Trainings 2008

Principles in Child Therapeutic Practice: Ethics and Child Protection
Saturday 12th July and Sunday 13th July 2008

Cost: £220 (or one day only - cost £110)

Saturday 12th July 2008
Fundamentals in Effective Practice: Child Counselling, Therapy or Emotional Literacy

Lecturer: Dr Margot Sunderland

This day is designed for anyone working one to one with a child to help them with their feelings. It will address all those vital key questions and issues to support the professional to work effectively and with confidence. Hence the day will be a vital resource for child counsellors, therapists, teachers, teaching assistants, learning mentors, behaviour and learning support staff, social workers and any other professional whose work entails one to ones with troubled children.

Topics include:

• Principles in child counselling practice
• The first session: what to say and how to be
• Explaining to the child what they are there for
• Setting and maintaining clear boundaries
• Fundamentals of observation, assessment and action planning
• Effective handling of those tricky moments
• Trouble shooting
• Establishing an effective working alliance
• Appropriate training and supervision
• The different needs of a variety of work settings
• Relationships with parents and multi-agencies
• Difference between ethical and professional issues

Ideally this day will be attended in conjunction with the Child Protection Training, on the following day.

Sunday 13th July 2008
Knowing What You Need To Know About Child Protection and Working Ethically

Trainer: Michelle Lefevre

This day will aim to increase child professionals' confidence and competence in dealing with child protection situations which may arise in their practice. The day will begin with an overview of the current legal and policy context within which services to children are situated. Definitions of abuse and neglect will then be considered including how children may present their experience of these within their work not only verbally but through their behaviour, play and art work. How you should deal with concerns or disclosures in line with statutory child protection procedures will then be discussed.

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