Early Help training and events
Worcestershire County Council's myLearning has a number of online training modules available.
Worcestershire County Council also provides a dedicated training programme for practitioners working with children, young people and their families in Worcestershire. More information can be found on the page Children and Young People's Workforce Development and Vocational Qualifications
There is also specific training for the safeguarding of children and young people which includes courses on Female Genital Mutilation, Child Sexual Exploitation and Safe Recruitment.
Early Help in your community events
Each year we run 6 Early Help in your community events across Worcestershire over the course of two months. These events take place in venues in the following districts – Bromsgrove, Malvern, Redditch, Worcester, Wychavon and Wyre Forest.
We all know that Early Help and support is of key importance in working and supporting children, young people and their families, helping them to achieve their best now and into their future.
These events are an exciting opportunity to bring together a wide range of organisations and groups who work in your community and county wide who offer support, advice or services to children, young people and their families locally.
There will be a number of organisations represented such as Mental Health Support, Finance Support, etc, with lots of information available and an opportunity to ask questions and find out more. This is a fantastic opportunity to network and build relationships and knowledge within the local community.
Please note: 2023 events have now finished. If you would like more information on how to get involved please email us at: earlyhelppartnership@worcschildrenfirst.org.uk
Early Help bitesize online training
The first session will explain what Early Help is and how this looks in Worcestershire. The training will be delivered four times a year by key partners including the Police, education and health. The dates for the training are as follows:
How to creatively gather the child’s voice - Thursday 15 June 2023 11:00am to midday book onto How to creatively gather the child's voice.
What is Early Help? - Tuesday 10 October 2023 11:00am to 12:30pm book onto What is Early Help?
Completing an Early Help Assessment - Thursday 14 December 2023 10:00am to 11:30am 'book onto Completing an Early Help Assessment'.
Holding a Team Around the Family (TAF) meeting - Friday 1 March 2024 11:00am to midday book onto Holding a Team Around the Family (TAF) meeting.
Please note when completing the booking form: When booking if you are asked do you have an account select no thanks. The course is free so click on public in the course price section. When asked to select organisation from dropdown box choose public, then enter your address.
Young carer aware e-learning programme
Young carers are any young people who have a caring role at home. The caring role could be for a parent, a sibling or a grandparent due to illness, disability, physical or mental health difficulties or substance misuse. The Young carer aware e-learning programme will help you and your workforce to learn about young carers and how to support them
Domestic abuse training
Please find below the next phase of domestic abuse training dates in Worcestershire. This (recently updated) training has been running since February 2019 and below you can find the modules and dates available between April - July 2023. This training has been commissioned by Worcestershire County Council (Public Health) and is taking place online via zoom. The provider of this training is Sarah Wigley Associates who have experience of designing and delivering training both nationally, within local authorities and to a range of agencies.
The feedback received from delegates so far has been exceptionally positive and highlights not only an increase in knowledge but also an increased confidence when applying the learning to professional practice.
There are three modules of training and the learning outcomes can be provided upon request. This training is free. Your delegates feedback is important so we can continue to evaluate the training to ensure it meets our collective needs.
Module 1: Understanding and Responding to Domestic Abuse:
- 13 April 2023
- 21 April 2023
- 27 April 2023
- 22 May 2023
- 25 May 2023
Time of module courses: 9:30am to 4:00pm
Module 2: Working with Domestic Abuse within the context of Multi Agency Working – promoting critically reflective practice:
- 9 May 2023
- 23 May 2023
- 24 May 2023
- 6 June 2023
- 12 June 2023
Time of module courses: 9:30am to 4:00pm
Module 3: Understanding and Working with Perpetrators:
- 5 June 2023
- 13 June 2023
- 11 July 2023
- 12 July 2023
Time of module courses: 9:30am to 4:00pm
To apply for a place please email: bookings@sarahwigleyassociates.co.uk
Signs of Safety Partnership Training
Course booking instructions:
- do you have an account – choose 'no thanks'
- course price - click in public circle
- select organisation from dropdown box – public
- put in your address
- then click book course
Reducing Parental Conflict training
Harmony at Home is Worcestershire’s approach to the Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) initiative in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and organisations from our multi-agency Reference group.
This training will cover parental conflict, which can range from a lack of warmth and emotional distance, right through to swearing and shouting, and is known to be a risk factor for poor child outcomes, particularly when conflict is frequent, intense and poorly resolved. There is growing understanding and awareness of the need to address and reduce parental conflict that sits below a domestic abuse or violence threshold.
The Energy Crisis - what is available
Are you a front line worker in Worcestershire who works with vulnerable people? Has the recent cost of living crisis worried you or the people that you work with?
The pressures over the last couple of years have left more households than ever struggling to pay their energy bills – even with Government support. Having a better understanding of fuel poverty, and what steps can be taken to tackle it, could help you support those most in need.
This free training session will cover:
Fuel Poverty
- what is Fuel Poverty
- Fuel Poverty impacts in Worcestershire
- what does Fuel Poverty actually look like – how can you spot it?
- the issues with damp and mould
Energy Crisis
- myth busting
- top tips on talking with suppliers
- how we can mitigate against higher prices
- grants and funding available
To view and book onto planned dates please click on the following link:
LADO conference
The Worcestershire Children First Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) Service are holding its first Conference for managers and partner agencies.
This Conference is a half-day event and will give key safeguarding partners and leads the opportunity to meet the LADO Team, hear key messages from Management of Allegations Training, engage in group work on case scenarios and a focused session on managing low level concerns.
This session will:
- support building relationships between the LADO Service and partner agencies
- develop your knowledge of Management of Allegations against professionals in a Position of Trust working with children
- support your application of LADO Thresholds and your role within the Management of Allegations process
- develop awareness and responses to managing low level concerns
The Conference is suitable for managers in safeguarding agencies working with children, Worcestershire based Residential Settings and Independent Fostering Agencies.
To book your place please follow the link:
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
The course will provide:
- an understanding of young people’s mental health and factors that affect wellbeing
- practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
- confidence to reassure and support a young person in distress
- enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
- knowledge to help a young person recover their health by guiding them to further support
- ability to support a young person with a long term mental health issue or disability to thrive
- tools to look after your own mental wellbeing
Book onto Youth Mental Health First Aid
Book onto Self Harm and Young People
Course booking instructions:
- do you have an account – choose 'no thanks'
- course price - click in public circle
- select organisation from dropdown box – public
- put in your address
- then click book course