This Children in Wales’ webinar focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis on babies, their families and the services that support them… Read More
Pride and prejudice: supporting LGBTQ+ young people
The training will explore LGBT issues and young people. The process of coming out, issues for young people such as bullying, gender identity and sexuality. Read More
Anxiety in young people: Understanding theory and practical solutions
This one day training will increase awareness and understanding of anxiety and help to gain practical solutions to support young people. Participants will become familiar with the Polyvagal Theory and the work of Dr Stephen Podges and trauma and the work of Dr Bessel van der Volk and how trauma affects PTSD and OCD… Read More
Understanding Autism and how it can impact on the child and family/carers
The aim of the course is to raise awareness and develop an increased understanding of autism in order to continually improve the quality of support to children on the spectrum and their families/carers… Read More
Supervision: a model for practice
Our ability to work with others is, in part, dependent on the quality of support and supervision we receive. Participants will be able to link together the identification of training and supervision needs, support and appraisal, in a systematic and coherent package… Read More
Fostering Wellbeing evaluation launch
Fostering Wellbeing is a Welsh Government funded pilot programme focused on a multi-disciplinary approach to improving outcomes for children and young people looked after. Cardiff University’s report evaluates the impact and potential of the programme… Read More
Trauma and looked after children (webinars series)
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, in collaboration with Child and Family Training (C&FT) and Improved Futures (IF) present a series of Briefing Seminars on ‘Dealing with distress, restoring well-being, and promoting resilience of Looked After Children and young people who have suffered extensive trauma’… Read More
Child Sexual Abuse Action Plan workshop
Workshop to launch the Engagement Project Preventing and Responding to Child Sexual Abuse by Welsh Government… Read More
Practical Mindfulness and Wellbeing for Positive Mental Health
The Children’s Rights thematic webinar series draws on key strands of Welsh Government’s Children’s Plan and Programme for Government. This webinar focuses on positive mental health… Read More
The Museum of Nothingness: A free augmented reality experience
The Museum of Nothingness is a new immersive augmented reality (AR) experience that allows you to step into the mind of Connor Allen, creator of The Making of a Monster. The live grime-theatre show of The Making of a Monster (9 – 19 November, Weston Studio) shares Connor’s personal story of growing up mixed race in Newport and finding his identity. Read More
