Mental health training

Ways to Wellbeing 

My name is Sarah Robson, I am the Ways to Wellbeing Coordinator at Children North East. 

We are really excited to share that our Ways to Wellbeing programme is now up and running, and we are keen to open this opportunity up to you for any potential beneficiaries you may have in mind. 

The Ways to Wellbeing programme is delivered over four hours in total, usually over two, two-hour sessions at venues across Newcastle to ensure we maximise accessibility for all. The course content is aimed at raising awareness of children’s and young people’s brain development and mental health. We don’t only provide information and insight into behaviours children and young people may present with, we also provide practical tools to support managing issues, as well as information and support with regards to signposting, if required, at the end of the programme. 

This course is aimed at parents and care givers, as well as professionals or individuals who may have an interest for their own knowledge base. 

Please contact the team on 0191 272 7824 or email families.admin@children-ne.org.uk for further information. You can also read about Ways to Wellbeing on the Children North East website at the following link: 

https://children-ne.org.uk/how-we-can-help/help-for-families/ways-to-wellbeing/ 

If you would like to make a direct referral for a family you are working with, or you are a parent, care giver, or extended family member with concerns living in the Newcastle area, you can also self-refer via the following link: 

https://newpip.children-ne.org.uk/node/11 

If you, or someone you may know would be interested in attending the course for professional reasons, please express your interest via our enquiries link: 

Families.admin@children-ne.org.uk 

New e-learning Course - The Role of CAMHS in the EHCP Process

The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) has recently published a new e-learning course called ‘The Role of CAMHS in the EHCP Process’.

This is a freely available, self-guided course. This training is aimed at adults with a role to play in the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) system.

It includes topics such as the SEND system and legislative processes, importance of children and young people’s (CYP) voices, support on CAMHS advice, and roles and responsibilities in the SEND system regarding CAMHS.

This package of online training has been developed as part of the Delivering Better Outcomes Together programme, funded by the Department for Education and delivered in partnership by CDC, NDTi and Mott Macdonald. There are four lessons and each lesson will approximately take 30-60 minutes.

You can access the e-learning on the link below. Please ensure that you log in or create an account to access the e-learning.

https://learning.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/class/4472/role-camhs-ehcp-process