Mental Health and Young people
Train the trainer course for professionals working with young people.
Wednesday 18th November AND Wednesday 25th November. (Both days are
compulsory)
9.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: Youth Council Offices, Room 222, Level 2, Oldham Civic Centre, West
Street
This is a 2 day course that will equip professionals with the skills and knowledge to
be able to deliver training to others. The course will enable participants to deliver the
following courses to others in Oldham.
Introduction to Child and Adolescent Mental Health
This multi-disciplinary course will enable participants from a wide range of
backgrounds to consider how, through their role; they can promote the mental health
and wellbeing of children and young people identify early mental health problems
and work together with others to improve access to services and support. At the end
of this course participants will be able to:
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Apply current conceptual models for thinking about mental health, mental
health problems and disorders in Teenagers
Briefly apply and describe current theories and research relating to;
attachment, brain development, risk and resilience in order to deepen your
understanding and develop your practice
Explore your own perspective on children and young people’s mental health,
alongside the perspectives of others including the voices of young people, in
order to establish a foundation for further learning.
Teens, Turmoil and Transition: Mental Health in Adolescence
This course aims to provide those interacting with, working with, or supporting young
people with a solid understanding of mental health and wellbeing during the teenage
years, alongside tools for supporting teenagers and young people during this
transitional and often difficult, turbulent time.
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
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Understand theories regarding cognitive, emotional and social development of
teenagers, as well as current theories within the field of neuroscience and
brain development
Understand risk taking behaviour
Understand emotional problems in adolescence
Apply positive coping strategies
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Provide emotional containment for young people
Signpost to more specialist support
We are asking for applications to participate in the course. The application form
should be completed and sent to Jodie.Barber@Oldham.gov.uk. We are looking for
a range of professionals across a number of agencies/services. This will form part of
the selection process.
Criteria will be:
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Must be working with children and young people within the Oldham Borough
Must have authorisation from line manager to commit to rolling out training
within 12 months of completing the course
Must be able to commit to delivering at LEAST one ‘Introduction to Mental
Health’ course and at least one ‘Teens, Transitions and Turmoil’ course to
other professionals in Oldham within 12 months of completing the train the
trainer course.
Must be willing to attend a peer support follow up session with fellow
participants within 6 months of completing the train the trainer course
Must be willing to provide monitoring and evaluation information about the
courses delivered within 12 months
Successful participants will be asked to sign a training agreement
Train the Trainer course
Application Form
PERSONAL DETAILS
First Name
Adele
Last Name
Thomson
Job Title
Development and Safeguarding Officer
Organisation
Voluntary Action Oldham
Workplace address
Unit 12, Manchester Chambers
West Street
Oldham
OL1 1LF
0161 633 6222
Contact Tel no.
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Alternative Contact No. 07968 847558
E-mail address
adele.thomson@vaoldham.org.uk
Are you available to attend BOTH training dates Wednesday 18th November and
Wednesday 25th November?
Yes/no
Do you have the authorisation of your line manager to participate on this course and
to allow you the time to deliver at least 2 training courses to others within 12 months
of completion?
Yes/No
Name of Line Manager: Jane Pickering
Email address of Line Manger: jane.pickering@vaoldham.org.uk
Please tell us why you want to participate in this train the trainer course and how you
will roll out the training to others within the next 12 months
I currently deliver training to the voluntary sector in Oldham who work with children,
young people and families and feel that this course would be an ideal opportunity to
broaden the range of training offered to the voluntary sector in Oldham and ensure
they have access to a broad range of training courses.
The voluntary sector Children’s Hub has a database of member organisations which
we will engage with to deliver the training sessions required for the agreement but
feel the demand may require additional training to be carried out. If successful, the
training will be added to our current training programme and rolled out to the
voluntary sector during 2016.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
We are committed to Equal Opportunities and will attempt to meet any special
requirements you may have to enable your full participation in the learning event.
Please let us know of any special requirements you may have.
N/A
Please complete this form and return to:
Jodie Barber – Senior Youth Work Manager
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0161 770 3117
jodie.barber@oldham.gov.uk