29/07/10 - Working with disabled young people (SEN/LDD)
4, 11 & 25 November 2010
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. 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

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.

£310 per person. Payment in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement please.

NEWHAM - People working in Private, Voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for training bursary eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

28/07/10 - Working with disabled young people, to encourage and enable full participation
14 October 2010
Stratford

Engagement of disabled children and young people in shaping services at a local level results in the provision of more appropriate services, and can help services work more efficiently and effectively, allowing for more flexible and tailored provision. Disabled young people need to be given the opportunities to develop their skills, gain experience and be given information to support their participation. This course will give learners an opportunity to focus on different communication methods and raise awareness of the need for alternative techniques to encourage and enable participation by disabled young people. For a range of staff and managers working with disabled young people and issues of participation.

Please note : participants should have already undertaken some disability awareness training such as 'Introduction to working with disabled young people', or be aware of key issues and the ‘social model’.

£90 per person (10% early bird booking discount available for bookings received at least 60 days prior to the course start date).

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

27/07/10 - Welfare benefits for young people
9 November 2010
Stratford, E15

This course is aimed at all practitioners and managers working with young people (especially NEET groups) who need to be aware of the benefits young people may be able to access, and their criteria.

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. People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

26/07/10 - Young people's rights
27 October 2010
Stratford, E15

Far too often young people rights are ignored. Knowing that these rights are supported by laws is empowering. Therefore, it is essential that practitioners who work with young people are aware and updated on information, resources and services available to aid young people. This course explores the rights of young people and issues faced by professionals who are tasked with supporting them. It is an interactive course that utilises actual examples, case studies and participants’ experience and gives practical information on how Practitioners can use the laws to assert these rights. For Youth Workers, Practitioners, volunteers and all those, who work holistically with young people.

£90 per person
People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

22/07/10 - Using online social media to engage and promote participation with young people
28 September 2010 (4 August fully booked)
Stratford, E15

Social media are part of young people’s everyday lives (Facebook, messenger, bebo). As practitioners, and managers of practitioners working with young people how should we respond to this? Should we ignore the technology and play safe by keeping to old means of communication? Should we embrace the technology and become virtual youth practitioners? What are the ethics and the practicalities involved with online youth work? Which methods should we use? What are the risks and benefits?

Learn how young people use social media; explore how new social media approaches to engage with young people could be used within your practice/organisation; develop practical skills in the use of social media tools (the afternoon session will be dedicated to getting ‘hands –on experience’; identify practical ways to support young people to be safe online; and find ways of applying your professionals skills and values to new digital environments.

£90 per person. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

21/07/10 - Introduction to Managing Volunteers
11 October 2010, 9.30 – 4.30
Stratford E15

This course aims to provide participants with an understanding of what is required to manage volunteers. For anyone new to managing volunteers, seeking to develop or enhance skill set when working with volunteers.What will be covered on the course:
● What is volunteering?
● Developing policies and procedures
● Good Practice in managing volunteers

£90 per person. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Early bird discount (10%) for bookings 60 days prior to the start of the course.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

21/07/10 - Building Collaborative Networks in Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Five Linked Workshops
To book a place on the series of 5 free linked workshops to be held from
Friday 1 October 2010 to Friday 3 December 2010, at CFCS, York House
Please contact Marie McConnell on marie.mcconnell@eastlondon.nhs.uk

Download flyer

21/07/10 - Introduction to Facilitating group work with young people
7 October 2010
Stratford, E15

Group Work with young people is a skill that is being increasingly demanded of practitioners working in a wide range of contexts. This training aims to provide participants with an understanding of facilitating group work with young people.
What the course will cover:
● Facilitation Skills
● Group Work Theory
● Educational Resources

For 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. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

21/07/10 - Using the Solution Focused Approach (Solution Focused Brief Therapy)
12, 13 & 26 October 2010
Stratford, E15

The ‘Solution Focused Approach’ is a practical, enabling method which allows for new thinking and new actions with even the most resistant, “change-allergic”, clients. The language of the approach encourages a move from the pathology of the problem towards possibilities for change. The young person is recognised as the expert of their past and current experiences and that expertise is utilised to identify goals and movement. For any practitioners who are working with young people to assist in building coping strategies; increasing reslience, progressing towards recovery or achieving change. Youth workers, social workers, school staff, YOT, substance misuse workers, Connexions and CAMHS. This course, which is very practical and ‘hands-on’, will develop a future-focused approach to helping young people which conveys a clear message that there can be hope and expectation for change despite the set-backs of the past.

£295 per person. People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

21/07/10 - Youth Aspiration conference
13 October 2010, 9.30-5
The British Library, London NW1

London Councils' soon to be published Youth Aspiration research, conducted by Ipsos MORI, is a ground-breaking project examining the hopes and expectations of youn people aged 14 to 16 years old in London secondary schools and Pupil Referral Units.
The research, the first of its kind, explores the views of London's young people on a range of issues, including interpretations of success, knowledge of further education, training and employment options, key influences and sources of support and their views on effective sources of information, advice and guidance.

This free full day conference will explore the research in detail with a high-level panel commenting on and responding to the report's findings. The conference will feature workshops based on key themes arising from the report including re-engaging the disengaged; issues relating to pupil referral units; information advice and guidance provision and more.

This event is aimed at those who work in education, training and employment, or related disciplines both nationally and in London, and those who have an interest in improving the aspirations and achievements of young people. Please register below to ensure your place.

Register online for this event: http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/forms/default.htm?mode=10&sid=87
For further details please contact: caroline.viac@londoncouncils.gov.uk

21/07/10 - 6 day certified programme in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
23 September 2010 onward, 9.30-4.30
Stratford E15

Each session 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 YoungMinds Short Course Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

23 September: Introduction 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
21 October: Adolescent Turmoil
18 November: Attachment, Behaviour & Learning
16 December: The Mental Health of Black and Minority Ethnic groups
13 January: Trauma
24 February: Deliberate Self Harm in Young People

£660 per person. Payment in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement please.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

06/07/10 - Working with faith to safeguard African children
12 July 2010
Central London

This course will enable front-line practitioners develop their working knowledge of the role that faith and religious beliefs can play in parenting and child rearing within different African communities, the implications on child safeguarding, effective intervention as well as assessment. For all staff working with African children and families. This training course is designed to enable those working closely with African children to develop a stronger working knowledge of clients from African background and the key role that religion can play in child upbringing in many African communities. It will assist participants to assess and examine some religious practices and their impact on parenting styles and child safeguarding. Participants will work to identify strategies to promote better safeguarding of African children and to intervene positively in families where there are child protection concerns of abuse related to the influence of religion. This course will also assist in identifying key strategies to better engage faith leaders in order to safeguard vulnerable children.

£80
To book your place at the training, please contact training@afruca.org or telephone 0844 660 8607 or 02077042266. You can also download the training information and booking form from the website at www.afruca.org

06/07/10 - Exploring new research on young Muslims and relationships
July 30 2010, 10–1 or 2–5
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, London N1

Just before publishing the first ever report looking at young British Muslims and relationships, the Muslim Youth Helpline is offering a free half-day interactive training session on a range of issues, from forced marriage and child sexual abuse to stereotyping and faith sensitivity. The Muslim Youth Helpline is a pioneering charity providing faith- and culturally-sensitive support services to young people from Muslim communities in Britain. Founded in August 2001, we provide a unique collection of support and advocacy services run by and for young Muslims. Young Muslims and Relationships is the first in a series of reports supported by London Councils, which will examine ways to improve services in London for young people from Muslim communities. This 56-page report, which has involved in-depth research and interviews over six months, is the first of its kind in the UK. We think it sets a new standard for future work on the topic.

If you are interested in attending please let us know as soon as possible, as places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. For a booking form and further information, please contact: musab.younis@myh.org.uk

Please note that the closing date for registrations is Wednesday 14th July 2010.

Muslim Youth Helpline, 1st Floor, 18 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE
020 7435 8171
Helpline 0808 808 2008
Fax 020 7794 7852
info@myh.org.uk

02/07/10 - Developing youth work with girls and young women
26 July 2010, 9.30 - 5
Stratford, E15

This interactive workshop is geared towards increasing the knowledge and raising the awareness for workers and organisations that intend or currently work with girls and young women. The session will explore some of the influential factors in the lives of the young women.

£90 per person. People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

02/07/10 - Working with Teenage Parents
30 July 2010, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

Preventing teenage pregnancies and their negative consequences continues to be a pressing challenge for practitioners working with young people; this issue attracts high profile political attention and the resources of a range of agencies.
However, focus also needs to be placed on supporting teenage parents. This is crucial to ensure economic well-being and to facilitate productive and fulfilling lives. Moreover, working with teenage parents helps break the cycle, as research has shown that a high percentage of children of teenage parents go on to become teenage parents themselves.

This interactive course is designed to increase participants’ understanding of the needs of Teenage Parents and build confidence engaging and working with them. The course will be facilitated with interactive workshops, exercises and discussions, using participants’ professional experience and case studies.

£90 per person

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

29/06/10 - Working with girls in gangs
27 September
or
21 October 2010
Stratford, E15

This interactive workshop is geared towards increasing the knowledge and raising the awareness for workers and organisations that intend or currently working with girl gangs. The session will explore some of the issue when working with girl gangs. For practitioners working with young women who are in gangs, influenced by them or are victims of girl gangs. Practitioners working generally around girls' issues, or in gang work.

Topics covered during the workshop will include:
• What is a gang?
• Why do girls/young women join gangs?
• Roles girls and young women play in a gang
• The rise in girl gangs
• Raising awareness of issues facing youth workers, when working with girls in gangs
• Society and stereotypes
• Examples of good practice of work with girls in gangs

£90 per person (10% early bird booking discount available for bookings received at least 60 days prior to the course start date). Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

28/06/10 - De-escalation and restraint training
13 & 14 October 2010
Stratford E15

Practitioners working with young people are increasingly working in contexts where there is the potential for violent incidents occurring, whether directed against staff themselves or other young people and service users. It is important that staff who encounter such situations are aware of how to act appropriately and safely. Recent statements from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and Ann Baxter, chair of the ADCS's (Association of Directors of Children’s Services) health, care and additional needs policy committee have recommended minimum training on; managing challenging behaviour, alternatives to using force, reasonable and proportionate restraint, and government guidelines on restraint (Children & Young People Now 23 April 2009 - http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/899937/Restraint-training-needed-entire-workforce/)

For practitioners, volunteers and other staff working with young people in formal and informal contexts, including youth workers, residential workers, social workers, teachers, learning mentors, classroom assistants etc.

The aim of this training is to provide frontline staff and volunteers with both the theoretical background, and practical strategies of how to cope in potentially violent and actually violent situations.

£220 per person. Payment in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement please. Early bird discount of 10% applies to bookings made 60 days prior to the start of the course.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

28/06/10 - Working with Muslim youth using the Four Areas Model
5 July 2010
Whitechapel

To enable participants to improve their skills and knowledge in engaging more effectively with disaffected and hard to reach Muslim Youth. For Youth Workers, Peer Mentors, Connexions Personal Advisers, Positive Activity Workers, Social Workers, Learning Mentors, Community Safety Workers, Police, Centre Managers and others working with Muslim Youth.By the end of the course participants will have:
• Gained a better understanding of the complex issues and experiences of Muslim Youth in the current climate
• Gained knowledge, skills and confidence in identifying those complex issues
• Gained knowledge of barriers affecting access to service provision
• Gained knowledge, skills and confidence in developing a systematic way of engaging and empowering Muslim Youth, in the context of the Every Child Matters agenda
• Gained knowledge of the impact of Faith and Culture on the lives of Muslim Youth
• Gained practical skills in applying the ‘Four Areas Model.’

£57 for individuals
£77 for voluntary and community groups
£115 for all others
Fee includes: handout packs, transcriptions of any flip charts developed on the day, a certificate of attendance, lunch and refreshments.
20% discount available for groups of 5 or more

Places can be booked by contacting courses@muslimyouthskills.co.uk or 0845 6520751

28/06/10 - Speak Up, Speak Out: Public Speaking for Practitioners
23 July
or
11 October 2010
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 training aimed at giving these practitioners, working with young people, the ability to overcome that fear, and speak confidently to a public audience.

For any Practitioner or Managers working with young people, who may need to make public presentations, speeches etc. such as Youth Workers, Connexions, Learning Mentors, Social Workers, volunteers, members of management Committees and others.
Content:
• Overcoming nerves
• Put on the spot (impromptu speaking)
• Planning and preparing a talk
• Enhancing your performance
• How to write a speech in five minutes
• Speaking in public

£135 per person. Early bird discount of 10% applies to bookings made 60 days prior to the start of the course.


People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

28/06/10 - Newham CAMHS Forum
29 June 2010, 2 - 4.30
York House, Plaistow

Dr Althar Yawar: Meanings of Medicine and Mental Health.
The forum will also be an opportunity to network and update our website.

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21/06/10 - Management Development Programme for front line managers
Date and venue tbc

The Government’s “Aiming High for Young People: a ten year strategy for positive activities” and the 2020 Children and Young People’s Workforce Strategy made commitments to develop leaders and managers in the youth workforce in both the statutory and third sectors. This commitment is now being put into action. The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has contracted a consortium led by FPM Training to design, develop and deliver a new range of leadership and management programmes which will build the capacities of managers to deliver effective, integrated services for young people. These programmes are probably the biggest single investment ever made to develop the leadership and management skills of managers of services for young people. This includes services for young people provided by public, private, voluntary and independent organisations. It is a once in a generation opportunity for leaders and managers across the whole of the youth workforce to work side by side to enhance their capacities so they can deliver distinctive and connected services which meet the needs of young people now.

The Management Development Programme (MDP) will help to build relevant knowledge, skills and behaviours among front line managers of services for young people.The programme will ensure staff can provide a distinctive, high quality service which leads to positive outcomes for young people. This will be achieved by working with examples of real, day-to-day challenges and opportunites in services for young people. The fully funded programme is contextualized to work with young people. It has been designed and developed by specialists from across the whole of the youth workforce and is not a generic management development programme. The learning in the programme will link to the latest developments including the National Professional Development Framework for leaders and managers of services for children and young people and will draw from the Championing Children framework.

Accreditation: CMI Level 6 Certificate in Management and Leadership (QCF)
On completion of the programme, participants will also be given the opportunity to apply for an accredited Certificate from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

FPM are approaching Heads of Integrated Youth Support Services and training leads with a view to setting up local cohorts. These cohorts will be made up of both
statutory, private, voluntary and independent service managers.

FPM are also setting up open courses. If you would like to apply for a place on one of these courses or require more information on the above please contact FPM Training on 0116 249 5000 or alternatively visit us at www.fpmonline.co.uk

17/06/10 - Practical skills for supporting & supervising volunteers
5 October 2010
Stratford E15

This workshop can be considered as the follow up to all delegates who attended the ‘introduction to managing volunteers’. The 'supporting and supervising volunteers' session is a practical course aimed at addressing the difficult and common issues surrounding the management of volunteers in a range of sectors. For anyone managing volunteers, individuals seeking to develop or enhance supervision skills.
What will be covered on the course:
• Managing volunteers in your organisation
• Supervision skills for the voluntary sector
• Developing and enhancing techniques for difficult and challenging volunteers
• Developing effective skills for the supervision process
• Best practice within the Supervision process

All participants will be given course materials on the day

£90 per person. People working in private, voluntary and independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).
Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

14/06/10 - Professional Boundaries for Practitioners Working with Young People
20 July 2010, 9.30 – 5
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.
Suitable for Personal Advisers, Youth Workers, Learning Mentors, Community Workers, Social Workers, Play workers and other practitioners working in any capacity with young people in the community, voluntary or statutory sectors.

£90 per person. Early bird discount (10% if booked 60 days before). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

10/06/10 - CAF Cards for Practitioners
29 July 2010, 9.30 – 5
Stratford E15

CAF Cards are a powerful and easy to use tools which can will help young people to look at their lives differently, explore their options and set new goals. The tools are about motivating and working with their own desire to change, and facilitating that change to happen. The use of the Cards can be linked with the ‘Common Assessment Framework’ and have been designed to make the CAF framework more young person centred and friendly. The Cards can also be used as a stand alone tool suitable to any 1-2-1 work with young people in contexts outside the CAF.

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

CPD Certification: This course is certified as being 5.5 hours CPD hours

£105 per person (includes certification and course manual). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

10/06/10 - Using Creative Methods in Group Work for Experienced Practitioners
12 July 2010, 9.30 – 4.15
Stratford

Group work is an effective, but often under-used tool for encouraging the development of greater self-awareness, opportunity-awareness, decision-making skills and transition skills in our clients. This course will provide those who work with groups of clients, the opportunity to reflect on the activities they use and develop more creative methods of delivery in order to achieve their session objectives and engage their clients in a positive learning experience.

The course is aimed at experienced guidance practitioners and others who work to support young people and adult clients (for example Connexions PAs, learning mentors, teaching assistants, IAG advisers, youth workers etc). It is targeted at those who have experience in undertaking group work as part of their role, and who now want to build on that experience to develop their practice, and share with other similarly experienced professionals.

