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It is essential for practitioner's working with children and young people to understand the influence and importance of child/young person development at all stages and be able to respond to and recognise any associated concerns.

The ethos of this fascinating and compelling course is to look at approaches to working with children & young people and related behaviour change. The course gives an evidence based generic insight into the importance of child development based on proven approaches as well as the very latest research findings.

This course underpins the work of practitioners enga ...

According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, ‘depression usually starts in the teen years, more commonly as children near adulthood. They state that ‘feeling sad is a normal reaction to experiences that are stressful or upsetting. However, when these feelings go on and on, take over your usual self and interfere with your whole life, it can become an illness’ (2016).

Depression rates in children and young people have increased by 70% in the last 25 years (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2016). It is important that those working with children and young people know the signs to look out ...

Achieving for Children and their partners are launching their inclusion charter, early help strategy and updating on the Local Mental Health Transformation Plan. