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Introduction
Newly appointed Learning Development Officers
Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA) Training
Coming soon...
Domestic Abuse Briefing
Courses in Telford
Free Care Roadshows

Introduction

A very warm welcome to our latest update. As usual the team is busy developing and delivering training to meet the needs of our valued customers, and we hope that you find this update interesting and informative. As always, if there is anything different that you would like please contact us - we pride ourselves on being responsive to customer needs and would welcome hearing from you with any suggestions or ideas that you may have.

Newly appointed Learning Development Officers

We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Learning Development Officers.

James Hudson is already a well known and very popular member of the Joint Training team having been a MAPA trainer since 2015. James was recently successful in securing the part-time post of Learning Development Officer for Adult Learning Disabilities (ALD). He brings a wealth of experience and passion to the role, having been a registered manager in services for children with learning disabilities in the past. The future for James is looking very busy as he takes up the dual role of MAPA trainer / Learning Development Officer for ALD - we have every confidence that he will rise to his new role admirably!

The second appointment is our new Learning Development Officer, Claire Leehouwers, who will take up post in early June. We are very much looking forward to Claire joining the team and will be letting you know all about her new projects in our next issue!

Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA) Training

Mental Health Week 2018 runs from 14th to 20th May and this year's focus is stress - MHFA England have produced a very useful toolkit - Address Your Stress for Mental Health Awareness Week 2018 · MHFA England .

We are pleased to announce that we are now able to offer the following courses:

Mental Health First Aid Aware (half day course) is an introductory four hour session to raise awareness of mental health. It is aimed at anyone who wants to improve their knowledge, including those who support others in distress or who may be experiencing mental health issues. On completion participants will receive an MHFA manual, a workbook including a toolkit to support their own mental health and a certificate of attendance.
Mental Health First Aid (2 day course) this course gives the skills required to help someone experiencing a mental health problem before professional help is obtained. The course is aimed at those working in Adult Statutory Services, the voluntary and independent sectors, family carers and service users. On completion participants will receive a certificate of attendance from Mental Health First Aid and a manual which covers all aspects of the course.

The courses are delivered by Jade Matravers and Vicky Dudley, Learning Development Officers, who are both Approved MHFA England trainers.

For full details, including course costs and dates/venues please see our course booklet . Please note that by popular request and to make the course as accessible as possible, we have scheduled one of the half day courses for a Saturday, this will take place on 21st July at The Lantern Centre, Shrewsbury.

Coming soon...

Following requests from customers two new courses have been designed for delivery later in the year:

Principles of Values Based Recruitment in Social Care & Health - Wednesday 19th September 2018, 9.30am to 12.30pm at Shropshire Wildlife Trust (this brings another element to our popular 'Principles' range of Leadership & Management courses)
Diverse Shropshire: Promoting Equality - Wednesday 28th November 2018, 9.30am to 12.30pm at Shropshire Wildlife Trust

For further details please see our course booklet or to apply for a place(s) please click on the Apply for a Course button at the top of this newsletter.

Domestic Abuse Briefing

A two hour Domestic Abuse Briefing is now available to raise awareness of the hidden prevalence of Domestic Abuse. The briefing explores what domestic abuse is and the signs and effects felt by the victims; what to do if you feel something isn't quite right, an awareness of the specialist support services available and guidance on how to best support and guide those affected. Aimed at individuals who work with or have contact with adults, families or children, the briefing provides an alternative to the full day Domestic Abuse Awareness course which covers the topic in greater detail and is aimed at those working with vulnerable individuals and in children's services. Please see our course booklet for more details, including dates/venues - these include several evening sessions to make the briefing as accessible as possible.

Courses in Telford

In reponse to the considerable interest and enquiries that we receive from people in Telford & Wrekin we are offering a selection of our courses at Meeting Point House, Telford. The courses currently planned are:

28th June 2018 - Stroke Awareness, 1.30pm to 4.30pm

3rd July 2018 - Principles of Managing Conflict in your teams, 9.30am to 1.00pm

10th July 2018 - Mental Health First Aid Awareness, 9.30am to 1.30pm

25th September 2018 - Autism Awareness, 9.30am to 12.30pm

2nd October 2018 - Dementia Awareness, 1.30pm to 4.30pm

26th November 2018 - Medicines Management, 1.30pm to 4.30pm

22nd January 2019 - Introduction to Substance Misuse, 9.30am to 12.30pm

All will take place at Meeting Point House, Telford. For full course information, including costs, please see our course booklet.

Free Care Roadshows

Care Roadshows are a series of free regional care events that inform and inspire care home owners, care managers and all those within the healthcare sector. Please see Care Roadshows for more details.

Joint Training / Social Care & Health Training
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