop in East ham.
• Wednesday – sessions at 5pm and 6pm based in YIAC, Connexions shop in Stratford.

Please find below counselling information and our most recent referral form; please fill out electronically and email to davehiggins@talk21.com with the first name of client as title of saved referral form. I cannot guarantee times of venues but endeavour to make them the most convenient for children and young people referred.

Counselling
Refrral form
Dave Higgins, Counselling Coordinator
Newham Children’s' Rights Counselling Service

24/06/08 - The Children Acts
1 July, Stratford, London E15

The course will provide participants with an understanding of the underlying philosophy of the Acts and the potential assistance under the legislation available to young single people and families in housing need. Suitable for Connexions PAs, Youth workers, and other practitioners working in any capacity with young people and families, in the voluntary or statutory sectors. Participants need little or no knowledge of the legislation.

£120 + vat for each course per person, including light lunch
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Lewisham
may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding –
please e-mail for further details:
• Lewisham - Rosemary.Taylor@Prospects.co.uk
• Tower Hamlets - flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

24/06/08 - SPEAK UP! SPEAK OUT! An introduction to speaking in public for practitioners
24 July 2008, 9.30 – 5
Stratford, London E15

Public speaking is a skill that many are frightened of or try to avoid. Many professionals and practitioners working with young people are highly skilled at working in a one-to-one or small group context. There might be however be occasions when they are called upon to do a large group presentation, address a public meeting, intervene in a conference or deliver a seminar, all of which may take them outside their comfort zones. This is aimed at any professionals or Managers working with young people, such as Connexions workers, youth workers, social workers, volunteers, members of management Committees etc).

£120 per person, including light lunch

People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Lewisham
may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding –
please e-mail for further details:
• Lewisham - Rosemary.Taylor@Prospects.co.uk
• Tower Hamlets - flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

24/06/08 - FREE 3 day Neuro-Linguistic Programming Course
25, 30 June,18 July (with follow up support in Sept 08), 9.15 – 3.30
Credon centre, Kirton Road, E13

This is a certificated, introductory course to the insights and techniques that make up this internationally recognised approach to helping young people overcome their social and emotional barriers to learning. The course tutor, Mandy Butler has been a very successful Learning Mentor in a Newham Secondary school and is now developing her career in the Youth Offending area. She has studied NLP with one of its original founders Richard Bandler from whom she has received her qualifications as a Master Practitioner and Trainer. Mandy has also worked as an assistant presenter with Paul McKenna both here and abroad. Obviously all those who are in the Children’s Workforce would benefit from the opportunity enhancing their theoretical knowledge and practical skills that this course offers, so in the spirit of Every Child Matters and the Children’s Workforce Strategy we welcome applications from all those in the Children’s Workforce as well as Learning Mentors.
The course is very practical, intensive and comprehensive and includes practising the principles and skills taught on the course through simulations, roleplay and case studies. All participants will receive materials and a certificate of completion.

Please return the printed and completed slip by post, email or fax to Bob Lamb, The Credon Centre, Kirton Road, Plaistow, E13 9BT.
boblamblm@hotmail.com, 0208 471 4605

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19/06/08 - Introduction to Facilitating group work with young people (for those new to group work)
21 July & 15 September 2008, 9.30 – 5
Stratford, London E15

This course aims to provide participants with an understanding of facilitating group work with young people, covering:
• Facilitation Skills
• Group Work Theory
• Educational Resources

Target group: Anyone new to facilitating group work with young people. Youth workers or other professionals working with young people seeking to develop or enhance skill set within facilitating group work with young people. All participants will be given course materials on the day.

