What behaviours and challenges are the young people being refereed to us facing…
Below are a list of online courses and resources such as videos, podcasts and further reading for each of these areas
This month in placements, we are seeing lots of young people with Suicidal Ideation and this can be a daunting challenge for those around the young person, as you naturally want to keep them safe. We run self-harm awareness training, but this will be later in the year, so what can you do now to make you feel more confident in caring for a young people with Suicidal and self-harm thoughts
As stated above, we are seeing lots of young people being referred to us straight from hospital for a range of reasons and this course looks at providing psychological first aid for young people
PFA is used to support people during emergencies and assesses the concerns and needs of an individual by providing support when they are suffering. We have all been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of us will have noticed the effects it has had upon our mental health. This course will explore how mental health has been affected due to COVID and how you can help children and young people who are in need of support.
By completing the course, you will learn:
This course will look at the stereotypes, myths, and reality of self-harm and also examine young people’s experiences, the assessment and management of risk, and building resilience in practice.
By completing the course, you will learn:
Ligature is a method used in suicide. A ligature is something which could potentially be used or has been used for self-strangulation.
By completing the course, you will learn:
Part of “getting back to normal” and building resilience, is learning and knowing how to take positive risks. This course will help you to empower young people to do this and why positive risk taking is so important
By completing the course, you will learn:
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List of apps that can help a young person who might self harm
Understanding CAHMS Guide for young people
We are also unfortunately seeing a lot of referrals for young people who have been victims of CCE. The below will help you to understand what CCE is and what you can do about it
As we have seen over the past few weeks, there are referrals coming to us for young people that are involved with criminality in some way and this course will help you to understand the risks of that but also what you can do as a foster carer to help stop a young person engaging in this behaviour
This spread of serious criminality into new rural markets represents a difference in patterns of criminal behaviour and of an expansion of drug use into previously minimally affected areas. This course will explore the different County Line models and of the behaviour of the offenders as they spread their markets. It will also look at victims and how they can be coerced into assisting the offenders to develop their business outside of their traditional urban marketplace.
By Completing this course, you will learn:
Young People continue to go missing and therefore potentially placing themselves at risk. As Foster Carers this can be a worrying time but the course below and the resources will aid you in your goal of keeping that young person safe
This Advanced course covers legislation and local/regional protocols, promoting well engaged relationships and prevention techniques. It covers why young people run away, what action you need to take to minimise the risk.
By Completing this course you will learn:
