The Impact of Parental Mental Health (Training course)
Child and adult safeguarding training course. Free to attend.
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About this course
This training course is for those who work with children where there is a known parental mental health issue; and need to understand more about mental health issues and what this means for parenting.
The aim of this course is to give participants more information when working with an adult with mental health problems.
Practitioners need to consider how adult's illness impacts on their children or those children with whom they have regular contact.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
- Identify a range of adult mental health issues and their potential impact on parenting
- Recognise the spectrum of parental mental health issues which may require support for the child and family, ranging from low levels of concern to child protection
- Consider how to address the needs of children whose parents have mental health issue
- Recognise the risks an individual with severe mental illness may pose to children
This course is ran by Philip Battista, CNTW.
Who can attend
Anyone working with children, adults and families in South Tyneside can apply for a place.
Book a place and find out more
This course is free to attend.
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