£80 per person
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Lewisham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding please e-mail for further details:
• Lewisham - Rosemary.Taylor@Prospects.co.uk
• Tower Hamlets - flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to:

Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

13/06/08 - The Heart and Soul of Change: What Works in Therapy?
Workshop by Barry L Duncan, Psy.D.
Monday 14 July 2008, 9-5
EMMTEC Building, The University of Lincoln

Barry L Duncan is a therapist, trainer, and researcher with over 17,000 hours of clinical experience and co Director of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change (ISTC). Barry has over one hundred publications, including fourteen books. Because of his self help books, he has appeared on 'Oprah,' 'The View', and several other national TV programmes. Barry conducts seminars internationally in hopes of inciting insurrection against practices that diminish clients and encouraging therapists to establish their own identity.
Workshop details

12/06/08 - Sex & Relationships Education: ‘Getting in the trainers of Young People’
15 July 2008, Stratford E15

An interactive and empowering skill-building course designed to help introduce the subject of sex and relationships education with young people. This course explores issues from young people’s perspectives, enabling you to put yourselves in their ‘trainers’. We aim to provide a range of effective practical techniques and strategies to increase awareness and knowledge, and build confidence.

£120 + VAT per person including light lunch.
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Lewisham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail for further details:
• Lewisham - Rosemary.Taylor@Prospects.co.uk
• Tower Hamlets - flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/Training%20Schedule%20%20Course%20Application%20Form_237.doc
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

11/06/08 - Dost open day
Dost is holding an open day on the 30th of June at a marquee on the river. The day will include workshops, the opportunity to meet staff and young people and a fund raising auction to support our work. Auction lots include drinks at the Gherkin (top floor), dinner for two at Benares, tickets to West End musicals and much more. Please see the attached invitation for more details. Places are limited, and there will be a guest list on the door, so do ensure you RSVP.

Dost supports children, including those who have suffered trauma, abuse and neglect, and young separated refugees fleeing violent conflict. We provide education, play, advice, advocacy and therapeutic care. We aim to develop positive minds to help children build their lives and become active participants in their communities. We are based at the Trinity Centre in Newham, Charity No. 1103453 Company No. 4916433
Details

11/06/08 - Volunteering: the recruitment, retention and reward of adult and young volunteers
Friday 27 June 2008, 1-4.10pm
Bonhill House, 1-3 Bonhill Street, EC2A 4BX

Participants will gain knowledge of the skills and techniques needed for the recruitment, retention and reward of adult and young volunteers.
13.00 Registration – tea and coffee available
13.30 Welcome and introduction
13.45 Workshops – a choice from the following:
Workshop A, London Youth – Young volunteers
Workshop B, Summer Uni London – Young volunteers
Workshop C, Scouts – Adult/Young volunteers
Workshop D, A national volunteering organisation (tbc) – Adult volunteers
14.45 Break tea and coffee
15.00 Workshops A-D run again, second choice from list above
16.00 Final plenary
16.10 Networking

Full members of Partnership for Young London - FREE (with a charge of £23.50 for a second place). Associate members of Partnership for Young London - £23.50. Non-members - £58.75.

(Please note that People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Lewisham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding) – please e-mail for further details: Lewisham - Rosemary.Taylor@Prospects.co.uk, Tower Hamlets - flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk

If you or a colleague would like to attend, please complete and return the attached booking form by Friday 20 June 2008.
Kelly Barber, Communications Officer, Partnership for Young London , T: 020 7332 3701, Kelly.Barber@cityoflondon.gov.uk
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10/06/08 - Certificate in Working with Disabled Young People (SEN/LDD)
17-18 June & 8 July 08, Stratford E15
Due to a last minute cancellation we have 3 places left on this course: book now and get a 15% discount!
Accredited through OCN – 3 Credits at Level 3. This 3-day course is to support professional workers to develop practice in working with disabled young people. It aims to support the development of professional practice for workers to ensure positive outcomes for disabled young people.
The course will cover:
• Policies and initiatives relating to disabled young people
• The role of professionals working with young people
• Assessment and planning with disabled young people
• Transitions and transition planning
• Meeting the needs and supporting disabled young people’s aspirations

