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All Twilight courses run 18:30 – 20:30 (unless stated)
You must attend both dates to complete the course unless stated
⭐️ This Month's Featured Resources ⭐️
🎧 Listen to Jackie & Liz in a discussion about Parent & Child Fostering. The first in this series Podcast
📹 Hair and skin care for kids: A guide for carers of black and bi-racial children– Video
🎥 ITV Documentary “Jimmy Akingbola – Handle with Care” – Requires you to register with ITV Player
Browse Learning by Month
Parent and Child Mental Health – Online and Ringwood Office
Wednesday 11th January
10:00 – 12:00
External Trainer – Mike Lyne
*Please note this training is for P&C Carers and Staff only
Through my eyes – Online
Thursday 12th & Wednesday 18th January
10:00 – 12:00
External Trainer – Mary Ann Hodd
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Problematic Eating – Online
Thursday 12th & Thursday 19th January
18:30 – 20:30
Ed Hill-Thompson
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Attachment – Online
Tuesday 17th & Tuesday 24th January
18:30 – 20:30
Nicola Molton
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Attachment – Online
Thursday 19th & Thursday 26th January
10:00 – 12:00
Nicola Molton
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Sexual Health for Young people with Additional Needs – Online
Thursday 2nd & Thursday 9th February
10:00 – 12:00
External Trainer – Ian Butler
The Rights and Wellbeing of young people leaving care – Online
Wednesday 22nd Feb & Wednesday 1st March
06.30 – 08.30
External Trainer – Ian Thomas
Identity – Online
Tuesday 21st February & Tuesday 28th February
10:00 – 12:00
Mary-Anne Hodd
Connection First – Online
Thursday 23rd February & Thursday 2nd March
10:00 – 12:00
Mary-Anne Hodd
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Browse Learning & Resources by Topic
🗒 Book space on Attachment – Online, Tuesday 17th & Tuesday 24th January, 18:30 – 20:30, Nicola Molton
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🗒 Book space on Attachment – Online and West Country Office, Thursday 19th & Thursday 26th January, 10:00 – 12:00, Nicola Molton
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📹 Watch and listen to our Foster carer Dom talk about Living and Fostering with Bi-Polar – Video
🎧 Ian Thomas – Care Experienced Success and Story – Podcast or Video
🎧Leila – BSF Area Manager – “I will find the song that is in your heart” – Podcast
🎧 Becky – Talks about her journey through care with Blue Sky Carers and her current career at BSF – Podcast
🎧“Annie” BSF Care Experienced Young Person & Blogger talks about her life – Podcast
🗒 Book Space on More than my ACES – Online Wednesday 21st & Wednesday 28th September, 10:00 – 12:00
External Trainer – Mary Ann Hodd
🗒 Book space on Post Traumatic Growth – Online, 20th Oct and 3rd November, 10:00 – 12:00
External Trainer Mary-Anne Hodd
🗒 Book space on Language in Care – Online,Thursday 17th & Monday 21st November, 10:00 – 12:00
External Trainer – Mary Ann Hodd
🗒 Book space on Through my eyes – Online, Thursday 12th & Wednesday 18th January , 10:00 – 12:00
External Trainer – Mary Ann Hodd
🗒 Book space on Connection First – Online, Thursday 23rd February & Thursday 2nd March, 10:00 – 12:00
External Trainer – Mary Ann Hodd
🗒 Book Space on CCE – Online and Portslade Office
Tuesday 20th & Tuesday 27th September
10:00 – 12:00
Elizabeth Dandy
🗒 Book Space on CCE – Online
Thursday 22nd & Thursday 29th September
18:30 – 20:30
Elizabeth Dandy
🗒 Book on to CSE – Online and in West Country Office
Tuesday 4th & Tuesday 11th October
10:00 – 12:00
Ed Hill-Thompson
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🗒 Book on to CSE – Online
Thursday 6th & Thursday 13th October
18:30 – 20:30
Ed Hill-Thompson
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🎥 Talk PANTS with Pantosaurus – Watch
🗒 Book on to Digital World – Online & In Eastbourne
Tuesday 8th & Tuesday 15th November
10:00 – 12:00
Ed Hill-Thompson
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🗒 Book on to Digital World – Online
Thursday 10th and Thursday 17th November
18:30 – 20:30
Ed Hill-Thompson
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🎮 Be internet Legends – What is it and how to get a statue – Video
👾 Commonsense Media – Your home for all things media
🔖 Victim blaming/giving consequences for online behaviour which are indirect victim blaming
🗒 Book on to Preparing for a PEP – what you need to consider – Online
Thursday 10th November
10:00 – 12:00
Claire Barnaby
📹 Watch Who are the education team, what do they do and advice for Foster Carers
📹 Hair and skin care for kids: A guide for carers of black and bi-racial children– Videos
🎧Growing up as a Young black Child in Care in a predominantly white town – Podcast
🎧Baroness Doreen Lawrence talks to our Diversity Forum – Podcast
🎥 ITV Documentary “Jimmy Akingbola – Handle with Care” – Requires you to register with ITV Player
