Training for parents and carers of children under 18 in Teesside

Service opening hours: Monday – Friday

Lead contacts: Susie Kaylor and Tracy Mitchell

What sort of training do you provide and who is it for?

Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) provide training for parents and carers who wish to develop an understanding of children’s mental health issues.

The training is available to parents and carers in Teesside with a child under the age of 18 years. Your child does not need to be in receipt of mental health services to attend.

Sessions are delivered at an introductory level and are suitable for people with little or no previous mental health knowledge.

Who runs the training session?

Training sessions are delivered by mental health professionals from the CAMHS training team in Teesside and with the support of staff from locality services.

What happens on a training session?

The training aims to give a brief overview of conditions and increase awareness of strategies that could be helpful to parents and carers.

Please note – we cannot provide a diagnosis for children and young people at these training sessions and are unable to develop individualised intervention plans for parents.

What courses are available and how do I book on these?

We offer the following online courses, delivered via Microsoft Teams. More dates and workshops will be added.

Understanding Anxiety

We will explore what may contribute to children and young people’s anxiety and look at how we can build their resilience. We will also consider what help and support young people experiencing anxiety may need.

Dates:

Tuesday 21 March, 10am – 11.30am ***FULLY BOOKED***
Monday 17^th April, 10am-11:30am

Emotional Wellbeing

We will introduce you to the risk and resilience framework exploring how this can be used to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families and discuss what can be done to promote healthy emotional wellbeing in children and young people.

Dates:

Wednesday 26 April, 10am – 11:30am ***FULLY BOOKED***
Tuesday 25^th April, 12:30pm-2pm

Understanding ADHD

This workshop will provide an awareness of ADHD and the core symptoms that children and young people may experience. We will explore the impact ADHD can have on children, young people and their families and give an overview of the assessment process.

Dates:

Monday 30 January, 10am – 11:30am ***FULLY BOOKED***
Wednesday 3 May, 10am – 11:30am ***FULLY BOOKED***

Sleep Workshop

This workshop will provide an understanding of sleep cycles and importance of good sleep hygiene and routine. We will look at why sleep problems may occur for young people, possible causes and look at strategies to help your child develop good sleep habits.

Monday 27 March, 10am – 11:30am ***FULLY BOOKED***

NEW Understanding Eating Disorders

The session will provide an introduction and overview of eating disorders and the impact that this may have on the young people and families. Definitions, signs and symptoms, key facts, risk factors, and how to support young people will be discussed. This session is intended for parent/carers who have little or no knowledge of eating disorders and wish to learn more about the illness.

We do not recommend the course to individuals currently affected by an eating disorder

Thursday 23 March, 10am – 11:30am

NEW Understanding Self-harm

This workshop will provide an introduction to self-harm, helping parents and carers to understand the definition and prevalence of self-harm and the reasons young people may engage in this behaviour. Consideration will be given to factors that increase a young person’s risk of self-harming and factors that can help to increase resilience. The session will outline how to talk to and support young people engaged in self-harming behaviours and help identify which services are available for support and further information.

Monday 13 March, 10am – 11:30am ***FULLY BOOKED***
Wednesday 14 June, 10am – 11:30am

NEW Understanding ASD

This session will provide an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders including prevalence and recognition of difficulties. Strategies to support children, young people and their families with be discussed.

Wednesday 8 March, 10am – 11:30am ***FULLY BOOKED***
Monday 15 May, 11:30am – 1pm ***FULLY BOOKED***

NEW Typical vs Atypical Sexual Development and Risk in Children & Young People

Tuesday 18^th April, 10am-12pm

This awareness training will give a brief overview on the role of forensic CAMHS and how it differs from generic CAMHS services.

We will define typical presentations of adolescent sexual development in terms of behaviour and functioning and go on to explore what constitutes disrupted and adverse sexual development in children and young people. We will look at how this might impact on a range of sexual behaviours, attitudes and beliefs in a developing adolescent.

On completion of the training the participants should be able to determine what constitutes healthy ‘normal’ adolescent sexual development vs unhealthy ‘abnormal’ sexual development and begin to understand its implication for future sexual behaviour and risk in young people. They will also be aware of when a referral to forensic CAMHS is appropriate and how this can be made. There will be an opportunity for participants to ask any questions at the end of the session.

To access one or more of the training sessions, please contact the CAMHS training team by emailing TEWV.CAMHS-Training@nhs.net with the below information.

Which workshop(s) you would like to access
Your name
Email address
Which locality you live
The school(s) your child(ren) attend
Age(s) of your child(ren)

A calendar request will then be sent to you, which will include a link to access the session.

The workshops are available and free of charge to parents and carers in Teesside with a child under the age of 18 years. Your child does not need to be in receipt of mental health services to attend.

Sessions are delivered at an introductory level and are suitable for people with little or no previous mental health knowledge.

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Books

The Huge Bag of Worries Paperback – 6 Jan 2011 by Virginia Ironside
Think good, feel good – by Paul Stallard
The Young Mind – An essential guide for parents, teachers and young adults’ published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (2010)

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