£240 per person including Registration Fee and light lunch.
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Lewisham
may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail for further details:
• Lewisham - Rosemary.Taylor@Prospects.co.uk
• Tower Hamlets - flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/Training%20Schedule%20%20Course%20Application%20Form_237.doc
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

10/06/08 - CAMHS Review – call for evidence
If you or your organisation has not responded to the CAMHS review yet you still have time! (Closing date: 4th July 2008)
The independent CAMHS Review has launched a national call for evidence. This will help inform the deliberations of the review team, and ensure that all interested individuals and organisations have an opportunity to contribute to the debate about how to improve services to effectively meet the educational, health and social care needs of children and young people at risk of, and experiencing, mental health problems.
Find out more at: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/CAMHSreview/

10/06/08 - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Today: a handbook (May 2008)
Edited by Catherine Jackson, Kathryn Hill and Paula Lavis
This handbook introduces child and adolescent mental health to frontline workers in health, education and social services who have regular contact with children and young people, and need some knowledge of the mental health issues that affect them, and the services available.
The handbook covers:
• an overview of child and adolescent mental health policies and service structures
• maternal and infant mental health
• child mental health
• adolescent mental health
• diagnoses and treatments.
Within these sections, chapters discuss topics such as cultural competence, partnership working, promoting positive parenting, risk and resilience, mental health in schools, the mental health needs of young offenders, eating disorder self-harm and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Cost: £19.95
Order from: http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/trainingmaterials/showfull.asp?section=&SubSection=&Product=930

05/06/08 - Care Matters: Transforming Lives - Improving Outcomes
7-9 July
Keble College, Oxford

(Incorporating the 8th International looking After Children Conference)
Details can be found at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ccfr/Transforminglivesconference/

02/06/08 - Breaking Barriers
London dates 29th May-1st June, 25th - 28th Sep, 27th - 30th Nov

A creative arts training course specialising in: Augusto Boal techniques; improvisation; devising; performance; facilitation; youth arts; exploring issues; arts within criminal justice settings. This highly practical hands-on course is particularly suited to people who want to experience and practise a variety of creative action methods in group work to explore issues, make theatre or work within challenging contexts. It is for front line staff and workers involved with targeted youth and adult support and in the delivery of services to adults & young people, including performers, education psychologists, key workers, health visitors, family support workers, PAYP workers, YOS staff, youth workers, social/health workers, PSHE specialists, drama graduates, project managers, community workers, artists, workshop leaders, teachers, theatre practitioners, creative art therapists, counsellors, mental health workers, schools, voluntary & community sector agencies, teenage parent support workers, information advice and guidance providers, housing support staff, the police,team builders and special needs workers.

£110.00 each (£90.00 if booked 2 months before course starts

Limited amount of reduced rates available, fees can be paid in installments

Tony Cealy, Noh Budget Films, PO Box 45770, London, SW16 5WS

07956 877358

info@nohbudgetfilms.freeserve.co.uk

30/05/08 - Health & Therapies Day for Carers
Wednesday 11 June, 10.30—2.30
St Mark’s Centre, Tollgate Road, Beckton

Are you a carer? Carers provide unpaid care by looking after an ill, frail or disabled family member, friend or partner. It’s National Carers Week so come and be pampered with a free therapy session.
Learn how to maximise your health, how to relax; how to improve your diet; using aromatherapy oils for relaxation; herbs and health; how to improve your fitness; have a health MOT and lots more!
Refresh yourself with a fresh smoothie or unwind with refreshments and a snack—with our compliments.
Organised by Newham Carers Network. For information call Jackie on 020 8519 0811 or email jackie@newhamcarers.org.uk
Newham Carers Network is a project of the Renewal Programme Ltd. A company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 1327924 (Charity No 275796).