🗒 Book Space on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Training – Online, Thursday 8th & Wednesday 14th September, 10:00 – 12:00, External Trainer – Ian Butler
🎧 Listen to the FASD Success Show Podcast
🗒 Book space on Language in Care – Online, Thursday 17th & Monday 21st November, 10:00 – 12:00, External Trainer – Mary Ann Hodd
🗒 Book space on Managing Allegations – Online, Wednesday 16th November, 18:30 – 20:30, Nicola Molton
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🗒 Book space on Managing Allegations – Online, Thursday 24th November, 10:00 – 12:00, Nicola Molton
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🎧 Pathological Demand Avoidance Foster Carer & Occupational Therapist talk about her experiences and shares tips on helping Young People – Podcast
🗒 Book space on Post Traumatic Growth – Online, 20th Oct and 3rd November, 10:00 – 12:00, Mary-Anne Hodd
🗒 Book space on Problematic Eating – Online, Thursday 12th & Thursday 19th January, 18:30 – 20:30
Eating Disorder Therapist Megan B
🗒 Book space on Problematic Eating – Online, Tuesday 7th & Tuesday 14th February, 10:00 – 12:00
Eating Disorder Therapist Megan B
📹 Watch: Caring for a YP with ARFID – Carer talks about her experience and tips for helping a Young Person – Video
PICA
PICA is the eating of non-edible, non-nutritious items such as stones, plastic, wood etc. Find our more about it, below
✍🏽5 Tips on managing and understanding PICA – Understanding and managing pica (autism.org.uk)
🔖 This article is talks of James Frankish, a young autistic man who sadly died from issues related to pica. Written at the request of, and in collaboration with, James’s parents and family. After explaining what pica is, Dr Shea then explores James’ story and the lessons that need to be learnt as a result of his death: James Frankish and pica: learning the lessons from his life and death (autism.org.uk)
🔖 Pica | National Eating Disorders Association
🔖 PICA – The Child Psychology Service
🔖 Guide to Managing Pica in Children with Autism – Pica Professionals.pdf (autismspeaks.org)
🗒 Book space on Restorative Approach – Online, Tuesday 22nd & Tuesday 29th November, 10:00 – 12:00, External Trainer – Ian Butler
🗒Book space on Sexual Health for Young people with Additional Needs – Online, Thursday 2nd & Thursday 9th February, 10:00 – 12:00
External Trainer – Ian Butler
🗒Book space on Introduction to social pedagogy – Online , Thursday 29th September & Thursday 6th October , 10:00 – 12:00, External Trainer – Ian Butler
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🎥 What are Worry Monsters – Video
🛒 Worry Monsters for Sale
🎥 What are Emotion Cards – Video
👩🏾💻BBC Bitesize – How to respond to a Young Person in a Mental Health Crisis
🛒 Worry Cards for Sale
📚 Reading Well List – For Young People
🎧 Join Jackie & Liz in discussion around Parent & Child Fostering. The first in this series: Listen Here
View in Calendar
- Digital World – 4th & 11th May
- Attachment – 18th & 25th May
- Managing Allegations – 8th June
- CCE – 15th & 22nd June
- Sexually Inappropriate behaviour – 6th & 13th July
- Dealing with Loss and Grief – 7th & 15th July
- Equality & Diversity Forum – 20th July 10:30 – 13:00
- CSE and Missing from care – 7th & 14th September
- Digital World – 20th & 27th September (Live in Portslade & also Online)
- CCE – September 28th & October 5th (Live in Swanwick & also Online)
- “The Power of Words” – Mary-Anne Hodd – 6th October & 12th October
- Eating Disorders & Attachment to food – 7th & 14th October (Live in Ringwood & also Online)
- Digital World – 2nd November & 9th November (Live in Devon & also Online)
- Attachment Training – 16th November & 23rd November
- Managing Allegations – 18th January (One Session Only)
- Sexually Inappropriate behaviour – 12th January & 20th January
- Loss & Grief Training – 08th February & 15th February
- Eating Disorders & Attachment – 10th February & 17th February
- “Identity” – Mary-Anne Hodd – 1st March – 10:00 – 13:00 (Live in Ivybridge Office & Streamed live Online) One Session Only
- CSE & Missing from Care – 9th March & 16th March
- Sexual Health For Young People with Additional Needs With Ian Butler from IBSP Training – 15th & 18th March
Twilight
- Digital World – 4th & 13th May
- Attachment – 19th & 26th May
- Managing Allegations – 9th June
- CCE – 17th & 22nd June (Rescheduled)
- Baby Brain Development (BBD) and Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) – 15th June – 6.30-9pm
- Sexually Inappropriate behaviour – 6th & 13th July
- Dealing with Loss & Grief – 8th & 14th July
- CSE & Missing from Care – 9th & 16th September
- Eating Disorders & Attachment to Food – 5th & 12th October
- Digital World Part – 4th November & 11th November
- Attachment Training – 18th November & 1st December
- Managing Allegations – 20th January (One Session Only)
- “The Power of Words” – Mary-Anne Hodd – 1st February & 8th February
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