£90 per person. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Early bird discount (10%) for bookings 60 days prior to the start of the course.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

10/06/10 - Mental Health: assessments, referrals & coping strategies
12 July 2010
Stratford, E15

This 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. For a wide range of practitioners (Connexions, YOT, Youth workers, Learning Mentors etc.) working with young people with who may be displaying signs of having mental health issues. On successful completion of the course, participants will:
• Recognise the symptoms of poor mental health
• Know how to refer to Mental Health Services
• Have a clear idea of good practice when referring
• Have an understanding of the different mental health services including, statutory, voluntary, primary and secondary.
• Understand 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.
• Know how to make an appropriate referral

£90 per person
People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

10/06/10 - Solution Focused Brief Therapy
7, 8 & 28 July 2010
Stratford E15

The ‘Solution Focused Approach’ is a practical, enabling method which allows for new thinking and new actions with even the most resistant, “change-allergic”, clients. The language of the approach encourages a move from the pathology of the problem towards possibilities for change. The young person is recognised as the expert of their past and current experiences and that expertise is utilised to identify goals and movement. For Personal Advisers or IYSS Staff who are working with young people to assist in building coping strategies; progressing towards recovery or achieving change.

This course will develop a future-focused approach to helping young people which conveys a clear message that there can be hope and expectation for change despite the set-backs of the past. By the end of the course each participant 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.

£295 per person. Payment in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement please. People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

01/06/10 - Working with families
Tuesday 29 June
or
16 December 2010
Stratford, E15

For participants 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.

£90 per person. People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

25/05/10 - Certificate in Youth and Community Work for Muslim Women
18 September 2010 - 26 Feb 2011, 9 - 12 and/or 2 - 5
Froud Centre, Romford Rd, London E12 5JF

A nationally accredited training course for Muslim women. Following the success of our first batch, we are happy to announce the next term dates and open applications for the Youth and Community Course for Muslim Women. The course will be taught by accredited tutors from the widely renowned George Williams College and will cover all aspects of youth work, from theory, planning, legal to action with a work placement as part of the assessment. All women welcome but aged 21 minimum welcome [18 years by exception].

The course is FREE and the charity is spending up to £1000 per delegate to attend and complete the course, hence entry will be by selection process.
Please note, demand is exceptionally high and spaces are limited, so apply early to take up this unique and excellent chance.

To apply email info@muslimyouthnetwork.org and return the completed form by email as this will ensure swift delivery, by Friday 11 June.

0208 478 2468 ext 987
info@muslimyouthnetwork.org
www.muslimyouthnetwork.org

14/05/10 - Working with gangs: culture, development, risks and strategies
10 & 17 June 2010
or
2 & 3 November 2010
Stratford London E15

The purpose of the is programme is to understand how UK gang culture is 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. 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.

£180 per person for two day course (early bird discount available for bookings received more than 60 days prior to course start date). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.
People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

13/05/10 - Why Partnerships work and matter: Celebrating 5 years of Partnership for Young London
Friday 18 June 2010, 1.30 - 4.15pm
Mary Ward House, Tavistock Place, London WC1

Delegates will hear about and share knowledge of successful partnership working, what partnership working can do in terms of adding value and the best use of resources. At a time of straitened resources, why partnerships matter and what they can contribute. We will also be asking delegates to input into Partnership for Young London in the celebration zone: tell us what you want out of the Partnership for the future.

The seminar is aimed at heads of service, managers and practitioners in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors; also for commissioners of services for children and young people.

FREE
Please contact lucy@pyl.org.uk or rachael@pyl.org.uk (or ring 020 7332 3599) for a booking form (essential).

30/04/10 - The new vetting & barring scheme
18 May 2010, 10 -1 or 1.30 – 4.30

Stratford E15

The newly established Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) has the remit of enhancing safe recruitment practices by ensuring that as far as possible unsuitable people are prevented from working (paid or voluntary) with children or vulnerable adults. The new Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) launched on 12 October 2009. From this date employers, social services and professional regulators have a duty to refer to the ISA any information about individuals who may pose a risk, ensuring potential threats to vulnerable groups can be identified and dealt with. There will be criminal penalties for barred individuals who seek or undertake work with vulnerable groups and for employers who knowingly take them on. This half day course will course will comprehensively review the latest developments from (ISA) Independent Safeguarding Authority, their requirements and timescales for implementation and will asses the impact to your organisation.

£49 per person (1/2 day). People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email trainingadministration@newham.gov.uk for training bursary eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).
Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

30/04/10 - Emergency Aid for Appointed Persons
30 June 2010
Stratford, E15

This one day programme is designed to enable employers and organisations to meet their Health and Safety obligations for the provision of first aid to employees and members of the general public. The course meets the HSE recommendations for the Appointed Person in the Workplace.

Where an employer’s assessment of First Aid needs identifies that a four-day First Aid at Work qualification is not necessary, the minimum employer requirement is to appoint a person to take charge of First Aid arrangements. This includes looking after equipment and facilities, and calling emergency services when required. Arrangements should be made for an Appointed Person to be available for these duties at all times when people are at work. At the end of the course, each candidate will receive a certificate of satisfactory completion, valid for 3 years.

£90 per person. People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

30/04/10 - Young people's rights within the education system : a practical approach to advice
12 May 2010
Youth Access, London

A one-day, lively, knowledge-based course with a balance of relevant theory, legislation, guidance and practical tips. To develop participants' confidence in giving basic advice, and identify the potential for legal challenge for young people within the education system. Suitable for information and advice workers, PA’s, youth workers and others providing general advice to young people.

Youth Access Members: £55
Voluntary Sector: £88
Statutory Sector: £110

Book online at www.youthaccess.org.uk/events/Young-Peoples-Rights-within-the-Education-System-a-practical-approach-to-advice.cfm.
For enquiries please contact admin@youthaccess.org.uk

23/04/10 - Risk Assessment – principles & practice
29 April
or
13 July 2010
Stratford, London E15

This course is for all managers with responsibility for assessing risk in their work environment and covers:
• Main categories of accidents and causes of ill health
• The benefits of good health & safety management
• Principles of Risk Assessment – understanding of the principles and definitions of Risk Assessment Legislation
• Awareness of the key aspects of the legislative framework Risk Assessment in Practice

£90 per person. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

20/04/10 - Street and community-based work with young people
24, 25 May & 14, 15 June 2010
Stratford (E15)

Street and community-based work has always been a significant aspect in the engagement of young people; with a number of young people feeling socially excluded or choosing not to use conventional services. There is an increasing need to work with people where they are or where they feel comfortable. This training will give participants a clear understanding of what street and community based work is. It will also equip participants with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to initiate, plan, deliver, record and evaluate effective street and community-based work with young people. The course is suitable for anyone who is already has experience and understanding of working with young people and needs to deliver work that is not centre based regardless if that work is short or long term.

This course is accredited by Open College Network at level 2 with a value of 3 credits. All participants will receive a course handbook with sections where knowledge of each unit can be demonstrated. This will be assessed by the course tutor and submitted for further moderation.

£395 per participant including certification, course materials and OCN registration fee.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

15/04/10 - Introduction to Mediation Skills
18 May 2010, 9.30 - 4.30
Central London

Mediation is a voluntary, neutral, confidential process which allows parties in dispute to communicate and build improved relationships for the future. The power of mediation lies in the fact that the parties choose it and have an active part in any outcomes / resolutions made. Parties in dispute may wish to meet, or where they have chosen not to, the mediators can go between the parties ‘shuttling’ points of agreement, regarding wants and needs. Mediation can be effectively used to tackle a variety of issues including: neighbour disputes, Anti-social behaviour (ASB), conflict between young people, and hate crime.

This course is open to voluntary sector and community group delegates only. Maximum one delegate place per organisation or group. Please note that places are strictly limited. Lunch provided.

Download the booking form from the ASB Online website at http://www.asbonline.org.uk/default.aspx?page=132

14/04/10 - Preparing for Gypsy, Roma & Traveller History Month (June) at your school or youth club
10 May 2010, 9.30–1
Stratford

Gypsy, Roma & Traveller History Month is a national event in June sponsored by the DCSF. This training is suitable for education staff, youth workers, play projects, volunteers and others working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children, who want to gain and share ideas of how to celebrate Gypsy, Roma & Traveller History Month in their schools, clubs or as part of their work. Delegates may have Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children at their schools or clubs or may simply wish for these ethnic groups to be represented in the life of their school or club. This course aims to increase participants’ understanding of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, the discrimination they face and how their history and culture can be celebrated in schools and youth clubs.

£49 per person
People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

14/04/10 - Using Creative Methods in Group Work for Experienced Practitioners
3 June 2010, 9.30 – 4.15
Stratford

Group work is an effective, but often under-used tool for encouraging the development of greater self-awareness, opportunity-awareness, decision-making skills and transition skills in our clients. This course will provide those who work with groups of clients, the opportunity to reflect on the activities they use and develop more creative methods of delivery in order to achieve their session objectives and engage their clients in a positive learning experience. The course is aimed at experienced guidance practitioners and others who work to support young people and adult clients (for example Connexions PAs, learning mentors, teaching assistants, IAG advisers, youth workers etc). It is targeted at those who have experience in undertaking group work as part of their role, and who now want to build on that experience to develop their practice, and share with other similarly experienced professionals.

£90 per person.
Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Early bird discount (10%) for bookings 60 days prior to the start of the course.People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

13/04/10 - Developing youth work with boys and young men from ethnic minority groups
19 April 2010
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 the ethnic minorities and the black communities. The session will explore some of the influential factors in the lives of young men. 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

£90 per person.
People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

08/04/10 - Newham CAMHS Forum
Tuesday 29 June, 2-4.30
York House, Newham

The guest speaker will be Dr Althar Yawar, on the meanings of medicine and mental health. The forum will also be an opportunity to network and update this website.

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31/03/10 - Practical skills supporting and supervising volunteers
14 June 2010
Stratford, E15

This workshop can be considered as the follow up to all delegates who attended the ‘introduction to managing volunteers’. It is a practical course aimed at addressing the difficult and common issues surrounding the management of volunteers in a range of sectors, including:
• Managing volunteers in your organisation
• Supervision skills for the voluntary sector
• Developing and enhancing techniques for difficult and challenging volunteers
• Developing effective skills for the supervision process
• Best practice within the supervision process

For anyone managing volunteers and individuals seeking to develop or enhance supervision skills. All participants will be given course materials on the day.

£90 per person. People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

31/03/10 - New free CWDC online learning and development resource
Share Street is a new online community of learning for the children and young people's workforce. It makes it easier for everyone who works and volunteers with children, young people and their families to connect, be inspired, discuss ideas and share resources.

Take a stroll down Share Street and visit the newsagent for the latest news. Be motivated by engaging films from the workforce in the cinema and find and share resources in the library. Pop into the café to network and join discussions with colleagues across the children and young people’s workforce, and read and comment on inspiring case studies behind the rainbow.

Join Share Street, strengthen the sense of community across our workforce and help to improve outcomes for children and young people.

Move in now!
Visit Share Street, look around and register.
Invite people you work with to register.
Start conversations, discuss challenges and share your resources.
Be inspired.

www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/sharestreet

19/03/10 - Working with disabled clients: an introduction to good practice for administration, reception, caretaking and cleaning staff
20 April 2010
Stratford, E15

Administration, reception, caretaking and cleaning staff often play important but hidden frontline roles with young services users. As the first point of contact or as a friendly presence the interaction they have is quite often informal and easily under valued. When working with young people with Special Needs or LDD it is important that these key members of staff are given the skills they need to be able to relate to and work with these young people in an inclusive way and in a way that conforms to the Disability Discrimination legislation. A lot of other training in this area is targeted at practitioners, but this course is tailored to the specific needs of these support staff.

£90 per person.
People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

11/03/10 - Working across culture
21 April 2010
Stratford, E15

The cultural make up of London and the UK in general is becoming increasingly diverse and complex, when working with young people and other clients, it is inevitable that practitioners will be working with people from different cultural backgrounds to their own. How does this impact on their work? Can practitioners work effectively across different cultural divides? What are the challenges? Do practitioners need in-dept knowledge of the culture of the people they are working with? The aim of the course is to provide practitioners with the skill and confidence to work and communicate across different and unfamiliar cultures without relying on stereotypes, thereby being able to meet the needs of the clients they work with. The course is interactive and focuses on practical issues and self-awareness.
For practitioners working with migrants/newly arrived immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers (i.e. youth workers, teaching assistants, mentors, employment and advice services, Careers Advisers, Connexions Advisers, Social Workers, Voluntary/Community organisations, etc)
CPD Certification: This training is CPD certified (5.5 hours)

£90 per person. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

11/03/10 - ‘B Heard’ launch and training package: engaging and communicating with young people… what do they want from practitioners?
Friday 12 March 2010, 3-5pm
Stratford E15

The ‘B Heard Project’ is made up of a group of young people (16-19 yrs) from Tower Hamlets and Lewisham, with the aim of training practitioners in working and engaging with young people like themselves. The group successfully researched, developed and delivered a one day training package, including a film of focus groups held. This was delivered for the first time in January 2010, to a wide range of practitioners working with young people from across London, including Youth Workers, Social Workers, Connexions, Police and others. The training materials developed will shortly be available to all on the CWDC website.

The project was set up as part of a Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) funded initiative, facilitated by LECP Training with participation of a number of youth projects. The B Heard Project focussed on supporting this group of 16 to 19 year old young people from ‘hard to reach communities’ to develop and deliver training for practitioners on what young people want from practitioners.

This free event is the ‘premier’ showing of the film, and there will be an opportunity to meet all the young people involved, ask questions, congratulate their success hear invited speakers, and partake of refreshments.

Advance booking is essential as there are limited places and will be allocated on a strictly first come first served basis.
Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download on from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training

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

03/03/10 - Our Youth Overcoming Adversity Promoting the strengths of young black people in the inner city
FREE CONFERENCE
Wednesday 24 March, 10-3.30
Stratford Circus, London E15

This unique one day conference offers an opportunity to discuss and explore programmes where young Black people, despite their disadvantages and marginalisation, are overcoming adversity and are thriving. The event will explore ways in which workers can identify, nurture and build upon a young person’s resilience, looking at opportunities in the individual, the family and the community. It focuses on how you can develop approaches that build on the strengths of young black people to help them deal with and manage adversity. The event will be co-facilitated by young people and will use a combination of speakers, workshops, question time panel to engage and inform delegates.

The challenges that some young Black people face are numerous: racism, violence in and outside their homes, persistent un and underemployment, the gradual destruction of naturally occurring social networks in the community. Young Black people within urban settings continue to be over represented in mental health services, criminal justice system and experience higher levels of school exclusions.

This event will be of benefit to all practitioners who work with or are training to work with young black people men and women. This includes those involved in education, primary care clinicians, mental health practitioners, commissioners, criminal justice staff including the police, YOT and probationary service, third sector organisations particularly youth, black and minority ethnic, health and community development service providers.

Young people who have an interested in or who are engaged with providers of services in the field of young black people are being actively encouraged to attend.


The event is free, lunch is provided.
Please contact Keshia Harvey on 020 7655 4170 or keshia.harvey@eastlondon.nhs.uk
or
Sandra Griffithson 0207 655 4171 or sandra.griffiths@eastlondon.nhs.uk

01/03/10 - Faith in Youth Work: A critical exploration of the relationship between faith and youth work
Monday 22 March 2010, 10.45 - 4.15
George Williams College, Canning Town
(Refreshments and lunch provided)

At this conference, three pre-eminent community leaders of different faiths will explore the relationships between Faith and Youth Work in terms of good practice and the use of theological tools to understand youth and community work. Exploring in particular the tension between religious based youth work and secular youth work around issues of young people’s rights and choices - to experience and question their own understandings of spirituality, religion and community - they will pose a series of questions which you will have the opportunity to discuss in working groups at the end of each lecture.

For more informtion or to reserve a place please contact Jenny: conference@ymca.ac.uk
020 7540 4900

25/02/10 - Recession: how will your services for young people survive and thrive?
March 18 2010
Mary Ward House, Central London

Partnership For Young London (PYL) have organised an event which will explore creative ways services for young people can survive and flourish in these difficult financial times. It will feature the launch of a report 'Recognising the Value of Services for Young People in London', and will provide opportunities for managers and senior managers from the statutory, voluntary and private sectors to engage in lively debate and create new ideas to promote the survival and success of their services.

FREE to first member of PYL, further places are £20 each.
Associate members: £20.
Non members: £50.

If you are unsure of your membership status please contact PYL.
Please contact: Rachael Ivancic , Communications Officer, Partnership for Young London
rachael.ivancic@cityoflondon.gov.uk
020 7332 3701
www.pyl.org.uk

18/02/10 - Generation NEET: how to beat the problem of young people not in education, employment and training
2 March, 2.30 – 4.30
Aldersgate Room, Central Hall Westminster, Storey's Gate, London SW1H 9NH

A ‘Question Time’-style debate involving senior politicians, the youth sector and a panel of young people. The event will also present the findings of a national study by Qa Research with young people who are NEET, on how policy makers could help them in the future.

