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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.
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| In-person or online | Online |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Cost | Free |
| Designed for? | Everyone |
| Carl.Morrison@somerset.gov.uk |
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) To book a place visit: Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice (eventbrite.co.uk) |
| In-person or online | In-person - Online |
| Duration | 2 - 3 hours |
| Cost | Free |
| Designed for? | Frontline workers |
| Carl.morrison@somerset.gov.uk |
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 |
| Website | |
| 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 |
| Healthierlifestyle@somerset.gov.uk |
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 |
| Website |
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 |
| Website | |
| 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 |
| Website | |
| 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 |
| Publichealthtraining@somerset.gov.uk |
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 |
| Website |
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 |
| Publichealth@somerset.gov.uk |
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 |
| Website | |
| 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 |
| Website | |
| 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 |
| Website |
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 Somerset Food Champion Training - Enquiry form. |
| Duration | 1 day |
| Cost | Low cost, varies by venue |
| Designed for? | Frontline workers |
| Healthierlifestyle@somerset.gov.uk | |
| 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 |
| Website |
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 |
| Publichealthtraining@somerset.gov.uk |
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. Email: Publichealthtraining@somerset.gov.uk |
| Duration | 6 hours |
| Cost | Free |
| Designed for? | Frontline workers |
| Publichealthtraining@somerset.gov.uk | |
| In-person or online | In-person |