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Alcohol awareness
Online
| Description | Designed to provide background information about alcohol. This course supplements the Brief Intervention training. |
| In-person or online | Online |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Cost | Free |
| Designed for? | Everyone |
| 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 | 13 modules, 20 - 40 minutes per module |
| Cost | Free |
| Designed for? | Everyone |
| Healthierlifestyle@somerset.gov.uk |
Brief Alcohol Interventions
In-person
| Description | To train participants on how to talk about alcohol and give brief advice. |
| In-person or online | In-person - Online |
| Duration | 2 - 3 hours |
| Cost | Free |
| Designed for? | Frontline workers |
| Carl.morrison@somerset.gov.uk |
Creativity and Play in Relationships
In-person
| Description | Develops delegates skills and understanding of the value of creative play and how this can be incorporated into our everyday practice and links with family support practices. |
| In-person or online | In-person |
| Duration | 1 day |
| 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 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 |
Eating well
In-person
| Description | Increasing basic knowledge about healthier eating choices to enable and encourage behaviour change. |
| In-person or online | In-person - Online |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Cost | Free |
| Designed for? | Everyone |
| Healthierlifestyle@somerset.gov.uk |
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 |
Oral health
Online
| Description | Increasing knowledge about oral health; risk factors and protective factors, national and local evidenced based interventions and support available. |
| In-person or online | Online |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Cost | Free |
| Designed for? | Everyone |
| Website |
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 |
Relationships, Sex and Health Education CPD for Educational Settings
In-person
| Description | Develop skills, confidence, and experience to enable teachers and support staff to deliver high quality RSHE lessons within their school community. |
| In-person or online | In-person - Online |
| Duration | 3 days |
| Cost | Free |
| Designed for? | Children and young people professionals - Pastoral Care Staff |
| Website |
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 Network
In-person
| Description | Train the trainer approach using interactive cooking, with the aim to strengthen knowledge, skills and confidence for healthier eating choices. |
| 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 |