27/05/08 - Race, Culture and Psychotherapy
Friday 20 June 2008, 9.15 – 5.15
Max Rayne Auditorium, Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE

Meeting of the Section of Psychiatry in association with the British Association of Psychotherapists and the Centre for Applied Research and Evaluation - International Foundation (www.careif.org)
Details

19/05/08 - New quarterly CAMHS Forum
Thursday 22 May 10-12.15, Stratford Old Town Hall
Please find attached a flyer advertising the first meeting for this year. This new forum replaces the former CAMHS reference groups and the Newham parenting forum (held at CFCS) and will be an opportunity for all CAMHS sectors, teams and tiers to meet and share good practice, inform commissioning and develop collaborative networks/partnerships. Each forum will take the form of a themed discussion with contributions from CAMHS providers from across sectors and tiers. Lunch will be provided. The theme for discussion on 22 May will be 'Sexual and Physical Violence: the mental health impacts on children and young people'.

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19/05/08 - Working with young parents
21 May 2008
Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HG

An interactive course designed to increase participants' understanding of the needs of young parents and to build confidence in engaging and working with young parents. This training day provides a forum to reflect on current service provision, share best practice and identify and plan ways to improve services for young parents.

Course Objectives:
• Explore and understand the impact of our own attitudes and values when working with young parents.
• Increase understanding of the needs of young parents and the issues that affect them.
• Develop skills to explore teenage parenthood from the perspective of young parents.
• Gain confidence engaging and working with young parents
• Discuss and examine the effectiveness of services in meeting the needs of young parents.
• Identify local support services and increase knowledge of referral routes.
• Share best practice, highlight areas for improvement and plan ways forward.

Attendees may include those who come into contact with young parents in the course of their day-to-day roles but who are not specialist teenage pregnancy/parent workers.

£120 + VAT per person (including light lunch)
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Lewisham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding – please e-mail for further details:
• Lewisham - Rosemary.Taylor@Prospects.co.uk
• Tower Hamlets - flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/Training%20Schedule%20%20Course%20Application%20Form_237.doc
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

19/05/08 - Professional boundaries for practitioners working with young people
24 June & 16 September 2008, 9.30 – 5
Stratford, London E15

Practitioners working with young people can often face many personal pressures in their work. This can cause conflict and stress if they find that their professional boundaries are being ‘pushed’. This course is designed to help practitioners identify and apply practical solutions to these issues.

Course content:
• What are professional boundaries?
• Why are they important/advantages of boundary setting?
• Who sets the boundaries?
• What are the consequences of boundary violation?

Workshops and discussions using professional experience and case studies will provide participants with an understanding of what professional boundaries are and why they are needed. Explore power balance/imbalance, who negotiates the boundaries and who is accountable should a violation occur.

Smart Boundaries - workshops begin with a self-evaluation and assessment of practice styles and behaviours which may indicate potential liability risks.

Awareness of susceptibility by assessing personal and professional vulnerabilities, general to the professional and specific to the individual, which place him or her at risk for boundary violation.

Suitable for personal Advisers, Youth Workers, Learning Mentors and other practitioners working in any capacity with young people in the voluntary or statutory sectors.

£80 + VAT (including light lunch) –
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Lewisham
may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding –
please e-mail for further details:
• Lewisham - Rosemary.Taylor@Prospects.co.uk
• Tower Hamlets - flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Please note that places are allocated on a first come first served basis

Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to:Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

19/05/08 - Young people, housing and homelessness
Young people, housing and homelessness
30 June, 4 September, 9 December 2008, 9.30 – 4.30
Stratford, London E15

and

The Children Acts
1 July, 5 September, 10 December 2008, 9.30 – 4.30
Stratford, London E15


Young people, housing and homelessness
To enable participants to develop an understanding of youth homelessness; to provide a working knowledge of the legislative frameworks that are available to assist young people and to develop an understanding of how the legislation can be used as a platform to develop better integrated services for all young people in housing need.