To register your FREE place in the audience, RSVP no later than 25 February to
generation-neet@haymarket.com. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

18/02/10 - Opportunity for secondment or additional hours for child mental health workers in Newham
April 2010 – March 2011

The DCSF has agreed one year’s funding under the Targeted Mental Health in Schools (TAMHS) programme. This funding will include a new (temporary) team to develop work with children, young people and their families – 'children who fail to integrate in primary school and a number who fail to make the transition to secondary school, because of complex social, emotional and behavioural difficulties', based in Eleanor Smith School but working closely with other primary and secondary schools in Newham.
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15/02/10 - Leadership Development Programme: Phase 2 - Aspiring Senior Managers
April to June 2010

The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has contracted a consortium led by FPM Training to design, develop and deliver a new range of leadership and management programmes which will build the capacities of managers to deliver effective, integrated services for young people. The Leadership Development Programme is part of a series of programmes for managers and leaders in the young people’s workforce. It is specifically for middle managers in third sector and local authority services who are ready to become the service leaders of the future. Successful participants will play a crucial role as champions for the wider reform programme within the young people’s workforce. There are two other programmes in the series. The Leadership Enhancement Programme was for current leaders of services and the Management Development Programme is for front-line managers. This programme is designed to develop leaders of the future. It is aimed at managers in third sector organisations and local authority services for young people who are ready to take the next step up into formal positions of leadership. The programme aims to build capacity in the sector. It is therefore less relevant to managers who are in the later stages of their careers or those that have already completed leadership development programmes. The structure of the programme is as follows:
• 360 degree feedback from participants’ staff, colleagues, partners and managers
• One-to-one coaching session to review the 360 feedback and identify a leadership development action plan
• Three 2-day taught modules, one month apart, with work-based actions to be initiated between modules
• Reflective leadership development journal to record participant’s learning development journey
• Final review meeting with line manager to plan further leadership development in the workplace

To apply, please visit www.fpmonline.co.uk
If you require further information or have any other enquiries please contact FPM Training on 0116 249 5000.

15/02/10 - Newham CAMHS forum
2 March, 2 - 4.30
York House, Plaistow

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10/02/10 - Trafficking of African children to the UK: the new slavery
A community meeting
Thursday 25 February 2010, 6.30 - 8.30
Attlee Suite in Portcullis House, House of Commons, Westminster SW1A

The trafficking of African children has become a major problem in the UK. Various agencies working with victims, including AFRUCA, are concerned about the growing numbers who are being trafficked from different parts of the continent to the UK to be exploited as sex slaves and for forced labour, especially domestic servitude. Between April and December 2009 alone, over 200 Africans were referred by charities and others as victims of trafficking to the UK Human Trafficking Centre. Many of them are children from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda and other countries. We are very sure this figure is a tip of the iceberg and that many other children are still in different exploitative situations waiting to be rescued. Child Trafficking is a multi-billion dollar high crime and sadly most of the perpetrators are Africans themselves. Traffickers use a combination of coercion and deception to lure parents and their children: false promises of a good education or a good job and a better life in the UK. The increasing use of juju and oath taking rituals to coerce and subjugate victims of trafficking is another dimension in this despicable trade in children.

To register for a place and for further information please contact
Cherifa Atoussi, Anti-Child Trafficking Officer, AFRUCA
0844 660 8607
cherifa@afruca.org
www.afruca.org

09/02/10 - Building Collaborative Networks in Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Five Linked Workshops
7 May - 9 July 2010
CFCS, Newham

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Please contact Marie McConnell on marie.mcconnell@eastlondon.nhs.uk

08/02/10 - Working with Black African children and families
10 March 2010, 9 – 4
Central London

This specialist training course, organised by AFRUCA – Africans Unite Against Child Abuse, the premier charity promoting the welfare of African children in the UK, is designed to enable practitioners working with children and families develop a stronger working knowledge of clients from African backgrounds and the key role that culture and religion can play in child upbringing in many African communities. It will assist participants to assess and examine some cultural and religious practices within different African communities and the impact on parenting styles and child safeguarding. Participants will work to identify strategies to promote better safeguarding of children in their various sectors and to intervene positively in families where there are child protection concerns based on the influence of cultural practices and religion. This course will also assist in identifying key strategies to better engage families in order to safeguard vulnerable children. Participants will benefit from a variety of training methods and materials to help stimulate learning and enrich their knowledge of key issues. For all staff working with African children and families (Social Workers, Connexions, School staff, youthworkers, family workers, PHCT etc).

£60
To book your place, please email training@afruca.org or fax to us on 0844 660 8661 or 0207 704 2266. You can download training information and the booking form from www.afruca.org

02/02/10 - Working with Muslim youth: using the 'Four Areas Model'
11 February 2010, 9.30 - 4
London, N7

This Muslim Youth Skills course has the aim to enable participants to improve their skills and knowledge in engaging more effectively with disaffected and hard to reach Muslim Youth. By the end of the course participants will have:
• gained a better understanding of the complex issues and experiences of Muslim youth in the current climate
• gained knowledge, skills and confidence in identifying those complex issues
• gained knowledge of barriers affecting access to service provision
• gained knowledge, skills and confidence in developing a systematic way of engaging and empowering Muslim Youth, in the context of the Every Child Matters agenda
• gained knowledge of the impact of Faith and Culture on the lives of Muslim youth
• gained practical skills in applying the ‘Four Areas Model’

Participants will not only be more confident in effectively engaging Muslim youth, but will also be able to use the 'The Four Areas Model' as a tool to engage any disadvantaged and 'hard to reach' groups of young people. For Youth Workers, Peer Mentors, Connexions Personal Advisers, Positive Activity Workers, Social Workers, Learning Mentors, Community Safety Workers, Police, Centre Managers and others working with Muslim Youth.

£57 for individuals
£77 for voluntary and community groups
£115 for all others
Fee includes: handout packs, transcriptions of any flip charts developed on the day, a certificate of attendance, lunch and refreshments. 20% discount available for groups of 5 or more

Please contact courses@muslimyouthskills.co.uk or 0845 6520751 for a booking form and any other details.

02/02/10 - Working with Gypsy, Roma, & Traveller Young People
22 February 2010
Stratford E15

This training is suitable for practitioners who already, or may in future, come into contact with young people who are members of Gypsy, Roma or Traveller communities. it aims to increase participants’ understanding of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people and their communities, their history and culture and the discrimination they face. By the end of the training participants will be able to:
• describe some important elements of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history and culture and consider how to celebrate these
• recognise public prejudice and stereotypes facing Gypsies, Roma and Travellers
• identify the issues facing Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and young people
• describe the major barriers preventing Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people from accessing key services and identify strategies to overcome these .

Through engaging with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller culture and history, staff will therefore feel more confident in implementing the key principles of good practice in working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

£135 per person. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

01/02/10 - Developing Youth Work with Boys and Young Men from Ethnic Minority Groups
11 February
or
19 April 2010
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 the ethnic minorities and the black communities. The session will explore some of the influential factors in the lives of young men. 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.

£90 per person (10% early bird booking discount available for bookings received at least 60 days prior to the course start date). Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

01/02/10 - Creative training for youth workers
Monday 8th March 2010, 11-5
Sloane Square

The day will focus on how you can successfully integrate drama and action based methods into your current sessions to encourage teamwork, focus, confidence building and issue-based work. Drama is a wonderful skill that can enhance your already developed skills base. This is not about just running stand-alone drama sessions but more importantly looking at how drama related exercises can support and enrich sessions that on the surface may appear to have nothing to do with the creative arts. The day will include:

•Working with new groups – creative ways to develop group rules
• Focus games – how to engage every group member
• Issue-based work – learn how to explore youth related issues in a creative way.
• Plenty of practical ideas to start using immediately with your youth group
• A resource pack filled with practical ideas to take away

Afterwards you are invited to attend 'Off the Endz' at 7.30pm The Royal Court Theatre for just £5 per ticket. This offer is exclusive to youth workers who attend the training day. Tickets are extremely limited so book quickly to avoid disappointment.

To apply for places, please contact Natalie on 020 7632 4118 or natalie@mousetrap.org.uk

14/01/10 - Learning, Development and Support Services (LDSS) for Children, Young People and Those who Care for Them & Advice and Guidance
Starts February 2010
Eden College, 34 Mawney Road, Romford, RM7 7HL

With the changes taking place through integrated working in the workforce working with young people, there is an increasing need for professionals to work flexibly and straddle several roles. LECP, working with Eden College, is introducing this dual professional qualification (NVQ4 LDSS & Advice & Guidance) for those practitioners working in the field who want both a professional qualification, and also the flexibility to fit into a range of different roles.

There are a range of common NVQ units shared by the LDSS and Advice & Guidance qualifications. Upon completion of the LDSS qualification all your work will be mapped to Advice and Guidance Level 4 qualifications and will count towards both awards. Those wishing to gain the dual qualifications would select Advice and Guidance units whilst doing your LDSS qualification. You will then normally be required to do an additional maximum of 4 units on completion of the LDSS to complete the Advice and Guidance award. In total to gain the dual qualification, you will need to do 15 units.

£2,300 per person. This is a single price for those wishing to do either the single or dual qualification. It may be possible, by prior arrangement and agreement, for the cost to be made in two installments meaning it is spread over two financial years. Please contact us to discuss if you want to take that option.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

14/01/10 - Certificate In Youth & Community Work for Muslim Women
6 March - 24 July 2010, 9 - 12 and/or 2 - 5
Froud Centre, Romford Rd, London E12 5JF

The course will be taught by accredited tutors, from the widely renowned George Williams College and will cover all aspects of youth work, from theory, planning, legal to action with a work placement, as part of the assessment. For women aged 21 minimum welcome [18 years by exception].

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: FRIDAY 29TH JANUARY 2010
To apply or for more information :
0208 478 2468
info@muslimyouthnetwork.org
www.muslimyouthnetwork.org

13/01/10 - 3-day Certified Programme in Working with Disabled Young People (SEN/LDD)
23 February, 2 & 16th March 2010
or
5, 12 & 26 May 2010
Stratford E15

This course 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

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.

£310 per person including OCN Registration Fee. Payment in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement please.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

13/01/10 - Cruel Families and Violent Gangs
12 February 2010
Tavistock Centre, London

This conference will examine the activities of gangs in the internal and external worlds. It will attempt to bring psychoanalytic and sociological perspectives to bear on some very troubled and frightening aspects of our society that have been much in the news, and at the forefront of professionals’, policy makers’ and the general public’s thinking in recent times.
The basic psychoanalytic thesis considers gangs as a means by which disturbed and deprived individuals conspire together to ‘deal’ with weakness and dependency. The gang state of mind in the internal world instills the threat of violence on any alternative perspective for dealing with weakness or vulnerability.
Within the individual, violent parts of the personality are idealised and are felt to offer freedom from mental pain, making the violence hard to give up. This constellation can be an internal state of mind or externalised in a delinquent gang or family. Reluctant participants are terrorised or immobilised into inaction and apparent collusion.

Programme:
9 Registration and coffee
9.30 Welcome and Introduction (Andrew Cooper, Professor of Social Work, Tavistock Clinic)
9.45 Infanticide, Matricide or Suicide (Carinne Minne, Psychoanalyst and Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, Broadmoor Hospital and Portman Clinic)
10.30 Coffee break
11 Families who experience help as the problem (Marion Bower, Consultant Social Worker, Tavistock Clinic)
11.45 Small Group Discussions
12.45 Lunch
1.45 Perversion: Survival or Stasis (Jane Milton, Psychoanalyst)
2.30 Mercenary Territory: Living and Dying in Neo-Liberal Gangland (Professor John Pitts, Director, Vauxhall Centre for the Study of Crime, University of Bedfordshire)
3.15 Tea break
3.45 Plenary in the Round
4.30 Close

£140 per person (£112 per person for groups of three or more).

Conference, Events and Marketing Unit, Tavistock Centre
020 8938 2548
events@tavi-port.org

11/01/10 - CAF Cards for Practitioners
25 January 2010, 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
LECP 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
This course is certified as being 5.5 hours CPD hours.

£105 per person (includes certification and course manual). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

07/01/10 - Certificate in Supervision Studies
Starts January 2010
Stratford E15

Supervision can and should play an important role in helping practitioners to reflect on and develop the service they provide to clients. It can support those in the helping professions in their role and enhance and encourage their professional development. It is essential, therefore, that adult and youth support services incorporate supervision into their delivery plans and are clear as to its value. This programme seeks to continue to provide the opportunity for quality training for those people who will be offering supervision, either as line managers or non-line managers within youth or adult support work. For Managers, Team Leaders and those providing non-managerial or peer supervision in the Children & Young People's workforce, from a variety of disciplines, sectors and employment settings.

Please note that for Accreditation full attendance is required. This course is validated at higher education level 2, and carries 20 credits. You will need to show evidence of being able to study at this level, which would ordinarily require a level 1 qualification or equivalent. Applicants without the required entry qualification will be considered if they have been working in a relevant job role for the past three years. Importantly, all applicants must be engaged in supervision or about to commence by the time the course starts.

£650 per delegate which includes: course materials, teaching, tutorial support, marking and accreditation.

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

15/12/09 - East London NHS Foundation Trust Domestic Abuse Strategy: Launch
28 January 2010, 9-12.30
Stratford Town Hall, 29 The Broadway, Stratford, London E15 4BQ

Confirmed speakers include:
• Sharon Stratton, Domestic Violence Service Delivery, Violent Crime Directorate, Metropolitan Police
• Annie Howell,Identification and Referral to Improve Safety (IRIS)/Domestic Violence Advocate Educator, Hackney
• Dr Cathie O'Driscoll, Consultant Psychiatrist, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, East London NHS Foundation Trust

A programme for the day and further information will be circulated in due course.

If you have not already done so please confirm your attendance with tehmoor.khan@eastlondon.nhs.uk

Tehmoor Khan
Executive Assistant to the Acting Head of Social Inclusion
Associate Directors of Equality & Diversity & People Participation
Social Inclusion Directorate
East London NHS Foundation Trust
2nd Floor, EastONE
22 Commercial Street
London E1 6LP

Tel: 020 7655 4062
Fax: 020 7655 4075

15/12/09 - Breaking the Cycle of Fear: Witchcraft, Juju and Safeguarding Victims of Human Trafficking
27 January 2010, 10-4
Central London

Traditional belief in witchcraft and juju rituals is strong in Africa and traffickers are known to employ it to coerce and subjugate their victims. Many victims of human trafficking are made to take oaths of allegiance, secrecy and confidentiality to bind them to their traffickers, ensure compliance and guarantee the repayment of the huge sums of money claimed to be owed for transporting the victims to Europe and for their upkeep. Many victims, fearful of the repercussions of the oath taken are compelled to endure their suffering in silence without recourse to help and support. The fear of Juju makes it extremely difficult for agencies to support victims and for the authorities to investigate, prosecute and bring suspected traffickers to justice.

Aims of the seminar:
• To explore the role of juju in the growth of human trafficking
• To examine the link between the trafficking of African Women and Children and the use of Juju rituals as a method of coercion and submission
• To explore the role of juju rituals in hindering victim support and in the prosecution of suspected traffickers
• To explore how to empower victims of trafficking to overcome their fears of juju

£65 per delegate. Please contact Cherifa Atoussi, AFRUCA London Office, Unit 3D/F Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, London N1 3QP
cherifa@afruca.org
0844 660 8607

09/12/09 - Speak Up, Speak Out: Public Speaking for Practitioners
28 January 2010
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 training aimed at giving these practitioners, working with young people, the ability to overcome that fear, and speak confidently to a public audience.

For any practitioner or Managers working with young people, who may need to make public presentations, speeches etc. such as Youth Workers, Connexions, Learning Mentors, Social Workers, volunteers, members of management Committees and others.

£135 per person – Payment: Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

09/12/09 - Learning, Development and Support Services (LDSS) for Children, Young People and Those who Care for Them & Advice and Guidance
February 2010 (postponed from November)
Eden College, 34 Mawney Road, Romford, RM7 7HL

With the changes taking place through integrated working in the workforce working with young people, there is an increasing need for professionals to work flexibly and straddle several roles. LECP, working with Eden College, is introducing this dual professional qualification (NVQ4 LDSS & Advice & Guidance) for those practitioners working in the field who want both a professional qualification, and also the flexibility to fit into a range of different roles. There are a range of common NVQ units shared by the LDSS and Advice & Guidance qualifications. Upon completion of the LDSS qualification all your work will be mapped to Advice and Guidance Level 4 qualifications and will count towards both awards. Those wishing to gain the dual qualifications would select Advice and Guidance units whilst doing your LDSS qualification. You will then normally be required to do an additional maximum of 4 units on completion of the LDSS to complete the Advice and Guidance award. In total to gain the dual qualification, you will need to do 15 units.

£2,300 per person. This is a single price for those wishing to do either the single or dual qualification. It may be possible, by prior arrangement and agreement, for the cost to be made in two instalments meaning it is spread over two financial years. Please contact us to discuss if you want to take that option.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

09/12/09 - Creativity and influence: research led by young people
January 21, 2010
London SE1

Research carried out by young people can be a powerful way to inform policy development, improve public services and enable young people to have a voice in local communities. This free conference brings together policy-makers, commissioners and practitioners across the public and third sector to debate the benefits and challenges of research led by young people as well as providing opportunities to learn practical ways to commission and support research and consultation involving young people.

The conference will provide an opportunity for delegates to:
• Explore the benefits of research done by young people
• Gain knowledge of a range of creative techniques in which young people can be supported to carry out research
• Explore the dilemmas and decisions faced by professionals that support young people- led research

The morning will include a range of presentations from experts in the field on different elements of research led by young people. The afternoon sessions will run as creative workshops enabling delegates to engage with a range of contributors about different approaches including how to use video ethnography and animation in research with young people.

Attendance to this conference is free, if you would like to register please email ssarwar@opm.co.uk.

01/12/09 - Introduction to Muslim Women Youth Work
12 December 2009
Manor Park, London, E12 5JF

More than half the Muslim community are women, yet hardly any youth provisions or expertise exists for young Muslim girls and women. They are not 'cocooned' from drug abuse, relationships, sexual issues or even crime. But who and where do they turn to for advice and support when most mainstream organisations or mosques have neither the resources nor the expertise, and sometimes not even the concern.

This course aims to engage women in participation and discussion regarding the role youth work plays in contemporary society. The course will be delivered in a participation style which means that you 'learn by doing' so participants need to be prepared to get involved. You will receive a 'Certificate of Attendance'. PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT an 'ijaza' or a formal qualification for youth work. All women welcome and free entrance with halal lunch provided. Limited spaces and booking required.

