Working with Families with Parental Mental ill-Health / Refresher Group 3

Participants will have a sound knowledge base in child development and family functioning. The course will build on existing knowledge, understanding and experience within the group and will provide a combination of didactic teaching, discussion and small group/pairs exercises.

The following Refresher elements will be covered in the context of Working with Families with Parental Mental Ill Health: – signs and symptoms of safeguarding issues – presentation of children at different ages – how and when to make a referral – lessons from serious case reviews.

Outcomes

  • The impact of parental mental ill health on children and young people
  • The legislative framework surrounding mental health and its interface with the Children’s Act
  • Knowledge from serious case reviews, policy and practice
  • Single and joint agency roles in regard to parental mental ill health
  • Sources of information to support practice

This course can be attended as a stand alone programme or counted as a Group 3 and above Refresher.

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Working with families with parental mental ill-health for Group 3 and above

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