The Children Acts
The course will provide participants with an understanding of the underlying philosophy of the acts and the potential assistance under the legislation available to young single people and families in housing need.

£120 + vat for each course per person, including light lunch
Those working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Lewisham
may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding –
please e-mail for further details:
• Lewisham - Rosemary.Taylor@Prospects.co.uk
• Tower Hamlets - flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830
Please note that places are allocated on a first come first served basis

08/05/08 - Tackling the emotional transitions from Primary exit to Secondary entry
Tuesday 24 June 2008
Venue to be confirmed
Tower Hamlets PCT and Newham Health Education Advisory Team (formerly Healthy Schools) are presenting a day of seminars and showcasing on the topic of Emotional Transitions for those working with children exiting primary school, and entering into secondary schools.
Details

08/05/08 - Integrated Working: Assessment skills & using the Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
11 June, 22 July, 30 September
9.30 – 5, Stratford, East London


This free day course is designed to help practitioners understand and use the Common Assessment Framework (CAF). It will focus on the context and principles of Integrated Working to include CAF, Lead Professional and Information Sharing. It will cover good practice holistic assessment; person centred planning and working together across services. Using a case study, you will follow a six-step process of conducting a common assessment, use the Newham Information Sharing Index (training version) to complete an electronic CAF, undertake a multi-disciplinary (TAC) planning meeting and review progress against the action plan.


This course is relevant for practitioners and managers of agencies delivering a service to unborn babies, children, young people or their families in Newham. It is also relevant to practitioners from partner agencies who have significant or unique contact with families in their work. Pre-requisites of this course are that you should have at least basic computer literacy and an up-to-date Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check.



caf@newham.gov.uk

0208 430 3150

01/05/08 - Working with Families
10 June 2008, one day course
The Venue E15, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, E15 4LJ

For participants to explore their own perceptions, values and approach in relation to working with families and consider a range of approaches to undertaking effective work with families

By the end of the session, learners will have:
• Explored their own relationship with and perception and expectation of ‘family’ and the dynamics that contribute to it
• Considered some of the challenges experienced by parents and carers – as people, in addition to within their parental role
• Identified a range of approaches to working with families and evaluate their effectiveness within the professional arena

Key themes will be: The Systemic Approach, Family Myths, Psychological and Emotional Challenge, Positive Connotation, Social and Economic Disadvantage, The No Blame Approach, Dynamics and Patterns, Collaborative Working, The Family, Comfort Zone, Working with Challenge.

£80 + VAT per person (includes light lunch)

Those working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Lewisham
may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding –
please e-mail for further details:
• Lewisham - Rosemary.Taylor@Prospects.co.uk
• Tower Hamlets - flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from: http://yourroutes.atticmedia.com/uploads/documents/LECP%20Course%20Application%20Form_321.doc
and return it to: Training & Development, London East Connexions Partnership, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

29/04/08 - Two, one day workshops
Parental Mental Health - 5 June 2008
Loss and Bereavement - 27 June 2008

Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HG.

These two additional days to the six day Certificate programme in Child & Adolescent Mental Health, are primarily targeted at those working with young people who have completed the Certificate, however they are also open to experienced practitioners who may find these topics relevant to their role.

Parental Mental Health – 5 June 2008
• The referral and questions professionals need to consider
• The needs of children of parents with mental illness
• Techniques: Talking to children & young people
• Good practice and key messages

Loss and Bereavement – 27 June 2008
• Professional experiences of working with loss and bereavement in children and adults
• Theories of loss, bereavement and mourning
• Working with personal losses
• Child development and bereavement
• Responding to a child’s bereavement
• Tasks in grieving
• Barriers to recovery/learning
• Problems in mourning
• Interventions and resilience development

£120 + VAT per day, including light lunch.
People working with young people in the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Lewisham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding –please e-mail for further details:
• Lewisham - Rosemary.Taylor@Prospects.co.uk
• Tower Ham