To proceed with booking please provide the following for the EACH PERSON booking :
Full Name:
Mobile Number:
E-mail:
Town/City/London Borough:
Organisation / Self :

To book or for more information please contact 020 8478 2468 or info@muslimyouthnetwork.org

www.muslimyouthnetwork.org

01/12/09 - Newham CAMHS Forum newsletter
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01/12/09 - SMILE Project – Research Seminar
Tuesday 9 February 2010, 1–4pm
Department for Children, Schools and Families SW1P 3BT

SMILE (Supporting and Mentoring in Learning and Education) is part of the Children’s Section of the Refugee Council and is based in London, Leeds and Birmingham. It is a project funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). SMILE aims to reduce the isolation experienced by so many child refugees, by supporting them to access education and after school activities. It also works to promote inclusive education by challenging prejudices related to asylum and raise awareness of the needs of refugee children. Through its research element SMILE intends to influence policy and practice to mainstream the support required for refugee children, hence making a difference to the future of this very vulnerable group.

Objectives of the seminar
• Find out about our work and our practice model
• Discover the impact of the project on educational attainment of refugee children and attitudinal change
• Hear about our research findings
• Discuss solutions and recommendations to policy makers

Lunch provided. To secure a place on this free event, please email : karla.mclaren@refugeecouncil.org.uk
Tel: 020 74346 1094 Fax: 020 7737 3306

24/11/09 - Health & Safety (Level 2 CIEH)
9 December 2009, 3 Feb, 28 April or 29 June 2010
Stratford E15

This qualification is designed to ensure that all employees are aware of their own safety and the safety of customers, contractors and the public. Subjects covered include:
• Legislation
• Health
• Safety
• Welfare
• The workplace and workplace equipment
• Risk assessment
• Manual handling
• Hazardous substances
• Ergonomics and workstation design
• Transport and vehicles
• Noise and vibration

On successful completion of the course and a multi-choice examination, participants will receive the Level 2 CIEH qualification in Health & Safety, which is valid for three years.

£90 per person. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

24/11/09 - Essentials of Project Management for those working with young people
15 & 29 January and 5 & 12 February 2010
Stratford

This course is for anyone either currently involved in or about to embark upon a project within their work. For example you may be involved in running a programme of activities for young people or about to apply for funding for a specific project. Pitched at both introductory and intermediate levels; some prior experience of working within children and young people’s services is an advantage. The sessions are planned for a maximum of 15 participants (with one trainer). The course will show you the essential components required in planning a project and give you the confidence and immediate useful tools to put them into practice back at work.

Attributes of this course:
• Jargon demystified so that you can speak the language of project management!
• A chance to try out some of the tools and concepts
• Accessible tips on how to increase your skills and know how that can be used to run projects or in any other aspects of your work
• Increased confidence to run successful projects
• Open College Network (OCN) accreditation at level 3 - subject to full attendance on all 4 days and written assessment.

£420 per person including OCN Registration Fee. Payment in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement please.
People working in private, voluntary and Independent sector organisations that offer a service to young people in Newham may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Please email training.administration@newham.gov.uk for eligibility criteria and a bursary application form (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

16/11/09 - Engaging and communicating with young people… what do they want from practitioners?
20 or 26 January 2010
Stratford E15

The ‘Workforce: The Young Voice” report highlighted the views of young people about what characteristics and behaviours they wanted to see from their workforce. The intention of this training is to build on this research by supporting young people from ‘hard to reach communities’ to develop and deliver training for practitioners on what young people want from practitioners, under the title of the ‘B Heard Project’. To prepare for this focus groups have been held, and filmed, and the training follows on from this. This one day training is developed and delivered by a group of young people (16-19yrs old) as part of the CWDC Participation programme. Young people from four different youth centres in London (Youth A.I.D. Lewisham, Youth League – Dagenham, East London Somali Youth & Welfare Centre and the Junior Muslim Circle) have come together to get the opinions of their peers about what works (and what doesn’t) for Practitioners wishing to engage effectively with young people. They have then put together this exciting and innovative one day training course, which they will deliver themselves.

FREE

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

11/11/09 - Newham CAMHS forum
19 November 2009, 10-12
CFCS, York House, 411, Barking Road, E13 8AL

As well as being a place to share knowledge and good practice, the forum is an opportunity to update the details on the CAMHS website, so please feel free to bring information about your service.

Sara Rance, Head of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at CFCS will lead a discussion on therapeutic interventions with parents and infants to promote attachment. The forum is supported by CYPS, the East London Foundation Trust, Commissioners, and the voluntary and third sectors.
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10/11/09 - Helping young people make sense of money
30 November 2009
Credon Centre, Kirton Road, Plaistow, E13 9BT

Young People & Money is 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.

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

Light lunch will be supplied.
Visit: http://www.a4emoney.co.uk/YoungPeople/Application/Apply.aspx?CourseID=386 (if this does not work as a link please enter into your browser) and complete online booking form. If you do not have access to the internet, or experience problems with the website then please call 0845 189 8081 and a member of the team will take your booking over the phone.

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

04/11/09 - Young people, housing and homelessness
12 November 2009
Stratford, E15

This one day programme will 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. For Connexions PAs, Youth workers, and 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.

£135 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

04/11/09 - Professional boundaries for practitioners working with young people
24 November 2009, 9.30 – 5
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. For Personal Advisers, Youth Workers, Learning Mentors, Community Workers, Social Workers, Play workers and other practitioners working in any capacity with young people in the community, voluntary or statutory sectors

£90 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

04/11/09 - Kids Company Neuroscientific Symposium
5 November 2009, 4 - 7
London.

Kids Company is hosting an afternoon symposium at our office in Southwark, London. We are delighted that Baroness Susan Greenfield has accepted to speak, as well as Professor Peter Fonagy from the Anna Freud Centre and invite you to join us for a stimulating afternoon on the neuroscience and the impact of trauma on the brain. This symposium has been organised on the back of Kids Company plan to embark on its first full research programme in collaboration with specialist research institutions and independent clinical researchers, to research the impact of trauma and neglect on young people’s neurophysiological and psychological functioning and examine how effective Kids Company therapeutic interventions are in terms of improving the social and psychological outcomes for vulnerable children.

In order to undertake and disseminate this research and its findings, it is recognised that Kids Company will have to sufficiently change attitudes and raise public awareness of the causes and consequences of childhood abuse, maltreatment and neglect. Kids Company aims to achieve this with the launch of its strategic fund raising campaign; Peace of Mind – One Neuron at a Time. This will highlight these complex issues via a groundbreaking internet platform featuring a 3D virtual brain comprising one million socially networkable ‘neurons’ that will be offered for widespread public and corporate ownership. This highly visible and unique Peace of Mind campaign will help implement an important and pioneering charity research programme that could ultimately benefit the lives of many hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children and young people throughout the UK and beyond; and contribute significantly towards a more stable and peaceful society.

Yvonne Siegel, Centre of Excellence
Kids' Company
0845 644 6838
www.kidsco.org.uk

03/11/09 - Working with Teenage Parents
1 December 2009, 9.30 – 5
Stratford E15

Preventing teenage pregnancies and their negative consequences continues to be a pressing challenge for practitioners working with young people; this issue attracts high profile political attention and the resources of a range of agencies. However, focus also needs to be placed on supporting teenage parents. This is crucial to ensure economic well-being and to facilitate productive and fulfilling lives. Moreover, working with teenage parents helps break the cycle, as research has shown that a high percentage of children of teenage parents go on to become teenage parents themselves. For anyone working with young people who may come into contact with teenage parents in the course of their role; but who are not specialists in this area.

This course has been independently certified as conforming to accepted CPD (Continuing Professional Development) guidelines, and confers 5.5 CPD hours. £90 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

27/10/09 - De-escalation and restraint training
19 & 20 January 2010
or
22 & 23 April 2010
Stratford, E15

Practitioners working with young people are increasingly working in contexts where there is the potential for violent incidents occurring, whether directed against staff themselves or other young people and service users. It is important that staff who encounter such situations are aware of how to act appropriately and safely. Recent statements from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and Ann Baxter, chair of the ADCS (Association of Directors of Children’s Services) health, care and additional needs policy committee have recommended
minimum training on; managing challenging behaviour, alternatives to using force, reasonable and proportionate restraint, and government guidelines on restraint (Children & Young People Now 23 April 2009, http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/899937/Restraint-training-needed-entire-workforce/).

£220 per person. Payment in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement please. Early bird discount of 10% applies to bookings made 60 days prior to the start of the course. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

27/10/09 - Basic counselling skills
22 & 29 January and 5 February 2010, 10-4
WHCM Forrest, Plaistow, E13 8AB

WHCM Forrest Counselling is hosting a free 3 day training course for individuals supporting clients within the voluntary, private and statutory sectors in Newham. For individuals in Newham supporting clients within the voluntary, private and statutory sectors

To provide delegates with a clear understanding of counselling and its alternatives
To provide delegates with skills to develop ways of working in a helping capacity
To ensure delegates are aware of the pit falls and dilemmas of working in this way and to equip them with the skills to manage this.

By the end of the course delegates will have a sound basic understanding of counselling, the different modalities and its uses; a sound basic understanding of the skills required to develop a helping relationship and an ability to use these skills appropriately.

Lunch and refreshments provided.

FREE. 12 places available for individuals working in the private, voluntary, statutory and independent sectors in Newham.

For further information and an application form please contact:
Nikki Schuster on 020 7473 4060 or email nikki@whcm.org.uk

27/10/09 - Consultation workshops on the Common Assessment Framework
Series of workshops December 2009 – January 2010, 11am - 3.30pm
London

How the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) supports and complements other specialist assessments for children and young people. Are you involved with Common Assessments? This is a chance to have your experience contribute to the development of the process into the future. For practitioners and managers in a range of services who have knowledge of both the CAF and the relevant specialist assessment processes and tools.

Social Information Systems Ltd (SIS) has been commissioned by the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) to undertake a review of practice with respect to the use of CAF and how it currently inter-faces with a range of specialist assessments (such as social care, education, health, behaviour, etc) for children and young people. As part of the review front-line workers will be consulted. Clear guidance will then be developed for managers and practitioners who assess children and young people using CAF and specialist assessments. This will help practitioners understand the inter-face between assessments in practice.

Four consultation workshops will be held in London during December 2009 and January 2010. Each workshop will focus on an area where CAF overlaps with specialist assessments.

FREE
Further details are available from all.sis@btconnect.com

27/10/09 - Using creative methods in group work for experienced practitioners
20 November 2009, 9.30 – 4.15
Stratford, E15

Group work is an effective, but often under-used tool for encouraging the development of greater self-awareness, opportunity-awareness, decision-making skills and transition skills in our clients. This course will provide those who work with groups of clients, the opportunity to reflect on the activities they use and develop more creative methods of delivery in order to achieve their session objectives and engage their clients in a positive learning experience.

The course is aimed at experienced guidance practitioners and others who work to support young people and adult clients (for example Connexions PAs, learning mentors, teaching assistants, IAG advisers, youth workers etc). It is targeted at those who have experience in undertaking group work as part of their role, and who now want to build on that experience to develop their practice, and share with other similarly experienced professionals.

Please complete a course application form, available from http://www.lecp.org.uk/training/

Return your completed form to:
LECP Training & Development,
4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road,
Stratford, London E15 4LJ
training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

23/10/09 - Developing youth work with girls and young women
10 November 2009, 9.30 - 5
Stratford E15

This interactive workshop is geared towards increasing the knowledge and raising the awareness for workers and organisations that intend or currently work with girls and young women. The session will explore some of the influential factors in the lives of the young women. Topics covered during the workshop will include:
• Cultural understanding- how girls/women are viewed
• Girls/Women’s work in UK communities
• Women and society
• Raising awareness of issues facing youth workers, when working with girls and women
• Society and stereotypes

£90 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

23/10/09 - CAF Cards for Practitioners
19 November 2009, 9.30 – 5
Stratford E15

CAF Cards are a powerful and easy to use tools which can will help young people to look at their lives differently, explore their options and set new goals. The tools are about motivating and working with their own desire to change, and facilitating that change to happen. The use of the Cards can be linked with the ‘Common Assessment Framework’ and have been designed to make the CAF framework more young person centred and friendly. The Cards can also be used as a stand alone tool suitable to any 1-2-1 work with young people in contexts outside the CAF. The sets of CAF Cards and Road Sign Cards have been developed with young people by Positive Steps Oldham, and have recently been named as winners at The ICG National Career Awards 2008 for initiatives focusing on social inclusion, innovation and outstanding practice. The cards will help young people to look at their lives differently, before exploring what to do and build a desire to change and set new goals.

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
This course is certified as being 5.5 hours CPD hours

£105 per person (includes certification and course manual). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

23/10/09 - Using online social media to engage & promote participation with young people
4 December 2009
Stratford E15

Social media are part of young people’s everyday lives (Facebook, messenger, bebo etc). As practitioners, and managers of practitioners working with young people how should we respond to this? Should we ignore the technology and play safe by keeping to old means of communication? Should we embrace the technology and become virtual youth practitioners? What are the ethics and the practicalities involved with online youth work? Which methods should we use? What are the risks and benefits?

£90 per person. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

23/10/09 - Working across culture
10 December 2009
Stratford, E15

The aim of the course is to provide practitioners with the skill and confidence to work and communicate across different and unfamiliar cultures without relying on stereotypes, thereby being able to meet the needs of the clients they work with. The course is interactive and focuses on practical issues and self-awareness. For practitioners working with migrants/newly arrived immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers (i.e. youth workers, teaching assistants, mentors, employment and advice services, Careers Advisers, Connexions Advisers, Social Workers, Voluntary/Community organisations).

The day will look at culture, its various aspects, including personal culture, and its impact on communication. We will then look at how we communicate, and communication tools. CPD Certification: This training is CPD certified (5.5 hours).

£90 per person. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

06/10/09 - Mixed race, mixed racism and mental health
29 October 2009
Central London

A one day conference to explore mental health issues affecting mixed race families and young people. Speakers will include:
• Professor Suman Fernando, London Metropolitan University
• Dinah Morley, author of recent research on mixed race and mental health; former Deputy Director of Young Minds
• Bradley Lincoln, Multiple Inheritance Project (Manchester)
• Yvonne Ayo, The Tavistock Centre
• Mel Gabbi, Psychology Service, Slough Children’s Trust
• Dr David Ndegwa, Clinical Director: Lambeth Forensic Services & SLAM MSU Services / Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

The Agenda will include:
• the concept of identity and its inter-relationship with racism for mixed race people
• a new study providing evidence of risk (of mental health problems) and resilience among young people of mixed race
• an understanding of the particular stresses on mixed race relationships and the impact of this on family life
• prevention approaches through strengthening the child and family
• early interventions through counselling in school and family therapy
• how acute services cope with mixed race service users

Full rate: £175 +VAT
Reduced rate: £130 +VAT (limited number of places to small registered charities with 10 or fewer employees).
Discounts are available for teams of three or more places booked simultaneously (third place at half price).
A limited number of free places, sponsored by the National Mental Health Development Unit, are available for mental health service users or survivors. No more than one free place per organisation or family will be available, and individuals who are now waged mental health professionals are not eligible.

Complete the booking form online http://www.ccclimited.org.uk/nmhdu_book_09.html

If you have any queries about the conference please contact Central Conference Consultants Ltd on 0115 916 3104 or email ccclimited@aol.com

06/10/09 - Street and Community Based Work with Young People
12, 19, 26 Oct & 2 Nov 2009
Stratford (E15)

Street and Community based work has always been a significant aspect in the engagement of young people; with a number of young people feeling socially excluded or choosing not to use conventional services. There is an increasing need to work with people where they are or where they feel comfortable. This training will give participants a clear understanding of what street and community based work is. It will also equip participants with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to initiate, plan, deliver, record and evaluate effective street and community based work with young people.

£395 per participant including certification, course materials and OCN registration fee. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

28/09/09 - The Children Acts
4 December 2009
Stratford, London E15

This course outlines the underlying philosophy of the Act and the potential assistance available to young people and families in housing need. Delegates will review the changes introduced by successive amending legislation and the duties inherent in the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, including:
• Private law elements relevant to relationship breakdown
• Review of the key public law elements relevant to people in housing need
• Obtaining a 'child in need' assessment
• S.17 payments and reform of s.17(6)
• S.20 and the court’s interpretation of inherent duties
• Increasing expectations of the Children Act responsiveness to homelessness
• Duties under the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000
• Advocacy and the complaints procedure.

For people working in any capacity with young people and/or families in the voluntary or statutory sectors. Participants need little or no knowledge of the legislation.

£135 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

28/09/09 - Young People, Housing & Homelessness
12 November 2009
Stratford E15

This one day programme will 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. For Connexions PAs, Youth workers, and 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.

£135 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

28/09/09 - CAF Cards for Practitioners
5 November 2009, 9.30 – 5
Stratford E15

CAF Cards are a powerful and easy to use tools which can will help young people to look at their lives differently, explore their options and set new goals. The tools are about motivating and working with their own desire to change, and facilitating that change to happen. The use of the Cards can be linked with the ‘Common Assessment Framework’ and have been designed to make the CAF framework more young person centred and friendly. The Cards can also be used as a stand alone tool suitable to any 1-2-1 work with young people in contexts outside the CAF. The sets of CAF Cards and Road Sign Cards have been developed with young people by Positive Steps Oldham, and have recently been named as winners at The ICG National Career Awards 2008 for initiatives focusing on social inclusion, innovation and outstanding practice. The cards will help young people to look at their lives differently, before exploring what to do and build a desire to change and set new goals.

