Training
In this section you will find information about courses currently being offered by organisations which cover areas associated with working with young people disengaged or disaffected from school and their families.
Practical Storytelling with Children
Saturday 11 September 2010, Edinburgh. Aimed at after school clubs, play workers and nursery staff. For more information go HERE
Benefits for Young People
8 September, 2010, Glasgow. At 16 some young people can claim benefits in their own right. This course looks at benefits for young people in education or training, in work or looking for work. It also covers benefits for young people with a disability or health problem. Go HERE
The Impact of Family Lifestyle on Child Behaviour
Participants will develop a broader understanding of the issues and indicators of the impact of different family lifestyles on children and as they grow and develop. Glasgow, 15th September. For more go HERE
Benefits for Kinship Carers
28 October, 2010, Glasgow. Child Poverty Action Group. When a child is cared for full time by their extended family or friends, the arrangement is often called ‘kinship care’. This course provides an in-depth look at issues affecting kinship carers, the benefits and tax credits they can claim and the responsibilities of local authorities. To find out more, go HERE
It’s never acceptable
5 October, Dundee Free anti-bullying training from respectme, For more information go HEREDealing with Conflict, Anger and Aggression (over 12s)
This one-day workshop will consider adolescence as a concept, young people's perception of the adult world and the potential for conflict and confrontation with authority. It will explore strategies for communicating effectively with young people who display anger, aggression and/or challenging behaviour. 7th October Glasgow. For more go HERE
Managing Very Challenging Behaviour
Behaviour management strategies to create a safer environment, while avoiding physical restraint 27 October Edinburgh. For more: go HERE
Managing Behaviour in Schools
This year-long postgraduate course from the Open University is for people working in schools. It starts October 2010. For more go HERE
NEW - Creative Techniques for Working with Groups of Young People
9 November 2010 (London) 12 May 2011 (Manchester).
This course focuses upon a number of creative techniques to use when working with groups of young people and considers group dynamics theory. It is suitable for any practitioners undertaking group work. For more information go HERE
Anger Management and Assertiveness – Working with Young people
11 November, Edinburgh. Go HERE
Online Social Networking: Risks and Opportunities
24 November, Glasgow. Go HERE
Understanding and Managing Problematic Behaviour in early years and primary age groups
25 November, Edinburgh. Go HERE
NEW - Against the Odds - building resilience in young people
1 December 2010 (Manchester) 6 April 2011 (Birmingham) 21 June 2011 (London). This course explores the concept of resilience in detail and how we can assess, identify and promote factors within the individual, the family and kinship network and the community. It examines issues that increase vulnerability and risk and how workers can develop an approach that builds on strengths, and promotes resilience to help children and young people deal with adversity and cope with change. For more information go HERE