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Alcohol awareness

Online

Description

Designed to provide background information about alcohol. This course supplements the Brief Intervention training. This course supplements the Brief Intervention training. External - Joining Instructions (Please note, you do not need to log in to access the course.) Click on "Manual Login". Click on "Log in as a guest". Click on "eLearning".

In-person or online

Online

Duration

1 hour

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Everyone

Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice (IBA)

In-person

Description

The Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice session (IBA) is to support professionals to help identify those individuals whose drinking might impact their health, now or in the future and to deliver simple, structured advice aimed at reducing this risk. Teams session: Tuesday 17 September 2024, 2-4pm  (via Teams)

In-person or online

In-person - Online

Duration

2 - 3 hours

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Frontline workers

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

In-person

Description

The training teaches participants to recognise when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.

Duration

2 days

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Frontline workers

In-person or online

In-person

Basic human nutrition

Online

Description

Increasing knowledge about basic human nutrition to strengthen practice and behaviour change.

In-person or online

Online

Duration

17 modules, 20 - 40 minutes per module

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Everyone

Children and young people health and wellbeing training

Description

Public Health offer a range of funded training programmes available for Somerset Schools, Colleges and Children and Young People Practitioners. Our training supports settings to develop A Whole School and College Approach to Health and Wellbeing and links with The Somerset Wellbeing Framework.

In-person or online

In-person - Online

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Children and young people professionals

Domestic abuse and Modern slavery

Online

Description

This course is designed to raise awareness and give you information to help your community through three modules: "Domestic Abuse - what are the signs", "Domestic Abuse - how can I help", and "Modern Slavery – spotting the signs".

Duration

3 modules, 20 to 30 minutes per module

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Everyone

In-person or online

Online

Domestic abuse awareness

Online

Description

Due to Covid the issue of domestic abuse has unfortunately become more prevalent, and the need to be able to identify the signs of domestic abuse ever more important. These learning resources aim to address this, enabling more people from a wide range of agencies, such as teachers, police, social workers and health professionals to become more aware of the signs and more confident to know how to help and what to do. The Domestic Abuse Act signed into law in April 2021 further raises the need for more learning to be available on this topic.

Duration

12 modules, 20 - 30 minutes per module

Cost

Free for Somerset Professionals only. Charges will apply for professionals outside of Somerset.

Designed for?

Professionals

In-person or online

Online

Health, exercise, nutrition for the really young (HENRY)

Online

Description

To equip professionals supporting families to move beyond giving advice and to provide effective support for change – helping families to adopt and sustain a healthier, happier family lifestyle.

In-person or online

Online

Duration

3 days

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Frontline workers - Children and young people professionals

ICON: Babies cry you can cope

Online

Description

ICON stands for: Infant crying is normal, Comforting methods can help, It is OK to walk away, Never, ever shake a baby. This online training builds on the evidence base of the national ICON programme; designed to prevent incidence of abusive head trauma, resulting from shaking of infants. The training is focused on increasing knowledge and use of touch point interactions with families.

In-person or online

Online

Duration

1 hour

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Frontline workers - Children and young people professionals

Making Every Contact Count (MECC)

Online

Description

Brief intervention and behaviour change.

In-person or online

Online

Duration

3 hours

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Everyone

Mental Health First Aid (MFHA)

In-person

Description

To increase knowledge on mental illness, how to recognise and support someone with poor mental wellbeing.

Duration

2 days

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Frontline workers or staff with pastoral role

In-person or online

In-person

Mental health safety planning

Online

Description

This 2.5-hour online session gives you the skills and tools to support an individual to develop their own safety plan. It is suitable for anyone in a support role who has already taken one of our suicide awareness or alertness courses and wants to gain further skills in suicide intervention.

Duration

2.5 hours

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Frontline workers

In-person or online

Online

Prevent training

Online

Description

Access training courses on the Prevent duty, the threat from terrorism and extremism in the UK and how to support people susceptible to radicalisation.

Duration

3 modules, 30 - 50 minutes per module

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Everyone

In-person or online

Online

Self-Harm Training

Online

Description

To increase knowledge, skills, and confidence for those working or living with children and young people who are at risk of self-injury.

In-person or online

Online

Duration

Half day

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Children and young people professionals

Somerset Food Champion Training

In-person

Description

Train the trainer approach using interactive cooking, with the aim to strengthen knowledge, skills and confidence for healthier eating choices. If you would like to find out more information about our Food Champion Training, please fill out the enquiry form.

Duration

1 day

Cost

Low cost, varies by venue

Designed for?

Frontline workers

In-person or online

In-person

Somerset Senior Mental Health Leads Training

In-person

Description

Increases skills and knowledge in developing a whole school approach to emotional mental health and wellbeing using the eight key principles and the Somerset Wellbeing Framework.

In-person or online

In-person

Duration

4 days

Cost

Department for Education funded, grant available

Designed for?

Children and young people professionals

Suicide alertness

Online

Description

This 3.5hr online training session is aimed at anyone who wants to understand more about suicide, how to know when someone may be having thoughts of suicide, how to talk directly and comfortably about suicide, and what we can all do to offer practical support.

Duration

3.5 hours

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Frontline workers or staff with pastoral role

In-person or online

Online

Suicide awareness

Online

Description

This one-hour online training session is aimed at anyone in the local community who wants to understand more about suicide and what we can all do to make a difference.

Duration

1 hour

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Everyone

In-person or online

Online

Supporting LGBTQ+ Young People

In-person

Description

To enable staff to understand some of the issues which may face LGBTQ+ young people and lead to poor health outcomes.

In-person or online

In-person

Duration

6 hours

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Frontline workers

The Basics Contraception and sexual health and C-Card Training

In-person

Description

Gain a basic understanding of contraceptive methods, common STIs, and a clear understanding of sexual health services. This training will also enable staff to better respond to sexual health concerns with the young people and gain a clear understanding of the C-Card and C-Card+ schemes, and be able to register and issue condoms through this scheme.

Duration

6 hours

Cost

Free

Designed for?

Frontline workers

In-person or online

In-person