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
This course is certified as being 5.5 hours CPD hours

£105 per person (includes certification and course manual). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

28/09/09 - Certificate in Supervision Studies
27 Jan, 2, 10, 24, 31 Mar & 14 April
Stratford E15

Supervision can and should play an important role in helping practitioners to reflect on and develop the service they provide to clients. It can support those in the helping professions in their role and enhance and encourage their professional development. It is essential, therefore, that adult and youth support services incorporate supervision into their delivery plans and are clear as to its value. This programme seeks to continue to provide the opportunity for quality training for those people who will be offering supervision, either as line managers or non-line managers within youth or adult support work. For Managers, Team Leaders and those providing non-managerial or peer supervision in the Children & Young People's workforce, from a variety of disciplines, sectors and employment settings.

This course is validated at higher education level 2, and carries 20 credits. You will need to show evidence of being able to study at this level, which would ordinarily require a level 1 qualification or equivalent. Applicants without the required entry qualification will be considered if they have been working in a relevant job role for the past three years. Importantly, all applicants must be engaged in supervision or about to commence by the time the course starts. Different methods are employed in the assessment of the module including self-reflection, critical analysis of supervision practice and review of learning from the programme. Participants are encouraged to reflect and review their learning on an ongoing basis, starting with a self assessment exercise which can form part of a reflective diary and provide evidence for the assessed work.

£650 per delegate which includes: course materials, teaching, tutorial support, marking and accreditation. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

28/09/09 - Gangs, identity and difference
21 October 2009
Stratford E15

The aim of this one day training event is to:
• understand how UK gang culture developed
• understand 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
• look at strategies for working with young people involved in gangs

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. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

25/09/09 - Emotional wellbeing of refugee children and young people
13 November 2009
Refugee Council, London

This Refugee Council course will examine the emotional impact of the experiences that refugee children and young people face as they flee from their home-countries and settle in the UK. It will provide participants with the tools to assess the organisation in which they work, to identify factors which are detrimental to emotional wellbeing and to devise strategies for providing appropriate care and support.

On completing this course, participants will have a practical understanding of:
• The experiences of refugee children and young people
• The impact of trauma and loss on mental health
• Risk and protective factors
• Problems refugee children and young people may encounter in the UK
• The importance of appropriate support and access to education
• Cultural backgrounds and coping mechanisms

£160 (statutory/educational body/business)
£99 (NGO/voluntary org.)

To book, please contact training@refugeecouncil.org.uk or phone 020 7346 6733

25/09/09 - 6 day certified programme in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
October 2009 – March 2010
Stratford E15

The training will build the learning outcomes through a course of six sessions. Each session will run from approximately 09.30am to 4.30pm 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.

£650 per person. Payment in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement please. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

25/09/09 - Introduction to Facilitating group work with young people
5 October 2009
Stratford E15

Group work with young people is a skill that is being increasingly demanded of practitioners working in a wide range of contexts. This training aims to provide participants with an understanding of facilitating group work with young people.
What the course will cover:
• Facilitation skills
• Group work theory
• Educational resources

For 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. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

25/09/09 - Street and Community Based Work with Young People
12, 19, 26 Oct & 2 Nov 2009 (all dates must be attended)
Stratford (E15)

Street and Community based work has always been a significant aspect in the engagement of young people; with a number of young people feeling socially excluded or choosing not to use conventional services. There is an increasing need to work with people where they are or where they feel comfortable. This training will give participants a clear understanding of what street and community based work is. It will also equip participants with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to initiate, plan, deliver, record and evaluate effective street and community based work with young people.

£395 per participant including certification, course materials and OCN registration fee. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

23/09/09 - Introduction to managing volunteers
25 September 2009, 9.30–5
or
11 November 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

What will be covered on the course:
• What is volunteering?
• Developing policies and procedures
• Good Practice in managing volunteers

For 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 Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.
Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

21/09/09 - Solution Focused Brief Therapy
19-20 October & 16 November 2009
Stratford, E15

The ‘Solution Focused Approach’ is a practical, enabling method which allows for new thinking and new actions with even the most resistant, 'change-allergic', clients. The language of the approach encourages a move from the pathology of the problem towards possibilities for change. The young person is recognised as the expert of their past and current experiences and that expertise is utilised to identify goals and movement. For any Personal Advisers or IYSS Staff who are working with young people to assist in building coping strategies; progressing towards recovery or achieving change. This course will develop a future-focused approach to helping young people which conveys a clear message that there can be hope and expectation for change despite the set-backs of the past.

£295 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

20/09/09 - Autism workshop for parents
13 October, 11-1
Stratford Advice Arcade, E15

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18/09/09 - Working with Gypsy, Roma, & traveller young people
29 September 2009
Stratford, E15

To increase participants’ understanding of Gypsy, Roma and traveller young people and their communities, their history and culture and the discrimination they face. This is suitable for practitioners who already, or may in the future, come into contact with young people who are members of Gypsy, Roma or traveller communities.

By the end of the training participants will be able to:
• Describe some important elements of Gypsy, Roma and traveller history and culture and consider how to celebrate these
• Recognise public prejudice and stereotypes facing Gypsies, Roma and travellers
• Identify the issues facing Gypsy, Roma and traveller children and young people
• Describe the major barriers preventing Gypsy, Roma and traveller people from accessing key services and identify strategies to overcome these .

£135 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

17/09/09 - CAF cards for practitioners
22 September 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

CAF Cards are a powerful and easy to use tools which can will help young people to look at their lives differently, explore their options and set new goals. The tools are about motivating and working with their own desire to change, and facilitating that change to happen. The use of the Cards can be linked with the ‘Common Assessment Framework’ and have been designed to make the CAF framework more young person centred and friendly. The Cards can also be used as a stand alone tool suitable to any 1-2-1 work with young people in contexts outside the CAF. Further details of CAF Cards can be obtained from http://www.cafcards.co.uk

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

CPD Certification: This course is certified as being 5.5 hours CPD hours

£105 per person (includes certification and course manual). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

16/09/09 - Working with young Asian women who self-harm
20 October 2009
Stratford, London, E15

This training organised and delivered by the Newham Asian Women’s Project, is a basic practice-based course aimed at helping participants to work more effectively and appropriately with young Asian women 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 with their colleagues in a safe and appropriate manner. For All professionals involved in working with or providing and planning services for all young Asian women 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 & voluntary sector workers and private carers etc.

£80 (individuals/voluntary organisations)
£120 (statutory organisations)
includes light refreshments and a Silent Scream Training Pack worth £25
Please note there is a limited number of FREE spaces for City & Hackney PCT staff and Newham CAMHS staff

To book, contact Gurpreet Virdee at Newham Asian Women’s Project
tel 0208 519 9136
fax 0208 536 1398
gvirdee@nawp.org

15/09/09 - SPARK training programme
Quarterly, see attachment

Spark delivers a quarterly training programme which is open to all professionals working with children and young people within Newham. Training will be conducted in line with drugs education legislation including the drug strategy; The Substance of young needs; Every Child Matters; Every Child Matters: change for children, young people and drugs and DFES drugs guidance for schools.The aims of the training are to enable professionals:
• To provide effective substance misuse education and targeted harm prevention
• To identify and address the information needs of children, young people and their families in relation to substance misuse
• To undertake screening and initial assessments, develop and implement care management plans and make referrals to relevant services as appropriate
• To develop and implement drug policy in partnership with young people, parents and carers, teaching and non teaching staff, partnership agencies and the local community.

FREE, and is open to all professionals in Newham
Download details
For more information, call SPARK on 0208 257 3068, or email us at sparkadmin@dasl.org.uk

14/09/09 - Learning, Development and Support Services (LDSS) for Children, Young People and those who care for them & Advice and Guidance
11 & 25 November, 9 December 2009, 13 & 27 January, 10 & 24 February, 8-12 & 24th March, 5–9 & 21 April 2010.
10.30 pm – 1.30 pm
Managers' meeting 11 November 2009, 2–3pm

Eden College, Romford

With the changes taking place through integrated working in the workforce working with young people, there is an increasing need for professionals to work flexibly and straddle several roles. LECP, working with Eden College, is introducing this dual professional qualification (NVQ4 LDSS & Advice & Guidance) for those practitioners working in the field who want both a professional qualification, and also the flexibility to fit into a range of different roles. The course also includes training in the use of the award winning, powerful and easy to use CAF Card tool which can help young people to look at their lives differently, explore their options and set new goals. CAF Cards are about motivating young people, working with their own desire to change, and facilitating that change to happen. All participants will get their own set of CAF Cards. The use of the Cards can be linked with the ‘Common Assessment Framework’ and have been designed to make the CAF framework more young person centred and friendly.

£2300 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

11/09/09 - Welfare Benefits for Young people
2 October
or
3 December 2009
Stratford, London E15

This course is aimed at all practitioners and managers working with young people (especially NEET groups) who need to be aware of the benefits young people may be able to access, and their criteria. Programme outline:
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
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 Early bird discount for December course: 10% discount if booked by 3 October (December course). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

11/09/09 - Working with Teenage Parents
21 September, 9.30–5
or
1 December 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

This interactive course is designed to increase participants’ understanding of the needs of teenage parents and build confidence when engaging and working with them. The course will be facilitated with interactive workshops, exercises and discussions, using participants’ professional experience and case studies. Suitable for anyone working with young people who may come into contact with Teenage Parents in the course of their role; but who are not specialists in this area.

Participants will:
• Explore the Government drivers and the socio-economic issues around teenage parenthood; increase understanding of why we work with Teenage Parents
• Explore the issues facing Teenage Parents from their perspective
• Explore attitudes to Teenage Parenthood, examine stereotypes and stigmas
• Develop approaches & methods, to engage and work with Teenage Parents

This course has been independently certified as conforming to accepted CPD (Continuing Professional Development) guidelines and confers 5.5 CPD hours.

The CWDC has published a set of induction standards for those working with children, young people and families. These standards set out what new workers should know, understand and be able to do in their role.
http://www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/induction-standards

£90 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

11/09/09 - Developing Youth Work with Boys and Young Men from Ethnic Minority Groups
15 October
or
30 November 2009
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 the ethnic minorities and black communities. The session will explore some of the influential factors in the lives of young men. 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

£90 per person (10% early bird booking discount available for bookings received at least 60 days prior to the course start date). Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

01/09/09 - Street and Community Based Work with Young People
12, 19 & 26 Oct and 2 Nov 2009
Stratford, E15

Street and community-based work has always been a significant aspect in the engagement of young people; with a number of young people feeling socially excluded or choosing not to use conventional services. There is an increasing need to work with people where they are or where they feel comfortable. This training will give participants a clear understanding of what street and community based work is. It will also equip participants with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to initiate, plan, deliver, record and evaluate effective street and community based work with young people.

The course is suitable for anyone who is already has experience and understanding of working with young people and needs to deliver work that is not centre based regardless if that work is short or long term.

Unit 1 - The purpose of and approaches to street and community based work with young people in the context of national policy.
Unit 2 - The role of a street and community based practitioner working with young people.
Unit 3 - Understanding issues of safety when carrying out street and community based work with young people.
Unit 4 - The planning required to deliver street and community based work with young people.
Unit 5 - How to evaluate and record street and community based work with young people

This course is accredited by Open College Network at level 2 with a value of 3 credits. All participants will receive a course handbook with sections where knowledge of each unit can be demonstrated. This will be assessed by the course tutor and submitted for further moderation.

£395 per participant including certification, course materials and OCN registration fee. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

10/08/09 - Calling all Newham providers for Children and Young People's Services
NCY has been commissioned to compile a report to deliver more tailored training services in the borough relating to the gaps in skills which are experienced in organisations when working with children and young people, with a view to accessing funding for these skill gaps.

Could you take the time to fill in this short questionnaire relating to personal and general workforce skill gaps? Please pass this on to other members of your organisation who work with Newham children and young people too.

Download questionnaire

Laura Gulliver
laurag@ncytrust.org
02084711749
07961 333 615

07/08/09 - Gangs, identity and difference
13 August 2009
or
30 September 2009
Stratford

The aim of this one day training event is to:
• understand how UK gang culture developed
• understand how a young person’s sense of self-identity can be related to gang culture
• how young people become drawn into crime and anti-social behaviour when they define their identity through membership of a gang
• look at strategies for working with young people involved in gangs.

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. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

07/08/09 - Building Collaborative Networks in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Dates below
Child and Family Concusultation Service, York House, Newham

Serious mental health problems in children and young people are increasing, both nationally and locally. Five linked workshops convened by the East London and the City Foundation NHS Trust & the London Borough of Newham’s CYPS. For Newham staff in health, education, social services & the voluntary sector.

• How can we help these children and their families?
• What works?
• How can we share and increase our skills and work together to meet this challenge?
• What resources are available and where does CFCS fit in?
• What constraints are we facing and how can we overcome them?

Friday, 25 September: Introduction & Assessment of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Friday, 9 October: Behaviour – Theory & Practice
Friday, 23 October: Network & Family Interventions; working with complexity
Friday, 6 November: Engaging the Child or Young Person individually
Friday, 20 November: Resources, Internal & External, Self care & Evaluation

FREE
To book a place please book online at: http://www.npd.newham.gov.uk/0/6/listcourses.aspx

For further information please contact Marie McConnell at marie.mcconnell@eastlondon.nhs.uk

30/07/09 - CAF Cards for Practitioners
22 September 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

CAF Cards are a powerful and easy to use tools which can will help young people to look at their lives differently, explore their options and set new goals. The tools are about motivating and working with their own desire to change, and facilitating that change to happen. The use of the Cards can be linked with the ‘Common Assessment Framework’ and have been designed to make the CAF framework more young person centred and friendly. The Cards can also be used as a stand alone tool suitable to any 1-2-1 work with young people in contexts outside the CAF. The sets of CAF Cards and Road Sign Cards have been developed with young people by Positive Steps Oldham, and have recently been named as winners at The ICG National Career Awards 2008 for initiatives focusing on social inclusion, innovation and outstanding practice. The statement from the ICG says:

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
CPD Certification: This course is certified as being 5.5 hours CPD hours

£105 per person (includes certification and course manual). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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 /LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf and return/fax 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

30/07/09 - Working with teenage parents
21 September 2009, 9.30–5
or
1 December 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

Preventing teenage pregnancies and their negative consequences continues to be a pressing challenge for practitioners working with young people; this issue attracts high profile political attention and the resources of a range of agencies.
However, focus also needs to be placed on supporting teenage parents. This is crucial to ensure economic well-being and to facilitate productive and fulfilling lives. Moreover, working with teenage parents helps break the cycle, as research has shown that a high percentage of children of teenage parents go on to become teenage parents themselves.
£90 per person. Early bird discount – 10% discount for the December course if booked before 1 October (pay only £81). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

30/07/09 - Professional boundaries for practitioners working with young people
24 September 2009, 9.30–5
or
26 November 2009, 9.30–5
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.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

For personal Advisers, Youth Workers, Learning Mentors, Community Workers, Social Workers, Play workers and other practitioners working in any capacity with young people in the community, voluntary or statutory sectors.

£90 per person. Early bird discount – 10% discount for the November course if booked before 30 September (pay only £81). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

30/07/09 - Introduction to managing volunteers
25 September 2009, 9.30–5
or
11 November 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

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

For 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 Early bird discount – 10% discount for the November course if booked before 11th September (pay only £81). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

30/07/09 - My mum and dad argue alot
10 or 17 September, London

Book your place on these workshops to equip yourself with valuable skills in dealing with parental conflict and its impact on children. Find out the latest evidence on conflict and parental relationships. Support parents to reduce the impact of conflict on children. Increase confidence in responding to relationship conflict issues. Understand how children experience conflict and how it affects their well being.

£50
Find out more at: www.mymumanddad.org.uk or contact Marie Nyangoma at: mn@oneplusone.org.uk or call on 0207 553 9530

Marie Nyangoma
Outreach Development and Marketing Assistant
One Plus One
1 Benjamin Street London EC1M 5QG
Tel 020 7553 9530 Fax 020 7553 9550
www.oneplusone.org.uk

27/07/09 - Working with Gypsy, Roma, & Traveller Young People
29 September 2009
Stratford E15

Suitable for practitioners who already, or may in future, come into contact with young people who are members of Gypsy, Roma or Traveller communities. To increase participants’ understanding of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people and their communities , their history and culture and the discrimination they face. Through engaging with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller culture and history, staff will therefore feel more confident in implementing the key principles of good practice in working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

£135 per person (book by Friday 31st July 2009 and get an early bird discount of 10%– i.e. pay only £121.50)

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

23/07/09 - Using creative methods in group work for experienced practitioners
20 November 2009, 9.30 – 4.15
Stratford

Group work is an effective, but often under-used tool for encouraging the development of greater self-awareness, opportunity-awareness, decision-making skills and transition skills in our clients. This course will provide those who work with groups of clients, the opportunity to reflect on the activities they use and develop more creative methods of delivery in order to achieve their session objectives and engage their clients in a positive learning experience.
£90 per person. 10% discount if booked before Friday 18th September (pay only £81). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

23/07/09 - Sixday certified programme in child and adolescent mental health
October 2009 – March 2010 (see dates below)
Stratford E15

The Training programme in Child and Adolescent Mental Health is outlined below. The training will build the learning outcomes through a course of six sessions. Each session will run from approximately 09.30am to 4.30pm and will comprise a combination of didactic teaching, small group work, work with live case material from participants and reflective practice.

29 October 2009. Session One: Introduction 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
26 November 2009 Session Two: Adolescent Turmoil
17 December 2009 Session Three: Attachment, Behaviour & Learning
21 January 2010 Session Four: The Mental Health of Black and Minority Ethnic groups
18 February 2010 Session Five: Trauma
25 March 2010 Session Six: Deliberate Self Harm in Young People

£650 per person. Payment in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement please.

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

21/07/09 - Working with families
16 September 2009 or 24 November 2009
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, including practitioners working with families in a wide range of contexts.

Key themes:
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

£90 per person. 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 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

17/07/09 - Immigration status and housing rights
1 October 2009
Stratford, London E15

Delegates will receive an update on changes in statute, case law and practice and have the opportunity to consider the different types of status, how they define housing rights, and the practical issues that arise. Please note: this training does not cover the asylum support system. For advisers, and other practitioners, working with clients with immigration and housing issues, who need to know about the practical consequences of legislative and procedural change to ensure their advice is accurate and up-to-date. This course is designed for people with experience in housing, and a good basic knowledge of the framework of housing provision is assumed

£135 per person. Book before Friday, 31 July to get 10% early bird discount, £121.50). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

17/07/09 - Working with girls in gangs
5 August 2009
6 October 2009
Stratford, E15

This interactive workshop is geared towards increasing the knowledge and raising the awareness for workers and organisations that intend or currently working with girl gangs. The session will explore some of the issue when working with girl gangs. For practitioners working with young women who are in gangs, influenced by them or are victims of girl gangs. Practitioners working generally around Girls issues, or in Gang work.

£90 per person. Payment in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement please.Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

10/07/09 - Tackling bullying in the community
22 July 2009
London SW1

Tackling Bullying In The Community is a Department for Children, Schools and Families funded event which brings together experts from a range of national and local settings with strategic responsibility for safeguarding. The seminar will offer participants the chance to hear direct from government and work actively with experts to explore how we can stimulate the development of good practice in tackling bullying in the following settings:

• Children’s Homes
• Extended services in and around Schools
• Further Education Colleges
• Journeys
• Play and Leisure
• Youth Activities
The seminar marks the start of the Anti-Bullying Alliance’s two-year programme of work to support the embedding of the recently launched DCSF suite of guidance documents Safe from Bullying.

Book online by visiting: https://www.eventbrite.com/register?orderid=5419906085&eid=372440981

10/07/09 - Breaking Barriers
30 July – 1 August
(or 24 – 27 September, or 26 – 29 November)
London
This highly practical hands-on course is particularly suited to people who want to experience and practice a variety of creative action methods in group work to explore issues, make theatre or work within challenging contexts. Course delivered by Tony Cealy (http://tonycealy.com/ ). All Participants receive a free training manual on completion. For those interested in using drama and theatre as a tool to explore personal and social issues, and for people who want to gain new skills to fulfil their obligation and commitment to the people they serve, including: performers, 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, team builders and special needs workers.

No previous drama experience is necessary however a willingness to actively explore new methods of working is an essential requirement. This will also be an opportunity for professional development, networking and skill sharing so as to enable continued high standards of good practice.

£130 (£90.00 if booked 3 months before course starts)There are a couple of spaces available that we are offering on a 'pay what you can' basis, This is available only a first come first served basis. If you your interested in attending on this basis please think about the value you want to place on your training and contact organisers stating the amount that you can afford to pay to do it.

For course guide, further information or to book a place, please contact: info@nohbudgetfilms.freeserve.co.uk
07956 877358
http://tonycealy.com/?page_id=58

10/07/09 - Working with faith to safeguard African children
20 October 2009
London

This course will enable front-line practitioners develop their working knowledge of the role that faith and religious beliefs can play in parenting and child rearing within different African communities, the implications on child safeguarding, effective intervention as well as assessment. For Social Workers, Foster Carers, Connexions, Education Welfare Officers, Teachers, Youth Workers, CAMHS practitioners and others working with young people

By the end of the course participants will have:
• examined the notion of religion and the role it plays in child rearing and parenting among many BME communities
• discussed the link between culture and religion and the impact on child safeguarding in the UK
• explored strategies to enable better intervention in families where there are child protection concerns based on belief and religious practices
• explored the role that faith organizations can play in helping to safeguard children from abuse and harm
• discussed how to harness the skills of faith organizations to enable effective intervention in families where there are child protection concerns based on beliefs and religion.

£60 All fees include refreshments, lunch and training course materials.
Please contact Justin on 0844 660 8607 or training@afruca.org
www.afruca.org

01/07/09 - Working with disabled clients: an introduction to good practice for administration, reception, caretaking and cleaning staff
6 August 2009
Stratford, E15

Administration, reception, caretaking and cleaning staff often play important but hidden frontline roles with young services users. As the first point of contact or as a friendly presence the interaction they have is quite often informal and easily under valued. When working with young people with Special Needs or LDD it is important that these key members of staff are given the skills they need to be able to relate to and work with these young people in an inclusive way and in a way that conforms to the Disability Discrimination legislation. A lot of other training in this area is targeted at practitioners, but this course is tailored to the specific needs of these support staff.

£90 per person. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

01/07/09 - Certified Programme in Working with Disabled Young People (SEN/LDD)
15 & 16 September and 7 October 2009
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. Includes:
• 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.

£295 per person including OCN Registration Fee. Payment in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement please.Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

01/07/09 - Introduction to Facilitating group work with young people (for those new to group work)
12 August 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford

For 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. Includes:
● Facilitation Skills
● Group Work Theory
● Educational Resources
All participants will be given course materials on the day

£90 per person.Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

01/07/09 - Working with Teenage Parents
2 July 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford, E15

Preventing teenage pregnancies and their negative consequences continues to be a pressing challenge for practitioners working with young people; this issue attracts high profile political attention and the resources of a range of agencies.
However, focus also needs to be placed on supporting teenage parents. This is crucial to ensure economic well-being and to facilitate productive and fulfilling lives. Moreover, working with teenage parents helps break the cycle, as research has shown that a high percentage of children of teenage parents go on to become teenage parents themselves.

£90 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

17/06/09 - Moving into Leading and Managing Services for Children and Young People
October – December 2009 (full dates see below)
Stratford, London (+ 1 day in Brighton)

LECP, in association with Youthforce, are excited to present a management programme aimed at supporting the development of new and aspiring middle managers of children and young people’s services, within both local authority and third sector projects. Accredited by the University of Brighton at HE level 3 (degree level) the module aims to:

• enable and inspire existing and aspiring new managers to think more about strategic partnerships between their own and other organisations both within and beyond their occupational group;

• facilitate a better understanding of the sectors landscape to be better placed to innovate and respond creatively to development, funding and delivery challenges;

• enable existing and potential middle managers to think beyond operational, to more strategic management, to achieve better outcomes for children and young people;

• develop knowledge of the role of leadership as a behaviour in achieving better outcomes for children and young people.

The course will involve four teaching days over a period of two months. One of the contact days will be held at the University of Brighton (own transportation to be arranged). Participants will be given a library card as well as access to the university resources. The remaining three days will be held in Stratford, East London.

6 October 2009
27 October (Brighton)
24 November
8 December
(All four days must be attended to successfully complete the programme).

Students will be required to complete a written piece of work that incorporates learning from the module within the context of their own organisation. A supporting piece of work that reflects their learning during the course is also required.

Applicants should be working in a relevant job role that will enable them to put learning into practice. They will also be required to hold a professional qualification at HE level 02 or above (a diploma in higher education or a foundation degree for example).

£750 per person
Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

17/06/09 - Young People, Housing & Homelessness
28 July 2009
Stratford E15

This one day programme will 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. For Connexions PAs, Youth workers, and 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.

£135 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

17/06/09 - Working across culture
15 July 2009
Stratford, London E15

To provide practitioners with the skill and confidence to work and communicate across different and unfamiliar cultures without relying on stereotypes, thereby being able to meet the needs of the clients they work with. The course is interactive and focuses on practical issues and self-awareness. For practitioners working with migrants/newly arrived immigrant, refugees and asylum seekers (ie Job Centre Plus staff, employments and advice services, Careers Advisers, Connexions Advisers, Social Workers, Voluntary/Community organisations, etc)

The day will look at Culture, its various aspects, including personal culture, and its impact on communication. We will then look at how we communicate, and communication tools. This training is CPD certified (5.5 hours)

£90 per person. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

16/06/09 - Risk Assessment – Principles & Practice
7 July 2009
Stratford, London E15

The course covers:
• Main categories of accidents and causes of ill health
• The benefits of good health & safety management
• Principles of Risk Assessment – understanding of the principles and definitions of Risk Assessment Legislation
• Awareness of the key aspects of the legislative framework
• Risk Assessment in Practice

£90 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

16/06/09 - CAF Cards for Practitioners
8 July 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

CAF Cards are a powerful and easy to use tools which can will help young people to look at their lives differently, explore their options and set new goals. The tools are about motivating and working with their own desire to change, and facilitating that change to happen.

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
This course is certified as being 5.5 hours CPD hours.

£105 per person (includes certification and course manual). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

10/06/09 - Connected Generation 2009 – ‘unConference’ - exploring youth engagement in a digital age
11 July 2009
London, SW1

Following on from the successful 2008 UK Youth Online* unConference, Connected Generation is bringing together practitioners, researchers, innovators and policy makers on 11th July 2009 to explore youth engagement in a digital age. Bring your own sessions! An unConference is created by the participants - and it works best when everyone comes prepared to offer a session. Your session could be a short presentation of a project you have recently worked on using digital media for youth engagement; or it could be a topic for discussion; or an issue you want to get the insights of others on. When you register you have the opportunity to suggest a session you may offer.

If your work involves young people, then understanding and engaging with social media and online technologies is a must. This event is an opportunity to explore big ideas, and practical realities of weaving the web into work with young people.

FREE
Please book online at: http://connectedgeneration09.eventbrite.com/
If you’ve got any questions then drop a line to tim@practicalparticipation.co.uk
or give the organiser (Tim Davies) a call on 07824 856 303

10/06/09 - Safeguarding Vulnerable Children & Young People for Managers
Course 1 - 15, 16 & 17 June 2009, 9.15-4.30
Stratford Town Hall

Course 2 - 8, 9 & 10 July 2009, 9.15-4.30
Credon Centre

To support managers to deliver to their staff the Children’s Workforce Development Councils Induction Standards, Standard 6, Safeguard Children (keep them safe from harm); so that workers can generate the evidence for their induction portfolio’s in the workplace. For all managers in Newham with a responsibility to induct new staff within private and voluntary organisations for children & young people in Newham.

FREE (£100 cancellation charge)

To book this course please contact training.administration@newham.gov.uk or 0208 430 5157.

09/06/09 - Certificate in supervision studies
October 2009
Stratford, E15

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 organisation. For Managers, Team Leaders and those providing non-managerial or peer supervision in the Children & Young People's workforce, from a variety of disciplines, sectors and employment settings.

£650 per delegate, which includes: course materials, teaching, tutorial support, marking and accreditation. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

09/06/09 - Regional workshops on using CHOICE career/course finder web tool for young people
30th June, 1, 2,3 & 6 July 2009, 9– 1
The Hub, Canning Town
Jurys Inn, Croydon
Target Space, Central London
Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Seven Sisters
Novotel, Hammersmith

The CHOICE website (www.mychoicelondon.co.uk) is an online resource for young people, aged 14-19, to help them find jobs and courses. It includes tools such as Jobs Live, CV Builder, Courses and Careers advice. When the pan-London eProspectus relaunched last year many of the attendees who use it regularly to help young people make course and career decisions said they could have done with more time to see and try out the new functionality.
For the launch of Version 4, CHOICE are holding a series of free regional stakeholder workshop events across London to give attendees a focused and time-effective way to stay up to date with the latest online tools.

For Connexions PAs, Careers Advisers, Teachers, youth workers and other professionals and volunteers working with young people aged 14-19.

50 places at each workshop will be allocated on a first-come, first served basis, giving priority to tutors, personal advisors, and other practitioners.

Please RSVP to Leanne Day by Friday 19 June via email or contact Leanne or Simone on 020 8869 1420 and state which date and venue you will be attending.

05/06/09 - Introduction to Facilitating group work with young people (for those new to group work)
19 June 2009, 9.30–5
Kensington Unitarian Church, Notting Hill Gate, W8

For 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 their skill set within facilitating group work with young people. Includes:
● Facilitation Skills
● Group Work Theory
● Educational Resources

All participants will be given course materials on the day

£90 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

05/06/09 - Professional boundaries for practitioners working with young people
21 July 2009, 9.30–5
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. For Personal Advisers, Youth Workers, Learning Mentors, Community Workers, Social Workers, Play workers and other practitioners working in any capacity with young people in the community, voluntary or statutory sectors.

£90 per person (book before the 12th June 2009 and get an early bird discount of 10%– i.e. pay only £80). Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

03/06/09 - Fantasy vs reality: the impact and influence of pornography on young people
22 September 2009
London

Background:

Increasingly, young men are saying that they get much of their sex and relationships education from pornography. With most young people using the internet and mobile phones, pornography is more accessible than it has ever been. Professionals working with young people sometimes struggle to know what is legal, and how and whether to support young people using pornography. This course provides factual information about the types and availability of pornography, looking at what is legal and what is not. It addresses how the media can impact on young people and provides strategies for working with young people in this difficult area of work.

Target Group:

To explore the impact and influence of pornography on young people’s attitudes to sex, safer sex, their sexual development and relationships. For practitioners working with young people, especially young men, in a wide variety of contexts (including health, youth work, residential, schools etc) around sex and relationship issues. Participants on this course are expected to have a basic knowledge of sexual health issues.

£120 per person
Please contact Helen Shipley at the FPA on 0845 122 8661 or helens@fpa.org.uk

03/06/09 - Introduction to using coaching skills with young people
20 October 2009
London

This one-day introductory course uses interactive training methods, including trainer input, small group discussions, and the use of a workbook containing background information, frameworks, exercises and an action planning tool. The workbook is designed to be used both during the training and afterwards to enable effective implementation in the work place. For practitioners working with young people in a wide range of contexts, and who are interested in exploring a coaching offer or developing coaching skills. This could include; Youth workers, youth support workers, counselors, learning mentors, IAG workers, social workers and others working in the Children’s sector.

£55 Youth Access Members
£88 Voluntary Sector organisations
£110 Statutory Sector

To apply or get more details of this training please contact: admin@youthaccess.org.uk, Tel: 020 8772 9900,
Or apply online at: http://www.youthaccess.org.uk/events/introduction-to-using-coaching-skills-with-young-people.cfm

01/06/09 - De-escalation and restraint training
16 & 17 July 2009
Stratford, E15

The aim of this training is to provide frontline staff and volunteers with both the theoretical background, and practical strategies of how to cope in potentially violent and actually violent situations. At the end of the course the participants should have a greater awareness of
• how their reactions may help or hinder the resolution of a crisis
• be clear about the principles underpinning the use of physical control and restraints
• be clear of the legal implications regarding the use of physical restraints and feel more confident in the use of permissible forms of physical control

£220 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

01/06/09 - Developing youth work with young men from ethnic communities
16 June 2009
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 the ethnic minorities and the black communities. The session will explore some of the influential factors in the lives of the young men. 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.

£90 per person. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

01/06/09 - Gangs, identity and difference: New Date
24 June 2009
Stratford

Participants will 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. 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. Those working with young people in 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 (you will need to allow at least 2 weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form_for_website.pdf 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

22/05/09 - Introduction to Managing Volunteers
9 June 2009, 9.30-5
Stratford E15

This 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

For 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. Those working with young people in Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Email flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details:

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf and return/fax 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

21/05/09 - Working with Gypsy, Roma, & Traveller Young People
29 September 2009
Stratford E15

This training is suitable for practitioners who already, or may in future, come into contact with young people who are members of Gypsy, Roma or Traveller communities. It aims to increase participants’ understanding of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people and their communities , their history and culture and the discrimination they face.

Through engaging with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller culture and history, staff will therefore feel more confident in implementing the key principles of good practice in working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.

£135 per person (book by Friday 31 July 2009 and get an early bird discount of 10%,pay only £121.50). Those working with young people in Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event, subject to available funding. Email flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details (you will need to allow at least two weeks for processing the training bursary prior to the start of training).

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf and return it to:
LECP Training & Workforce Development, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ
training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

21/05/09 - Safeguarding African Children at Risk
Monday 22 June 2009, 9-3.30
Fleet Street, London EC4

This event is being held as part of a week long series of activities marking AFRUCA’s 8th anniversary from 21st to 27th June 2009.

For African Parents (AFRUCA service users), Social Work Practitioners, Education Practitioners, Health Workers, Crime Prevention Officers, Mental Health Workers, Youth workers, Targetted Connexions workers, Sure Start Programme staff, policymakers, academics, charity workers, and other practitioners working closely with African children, young people and families

£100 per delegate from statutory agencies and charities with more than 10 employees. £75 for small voluntary organisations with under 10 employees. African parents (AFRUCA service users) will not have to pay to attend the event

For a booking form, further details and queries please contact:
Justin Bahunga, Policy and Training Officer, AFRUCA
Telephone: 0844 660 8607 Email: info@afruca.org
www.afruca.org

21/05/09 - Facilitators Training: Dialoguing about the Middle East
23 & 24 September 2009
Warrington Peace Centre

In February 2009, Windows for Peace (UK) Youth Dialogue Group launched a highly acclaimed Resource Pack written by and for Muslim, Arab, Palestinian and Jewish Young People to facilitate dialogue about the Middle East. There is now an opportunity to join this exciting facilitators training to help people use the pack alongside Windows Channels for Communication which works in Palestine and Israel.

For Youth workers (voluntary and paid) and others who work with young people, who are interested in running dialogue groups about Palestine and Israel - especially with Muslim, Arab, Palestinian and Jewish Young People.
Further information can be obtained from: http://www.windowsforpeaceuk.org/Young%20Windows.htm

The training consists of a 2 day residential course and optional follow up day. We would appreciate it if people do not book unless they can attend the whole of the residential. The course will include follow up either by phone or attendance at a session on Sunday 18th October. It is strongly recommended that people stay on the night of Wednesday 23rd September. Facilities are also available for people to stay on Tuesday 22nd September. Accommodation is in 5-bedded rooms.

£250 for three days including all meals and one to two nights’ accommodation. Some bursaries will be available in return for some dialogue work. Extra expenses for childcare or other dependents can be reimbursed. Please contact Judith Emanuel as soon as possible if you would like to apply for a bursary: judith@windowsforpeaceuk.org or PO Box 177, Manchester M21 9YP by 1 September). These are ONLY intended for people who cannot access funding for the course. Bursaries will be given in exchange for a commitment to doing some work with WfP (UK) Youth Dialogue project.

20/05/09 - Delivering Quality Universal Positive Activities
Friday 5 June, 1.30-4.30
Tower Hill, London EC3

The aim of the seminar is to demonstrate:
• good practice in delivering quality universal positive activities
• methods of quality assurance
• good practice in publicising positive activities
• the involvement of all sectors in a universal offer in the light of Integrated Youth Support Sector arrangements.

Places are free for full members of Partnership for Young London (with a charge of £23 for a second place); for Associate members the charge is £23 and for non-members £57.50 (all are inclusive of 15% VAT). Please note, if you do not cancel your place three working days before the event you will be charged regardless of attendance. Substitute delegates will be accepted at any time.

For an application form, or if you require further details, please contact: Lucy Sandford at Partnership for Young London: Lucy.Sandford@cityoflondon.gov.uk.

T: 020 7332 3599
www.pyl.org.uk

18/05/09 - CAF Cards for Practitioners
8 July 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

CAF Cards are a powerful and easy to use tools which can will help young people to look at their lives differently, explore their options and set new goals. The tools are about motivating and working with their own desire to change, and facilitating that change to happen. The use of the Cards can be linked with the ‘Common Assessment Framework’ and have been designed to make the CAF framework more young person centred and friendly.
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

£105 per person (includes certification and course manual). Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement.

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

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf and return it to:
LECP Training & Workforce Development, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ
training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

18/05/09 - Disclosing criminal records to employers
17 June 2009
Stratford E15

For people providing advice, information and guidance in a wide range of settings, to young people who have a criminal record.

This two hour training session from AdviceUK will enable trainees to:
• Explain the law relating to the disclosure of criminal records
• Identify best practice in assisting clients to disclose criminal records
• Describe the system of Criminal Records Bureau checks

FREE
Please let us know whether you want to join the morning (10 am -12 noon) or afternoon (2pm – 4pm) session.

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf and return by fax 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

15/05/09 - Human Rights and Young People
25 June 2009, 10-4.30
The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services, London N1

Course Outline:
• The ideas: Introduction to the origins, principles and development of human rights and how they relate to the young people’s issues.
• The law: An overview of human rights law, focussing on international and UK human rights legislation.
• The practice: Exploring the articles of the Human Rights Act and how they relate to young people’s issues in practice using case studies.
• Action: Applying and testing human rights to real case studies and developing an action plan for your organisation.

This course will be held in a fully accessible venue and BSL interpreters will be provided as required. Please state any specific requirements you have on the booking form.

Costs are on a sliding scale based on organisational income:
£0 – 250K: £60
£250 – 500K: £100
£500K +: £175

There are a limited number of free bursary places available for organisations with a low income (under £25K). For more information on how to apply for a bursary place please visit www.bihr.org.uk/open-training-courses/bursary-places

To book, please use the downloadable booking form: http://www.bihr.org.uk/sites/default/files/BookingForm_0.doc or contact Sonia or Amanda on training@bihr.org.uk or 020 7848 1879. For further information please visit BIHR’s website at www.bihr.org.uk/open-training-courses.

The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) is a national independent charity with an overall mission of bringing human rights to life for everyone in the UK. One of our core activities is building the capacity of those working to tackle inequality and injustice to use human rights based approaches in their work. BIHR are the leading provider of human rights training in the UK for both the third sector and the public sector. You can find out more about their work at www.bihr.org.uk.

13/05/09 - Working with Teenage Parents
2 July 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

This interactive course is designed to increase participants’ understanding of the needs of teenage parents and build confidence engaging and working with them. The course will be facilitated with interactive workshops, exercises and discussions, using participants’ professional experience and case studies. Suitable for anyone working with young people who may come into contact with teenage parents in the course of their role; but who are not specialists in this area.

£90 per person. Those working with young people in 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.

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf and return it to:
LECP Training & Workforce Development, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ
training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

12/05/09 - The Impact of parental substance-misuse on children & families
4 June 2009 or 21 January 2010, 9 – 5
The Credon Centre, Kirton Road, Plaistow, London, E13 9BT

To broaden participants understanding of issues relating to substance use and parenting, allowing them to feel able to make more informed assessments in this area.

Aimed at those in regular contact with children and young people and with adults who are parent/s or carers. These will be people who are in a position to identify concerns about maltreatment, harm or risk to children. Also, Professionals who work regularly with children and young people, and who may be asked to contribute to assessments of children in need. This includes GPs, hospital and community health staff, family centre workers, teachers, education welfare officers, social workers, mental health and learning disability staff, probation officers.

Facilitators
Melanie Gondo, Specialist Drug Prevention Worker
Paul Hira, Drug & Alcohol Service for London (DASL)

Free

To book, download an application form from:
http://www.newham.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/2DEF2D72-2AE6-45C7-9049-6E9B8DEB5758/0/NewhamLSCBApplicationForm.pdf

Ann Capes , LSCB Administrator, Ann.Capes@newham.gov.uk
020 8430 3584 extn. 42493
Fax: 020 8430 4891

12/05/09 - Welfare Benefits for young people
20 May 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford, E15

This course is aimed at all practitioners and managers working with young people (especially NEET groups) and includes
• 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
• Ways of maximising income

£90
Those working with young people in 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

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf and return it to:

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

10/05/09 - Safeguarding vulnerable children & young people – the manager's role in meeting CWDC requirements
Course 1: 15, 16 & 17 June 2009, 9.15-4.30, Stratford Town Hall
Course 2: 8, 9 & 10 July 2009, 9.15-4.30, Credon Centre

For all managers inducting new staff within private and voluntary organisations for children & young people in Newham. To support managers to give their staff the Children’s Workforce Development Councils Induction Standards, Standard 6, Safeguard Children (keep them safe from harm); so that workers can generate the evidence for their induction portfolio’s in the workplace.

Free, but please note that late cancellation and failure to attend result in a cancellation fee of £100.

Closing date for applications: five weeks before each course date. For application forms and bookings please contact the training administrator: training.administration@newham.gov.uk
0208 430 5157

06/05/09 - Working with refugee and asylum-seeking children in schools
23 June 2009
Refugee Council, Brixton, London

This course will examine the specific needs of refugee pupils, including those new to schooling in the UK. It will investigate the positive strategies to support inclusion within the context of the DfES Aiming High and Every Child Matters strategies underpinned by the Education Act (2004). Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on and evaluate their own practice, as well as that of the schools in their local area while considering the impact of this practice on children.

For class and subject teachers of children of statutory school age, Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant (EMAG) teachers, senior managers, learning mentors, teaching as sistants, volunteers, social services staff and council staff working with children. Providers of supplementary teachers and others with responsibility for refugee children and who have limited experience of working with refugee and as ylum seeking pupils.

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

Please contact training@refugeecouncil.org.uk for a booking form.

05/05/09 - Young People, Housing & Homelessness
28 July 2009
Stratford E15

This one day programme will 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.

For Connexions PAs, Youth workers, and 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.

£135 per person (book by Friday 29th May 2009 and get an early bird discount of 10% i.e. pay only £121.50). Those working with young people in Tower Hamlets may be entitled to a training bursary for this event. Email flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf

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

28/04/09 - Young People & Drugs: Use or Misuse? Roma Awareness Raising Training
Young People & Drugs: Use or Misuse?
13 May or 20 October 2009, 12.30pm–2pm
The Credon Centre

This seminar is aimed at professionals working with children, young people or parents in any capacity who wish to increase their knowledge around substances and substance misuse.

Roma Awareness Raising Training
8 May 2009, 12.30–2pm
The Credon Centre

This seminar will enable participants to increase their understanding of the Roma community, their history and culture and the discrimination faced by them. Participants will be able to recognise the public prejudice and stereotypes facing the Roma community. Gain additional knowledge of Roma history and culture. Explore the issues of child protection and domestic violence within the Roma community. Staff will therefore feel more confident in implementing the key principles of good practice in working with Roma communities.

Please contact for an application form:

LSCB Administrator, Children’s Planning & Review Centre, Broadway House, 322 High Street , Stratford E15 1AJ .

Telephone: 020 8430 2000 ext 42493,
Fax: 020 8430 4891
LSCB@newham.gov.uk

NLSCB website: http://www.newham.gov.uk/Services/NewhamLocalSafeguardingChildrenBoard

28/04/09 - Introduction to Managing Volunteers
9 June 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

For anyone new to managing volunteers, seeking to develop or enhance skill set when working with volunteers. This 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

All participants will be given course materials on the day

£90
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.

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf and return/fax 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

23/04/09 - Using Restorative processes to effectively challenge anti-social behaviour
Monday 1June 2009, 9.30-4.30
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, SE1

This one day training course will explore how using restorative justice principles and practices may help reduce anti-social behaviour, including:
* An adversarial approach to ASB – what is it, aims and likely outcomes?
* A Restorative approach - what is it, aims and likely outcomes?
* The Restorative practitioner – attributes, skills and qualities required
* Case study – a community restorative meeting (DVD)

This training is open to voluntary organisations and community groups only. Places are limited to one delegate per organisation / group and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Ken is a trained facilitator of Restorative Conferencing and Victim/Offender Mediation for crimes of severe violence and is also a member of the informal team drawn together by the Home Office to take all aspects of accreditation of restorative justice trainers and training forward. After 30 years service Ken retired from Thames Valley Police in 2000 in the rank of Inspector. During that time, Ken was instrumental in the introduction of Restorative Justice throughout Thames Valley.

This course is FREE and lunch is also included! However, we require a refundable £25 deposit prior to course attendance. You may cancel your booking up to five working days prior to the course, otherwise you will lose your deposit. To request a place on this course please download and complete a booking form from the CSAS website www.csas.org.uk/CSAS%20Networks%20and%20events. Send completed booking forms to Tony Kinson, CSAS Membership Officer tony.kinson@lat.org.uk T: 020 7793 3730

08/04/09 - Autism and Me film screening
21 April 2009, 10.30-12.30
Stratford Advice Arcade
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08/04/09 - Working across culture
15 July 2009
Stratford, E15

To provide practitioners with the skill and confidence to work and communicate across different and unfamiliar cultures without relying on stereotypes, thereby being able to meet the needs of the clients they work with. The course is interactive and focuses on practical issues and self-awareness. For practitioners working with migrants/newly arrived immigrant, refugees and asylum seekers (i.e. Job Centre Plus staff, employments and advice services, Careers Advisers, Connexions Advisers, Social Workers, Voluntary/Community organisations, etc). The day will look at Culture, its various aspects, including personal culture, and its impact on communication. We will then look at how we communicate, and communication tools.

£90 per person
Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. Early Bird Discounts: A 10% (i.e. cost ; £81) 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 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.

Contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf and return to:
Training & Development, LECP, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ
training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

08/04/09 - Working with Families
6 May or 23 June 2009
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. For practitioners working with families in a wide range of contexts.

Key themes:
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

£90 per person
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 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.

Contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf and return it to:
Training & Development, LECP, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ
training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

03/04/09 - Street and Community Based Work with Young People
20 & 27 May, 3 & 10 June 2009 (100% attendance required)
(4 day course accredited through OCN – 3 Credits at Level 2)
Stratford (E15)

Street and Community based work has always been a significant aspect in the engagement of young people; with a number of young people feeling socially excluded or choosing not to use conventional services. There is an increasing need to work with people where they are or where they feel comfortable. This training will give participants a clear understanding of what street and community based work is. It will also equip participants with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to initiate, plan, deliver, record and evaluate effective street and community based work with young people.

The course is suitable for anyone who is already has experience and understanding of working with young people and needs to deliver work that is not centre based regardless if that work is short or long term.
This course is made up of five units:
1 The purpose of and approaches to street and community based work with young people in the context of national policy.
2 The role of a street and community based practitioner working with young people.
3 Understanding issues of safety when carrying out street and community based work with young people.
4 The planning required to deliver street and community based work with young people.
5 How to evaluate and record street and community based work with young people

Accredited by Open College Network at level 2 with a value of 3 credits. All participants will receive a course handbook with sections where knowledge of each unit can be demonstrated. This will be assessed by the course tutor and submitted for further moderation.

£360 per participant including certification, course materials and OCN registration fee.
Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download on from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf and return/fax 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

26/03/09 - An introduction to speaking in public for practitioners
23 April or 7th July 2009, 9.30 – 5
Stratford 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)

£135 per person
Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website at www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf

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

26/03/09 - CAF Cards for Practitioners
22 April 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford E15

CAF Cards are a powerful and easy to use tools which can will help young people to look at their lives differently, explore their options and set new goals. The tools are about motivating and working with their own desire to change, and facilitating that change to happen.

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

£105 per person (includes certification and course manual).
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 email flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details.
Please complete the course application form which can be downloaded from: http://www.lecp.org.uk/training/ (or contact us for a Word version of the form) and return it to: LECP Training & Development, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ
training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

20/03/09 - Spirit Possession and Mental Health Conference
29 June 2009
London

Spirit possession is recognised world wide across many cultures and by several religions. Spirit possession is often seen as an idiom of distress causing a change in behaviour and mental well being. Spirit possession is also included in the ICD 10 and DSM IV classifications of mental disorders, yet the extent to which it is recognised and / or discussed in clinical practice is less than we would expect, even in UK cities where there resides a diverse population. This one day event will consider the critical themes and debates on spirit possession from an anthropological, social, psychological, medical and religious perspective using a range of illustrative case study, clinical practice, research and short film presentations.

The aims of the conference:
• Discuss possible definitions of and different kinds of spirit possession
• Debate the key elements which typify spirit possession
• Discuss who can make a diagnosis of spirit possession and how such a diagnosis might be made
• Compare and contrast how spirit possession might be viewed by clinicians, religious leaders, healers, the "patient", family and community members
• Discuss the value of using the patient's explanatory model of the illness
• Reflect upon the key issues associated with defining what is "normal" and "abnormal"
• Discuss folk healing practices in different cultures and "treatment" options including exorcism
• Consider whether there is a need to enhance joint working between mental health professionals and traditional healers.

Conference brochure & booking form: www.bme-mentalhealth.org.uk bookings.bme@googlemail.co.uk

RICH MIX
35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road
London
E1 6LA

Box Office: 020 7613 7498
Office/Admin: 020 7613 7490
Fax: 020 7613 7499
E-mail: info@richmix.org.uk

Rich Mix is located within the buzzing heart of Shoreditch and ideally
situated within all mainline British transport. Full venue details and travel
directions can be found at: www.richmix.org.uk

20/03/09 - Interpersonal and Mediator Skills Training
Understanding Conflict Resolution
18 & 20 June, repeated 5 & 12 Oct

Two Day OCN accredited course focus on:
• Our own relationship to conflict
• A deeper understanding of anger
• Building on our own skills to work with conflict
• Steps for resolving conflict in our own lives
Please note the accreditation is optional and requires written work.

Communicating for Results
25 June, repeated 19 October
1 Day training focus on:
• Developing specific communication skills
• Identifying barriers to effective communication
• Tools for dealing with different opinions


Dealing with Prejudice and Discrimination
27 June, repeated on 25 Oct
1 Day training focus on:
• Understanding the discrimination cycle
• Strategies and tools to deal with prejudice and discrimination

Please note that completion of ALL FOUR of the above training days will make you eligible for the Four Day Advanced Interpersonal and Mediator’s Skills Training on November 5, 7, 12 and 14.

Workshops are free for Newham residents or individuals that work in Newham
To reserve your place,or get further information on these courses please contact:
Jean or Sara on 020 8552 2050, training@conflictandchange.co.uk
or visit www.conflictandchange.co.uk

20/03/09 - Disclosing criminal records to employers
27 May 2009
Stratford E15

If your service provides education, training and employment advice then you need to know how to advise people with criminal records.

This free two hour training session from AdviceUK will enable trainees to:
• Explain the law relating to the disclosure of criminal records
• Identify best practice in assisting clients to disclose criminal records
• Describe the system of Criminal Records Bureau checks

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download on from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf 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

09/03/09 - Day Certified Programme in Working with Disabled Young People (SEN/LDD)
24-25 March & 8 April 2009
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. This 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

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.

£295 per person including OCN Registration Fee. 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 email flora.dele-ojo@towerhamlets.gov.uk for further details

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf 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

25/02/09 - Learning, Development and Support Services (LDSS) for Children, Young People and Those who Care for Them & Advice and Guidance
Contact for dates
Eden College, Romford

There is an increasing need for professionals to work flexibly and straddle several roles. LECP, working with Eden College, is introducing this dual professional qualification (NVQ4 LDSS & Advice & Guidance) for those practitioners working in the field who want both a professional qualification, and also the flexibility to fit into a range of different roles. The course also includes training in the use of the award winning, powerful and easy to use CAF Card tool which can help young people to look at their lives differently, explore their options and set new goals.
This qualification is designed to reflect the activities and responsibilities of candidates who work with Children, Young People and those who care for them.
There are 11 units to be completed to gain the LDSS qualification, candidate will are required to attend 6 half day sessions and 14 one to one sessions to support and guide learners to complete the qualification.

£2,300 per person. This is a single price for those wishing to do either the single or dual qualification. Price also includes ‘CAF Cards for Practitioners’, (normally charged at £105). It may be possible, for the cost to be made in two installments meaning it is spread over two financial years (i.e. 50% in 2008-09 and 50% in 2009-10). Please contact us to discuss if you want to take that option.

Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download on from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf and return it to:

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

18/02/09 - Certificate in Supervision Studies
Starts March 2009 (for full dates see below)
Stratford, London E15

Supervision can and should play an important role in helping practitioners to reflect on and develop the service they provide to clients. It can support those in the helping professions in their role and enhance and encourage their professional development. It is essential, therefore, that adult and youth support services incorporate supervision into their delivery plans and are clear as to its value. This programme seeks to continue to provide the opportunity for quality training for those people who will be offering supervision, either as line managers or non-line managers within youth or adult support work. For Managers, Team Leaders and Supervisors from a variety of disciplines and employment settings.

This course aims to provide 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 organisation.
The dates for this training are:
31 March
21 April
28 April
12 May
19 May
30 June
(please note all six days need to be attended)
This course is validated at higher education level 2, and carries 20 credits. You will need to show evidence of being able to study at this level, which would ordinarily require a level 1 qualification or equivalent. Applicants without the required entry qualification will be considered if they have been working in a relevant job role for the past three years. Importantly, all applicants must be engaged in supervision or about to commence by the time the course starts.

Different methods are employed in the assessment of the module including self-reflection, critical analysis of supervision practice and review of learning from the programme. Participants are encouraged to reflect and review their learning on an ongoing basis, starting with a self assessment exercise which can form part of a reflective diary and provide evidence for the assessed work.

£650 per delegate which includes: course materials, teaching, tutorial support, marking and accreditation. 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 complete the course application form which can be downloaded from:
http://www.lecp.org.uk/training/ (or contact us for a Word version of the form)
and return it to: LECP Training & Development, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road, Stratford, London E15 4LJ
training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

18/02/09 - Introduction to Facilitating group work with young people (for those new to group work)
13 May 2009, 9.30–5

Stratford E15



or



18 March 2009 or 19 June 2009, 9.30–5

Kensington Unitarian Church, Notting Hill Gate, W8


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

• Facilitation Skills

• Group Work Theory

• Educational Resources



For 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. Payment is required in full at least 14 days prior to course commencement. People working with those 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.



Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf 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

02/02/09 - Young People, Housing and Homelessness
9 March 2009
&
The Children Acts (young single people and families in housing need)
10 March 2009
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.

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.

The Childrens Acts
To 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, Social 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.
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£135 per person (includes certification and course manual). Those working with young people in 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.

Booking: Please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download on from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf and return it to:

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

02/02/09 - Health & Safety Level 2 CIEH
12 February 2009
&
Risk Assessment
13 February 2009
Stratford E15

Health & Safety – Level 2 CIEH
This qualification is designed to ensure that all employees are aware of their own safety and the safety of customers, contractors and the public. Subjects covered include: Legislation; Health; Safety; Welfare; The workplace and workplace equipment; Risk assessment; Manual handling; Hazardous substances; Ergonomics and workstation design; Transport and vehicles; Noise and vibration.
On successful completion of the course and a multi-choice examination, participants will receive the Level 2 CIEH qualification in Health & Safety, which is valid for three years.

£90 (book two places and get a 10% discount – i.e. pay only £80 each). People working with young people in 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.

Risk Assessment: Principles and Practice
This course is a must for all Managers with responsibility for assessing risk in their work environment. It covers an introduction to risk assessment, principles of risk assessment, legislation and risk assessment in practice.

Cost: £90 (book two places and get a 10% discount – i.e. pay only £80 each). 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 for an application form (electronic) or download on from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf 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

02/02/09 - Building Collaborative Networks in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Five Linked Workshops
CFCS, York House, Newham
Friday 8 May 2009, 9.15-1.00: Introduction & Assessment of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Friday 22 May 2009, 9.15-1.00:Behaviour – Theory & Practice
Friday 5 June 2009, 9.15-1.00: Network & Family Interventions; working with complexity
Friday 19 June 2009, 9.15-1.00: Engaging the Child or Young Person individually
Friday 3 July 2009, 9.15-1.00: Resources, Internal & External, Self care & Evaluation
This series of workshops is being convened by the East London and The City Foundation NHS Trust & the London Borough of Newham’s CYPS

Serious mental health problems in children and young people are increasing, both nationally and locally.
• How can we help these children and their families?
• What works?
• How can we share and increase our skills and work together to meet this challenge?
• What resources are available and where does CFCS fit in?
• What constraints are we facing and how can we overcome them?

Our aim is to enable front line workers to increase their confidence, resources and skills. We are offering a series of five free linked workshops in Building Collaborative Networks in Child & Adolescent Mental Health, for staff in Health, Education, Social Services & the Voluntary Sector.

To book a place please visit http://www.npd.newham.gov.uk/0/6/listcourses.aspx
For further information please contact Marie McConnell on marie.mcconnell@eastlondon.nhs.uk

28/01/09 - Child protection at a crossroads: research, practice and policy in a context of intolerable feelings
Conference
19–20 February 2009
Tavistock Centre, London NW3

Six years after the Climbié Report there is significant new research about child maltreatment, serious case reviews and alternative ways of investigating and learning from tragedies. Every Child Matters has instigated a whole new structure and culture of working together. But what do we know about whether these reforms have enabled practitioners and managers to identify the essential factors on which decisions need to be made? What is it like working at the front line now and what do policy makers need to learn from such experience?

This conference brings together leading researchers, practitioners and thinkers in the field to analyse contemporary experiences of child protection, and child welfare practice and management, and to explore the way ahead for reform. There will be ample space for conference participants to reflect and think about the conference presentations in smaller groups.

£110
Please contact Pauline Noble, Tavistock Centre,
020 8938 2548
events@tavi-port.org

27/01/09 - Invitation to New Londoners: Reflections on Home
Dear Friends and Colleagues,

On Monday 23rd February 2009 Michael Rosen, Children's Laureate will be in conversation with 15 young photographers whose images and writing have been published in a book New Londoners: Reflections on Home. The photographers share one common experience: as young refugees separated from their homes and families, they are re-building their lives in London.

Please join us at 7pm at St John's Church, Stratford Broadway E15 to celebrate the achievements of these young people and hear first hand about their experiences of exile and life in the UK.

Tickets are £5 and are available from Dost, Trinity Centre (in person only) or Newham Bookshop (tel 020 8552 9993). We hope that you will support us by participating in this event: all proceeds will go towards our work with vulnerable children and young people.

New Londoners: Reflections on Home is a partnership project between Dost, which supports vulnerable children and PhotoVoice, an international photographic charity. For more information see attached flyer or visit www.thetrinitycentre.org/dost

Please circulate this information as widely as possible.

With best wishes,
Yesim


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Yesim Deveci
Founder/ Director
Dost, Trinity Centre
East Avenue,
London E12 6SG
020 8472 8947
www.thetrinitycentre.org/dost

27/01/09 - Professional Boundaries for Practitioners Working with Young People
31 March 2009, 9.30–5
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.

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?

£90 per person (book before the 31st January 2009 and get an early bird discount of 10%– i.e. pay only £80). 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, please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf (or e-mail us for a Word copy) and return it to: LECP Training & Workforce Development, 4th Floor Solar House, 1-9 Romford Road., Stratford, London E15 4LJ training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

22/01/09 - Developing youth work with young men from ethnic communities
2 March 2009
or
16 June 2009

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 the ethnic minorities and the black communities. The session will explore some of the influential factors in the lives of the young men. 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

To join, please contact us for an application form (electronic) or download one from our website: http://www.lecp.org.uk/content_files/training/LECP_Course_Application_Form.pdf and return it to:

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

16/01/09 - Enhancing the Safety and Well-Being of African Children
Thursday 26 March 2009
Birmingham

AFRUCA – Africans Unite Against Child Abuse is the premier charity promoting the welfare of African children in the UK. Established in May 2001, we play a leadership role within our community to raise awareness of key safeguarding issues and work with government agencies at the national, regional and local levels to inform and implement policies on the welfare of children.
This conference will attract over 130 child protection practitioners from private, statutory and voluntary sector organisations to explore key safeguarding issues affecting African children in the UK. It will also provide a platform for the public launching of our community education publication: What is Child Abuse?

£100 per delegate (+£5 admin fee for invoice payments)

For further information and a booking form please contact May Ikeora, National Advocacy Officer at AFRUCA, email: may@afruca.org
AFRUCA - Africans Unite Against Child Abuse, 0207 704 2261, Fax:0207 704 2266, Email: info@afruca.org. www.afruca.org

16/01/09 - Health & Safety, Food Safety, Risk Assessment, Emergency First Aid, Fire Warden
Stratford (E15): 12 Feb, 6 July
Notting Hill Gate (W8): 19 May

Contact for further details:
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

14/01/09 - New Food and Mood website goes live
There is a growing interest in how food and nutrition can affect emotional and mental health. We hope this will be a useful resource for anyone who is interested in how diet may affect mental and emotional health. The aim of this work is to encourage service users, mental health professionals and related organisations to apply a safe and low-cost complementary approach for improving and maintaining mental and emotional health.

Free downloads are available from the site:
Guide for Workshop Leaders (DIY Food and Mood workshop)
Food and Mood Action Plan Dialler
Food and Mood self-help Report
'Try this' quiz sheet
Newsletter back issues

http://www.mind.org.uk/foodandmood

14/01/09 - CAF Cards for Practitioners
3 February 2009, 9.30–5
Stratford, East London

12 March 2009
Notting Hill Gate

The Common Assessment Framework has created an opportunity to introduce a unique set of resources to help young people move from their present state to a desired state based around well-formed outcomes. CAF Cards and Road Sign

CAF Cards have proved a great way to engage young clients. They help workers see “through young people’s eyes”, and enable young people to generate choices that are realistic and possible. Many users are vulnerable and have multiple needs; the cards focus on strengths and the potential for change. The cards are having a real impact on the way in which workers and clients can explore the possibilities. Young people and families are more fully engaged and empowered, communication has become more fluent and the whole process more rewarding for all involved.(ICG 2008)
The cards will help young people to look at their lives differently, before exploring what to do and build a desire to change and set new goals.

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.

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.

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

£105 per person (includes certification and course manual)
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.

Please email us directly for an application form.
training@londoneastconnexions.co.uk
Tel: 020-8536-3630, Fax: 020-8534-2830

07/01/09 - 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 to:
* introduce the SHARED Futures DVD and training resources
* provide an opportunity to learn more about Dost
* enable participants to hear the perspectives of young refugees
* provide opportunities to discuss practice issues.

SHARED Futures is a new DVD and resource pack for teachers, youth and community workers that supports the welcome and inclusion of refugees and other international new arrivals. The DVD showcases effective practice from schools and youth settings across the UK. The resource pack provides guidance and training workshop activities linked to the DVD.

Dost is a Trinity Centre project featured in SHARED Futures. Dost supports vulnerable children, including young separated refugees to develop positive minds, rebuild their lives and become active participants in their communities.

A FREE copy of the SHARED Futures resource pack and DVD will be available for each setting represented. For more information see:
www.sharedfutures.org.uk www.thetrinitycentre.org/dost

To reserve a place please request and complete a booking form by Fri 16 Jan 2009. reception@thetrinitycentre.org 020 8472 8947

07/01/09 - Introduction to managing volunteers
26 January 2009, 9.30 – 5
Stratford E15

Also:
2 April 2009 – Kensington Unitarian Church (Notting Hill Gate)
9 June 2009 – Stratford, E15

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

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

Suitable for 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 60 days before and get an early bird discount of 10%– i.e. pay only £80)

People working with those 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 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

06/01/09 - Brief solution-focused practice for those working with young people
4 day course, 27-28 January & 4-5 March 2009
Stratford, E15

This is a practical tool which can be used in a wide range of settings. The ideas are remarkably simple, straightforward and supremely pragmatic, yet they have repeatedly demonstrated their powerful capacity to resolve difficulties and to build potential. Solution-focused practice 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.
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 following 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.

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.

£360 per delegate. 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

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

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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 - 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

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

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

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 - 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

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
Newsletter

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 - 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

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 - 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 - 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

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 - 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

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

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 - 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

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

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 - 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

NLP course 6.08
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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 - 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

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
Apply

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 - 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

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

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 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

28/04/08 - FREE ‘Hear By Right’ Participation Workshops
Participation Works is organising a number of FREE Hear by Right participation workshops taking place in London on:
13 May,10 June, 19 August, 25 September 2008.

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.

Participation Works would like to invite you to a free Hear by Right participation workshop coming to your area. 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.

22/04/08 - National Counselling Directory
The purpose of the site is to provide the UK with a huge counselling support network, enabling those in distress to find a counsellor close to them and appropriate for their needs. This is a free, confidential service that will hopefully encourage those in distress to seek help.
The website also contains a number of sections on emotional disorders and provides some useful statistics. Every counsellor on the site who has submitted their profile has either sent a copy of their qualifications and insurance cover to us, or is registered with a professional body with recognised codes of ethics and practice. www.counselling-directory.org.uk

16/04/08 - Redefining Sanity - addressing mental ill-health, criminality and violence in the young black community.
Tuesday 13 May 2008, 9 – 4
The Mermaid Conference & Events Centre, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London, EC4V 3DB

2008 is the year of the Mental Health Act implementation and the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Review. This event will play host to a keynote presentation by the internationally renowned Dr Na'im Akbar, one of the most inspirational and dynamic scholars in the field of Black mental health.

Event Chair: Professor Lord Kamlesh Patel of Bradford OBE, Head of The Centre for Ethnicity & Health & Institute for Philosophy, Diversity & Mental Health (UCLan)
Speakers include: Dr Na’im Akbar - Florida State University, Association of Black Psychologists and Mind Productions; Kwame Kwei-Armah - Playwright (Elmina's Kitchen, Fix Up, Statement of Regret), Actor (Casualty) and Broadcaster; Melba Wilson -Vice-Chair of ACMHC - African Caribbean Mental Health Commission; Camila Batmanghelidj - Director, Kids Company- National lead for Delivering Race Equality (DRE) in mental health; Dr Paul Obinna Wilson-Eme - Freelance Consultant and programme designer and trainer for Obi Developments Ltd and many more...

Third Sector/Voluntary organisation - £98
Public/Private Sector/Government bodies - £149

To download flyer/booking form or to book on-line go to:
http://www.creationz.co.uk/redefining_sanity/Redefining_Sanity_rgb.pdf

For further details contact Jannat Islam, In-volve, 0207 474 2222
or e-mail islam@in-volve.org.uk

16/04/08 - 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 provides a forum to reflect on current service provision, share best practice and identify and plan ways forward so as 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.

Who the course is for:
Anyone that may come into contact with young parents in the course of the day-to-day role but who are not specialist teenage pregnancy/parent workers. Staff that may benefit from this training include.

£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

How to join:
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

16/04/08 - Mental Health, Referrals & Coping Strategies
14 May 2008, 9.30–5
Hopkins Room, Stratford Library, 3 The Grove, London, E15 1EL
(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.
• 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 + 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

How to join:
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

10/04/08 - Children in Cultural Context Conference
Tuesday 10 June 2008, 9-4.30
The Mason Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS

In bringing together highly experienced academics and clinicians from across the arenas of sociology, anthropology, adult and child mental health this conference hopes to provoke a fresh look at childhood in contemporary British contexts.

Free for East London NHS Foundation Trust employees and statutory and voluntary sector partners in East London and the City.

Details

10/04/08 - YMCA George Williams College Open Day
Tuesday 22 April 2008, 1- 8pm

Find out more about full-time and distance learning programmes in:
• Youth and Community Work
• Introductory and Foundation Studies
• BA(Hons) Informal Education
• Certificate in Supervision Studies
• Certificate in Working with Homeless People

The Open Day includes the Publication launch of 2007/08 College students’ work at 6pm which will opened by Cllr. Clive Furness QC, a youth worker and former student of the College. He will speak about the importance of practitioners continuing to write and inform practice. This will be followed by workshops from a number of the authors on their pieces. Articles include:
• New Labour and the politics of antisocial behaviour’: A Review of Educational Research from an Ethical Perspective
• What is socially useful?
• Is Community Education a myth?
• Mindful Practices: Buddhism and Supervision
• Learning Opportunity? The ‘joy’ of the professional journal
• A Journey (A student traces his development as an informal educator)

To reserve your free place please contact Mike Seal on 0207 540 4913. For further information log on to www.ymca.ac.uk or email us at registry@ymca.ac.uk
199 Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London E16 3PY Tel: 020 7540 4900

08/04/08 - Introduction to facilitating group work with young people
30 May 2008, 9.30–5
Hopkins Room, Stratford Library, Stratford Broadway E15

A new London East Connexions 1 day course for those new to group work. The 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 o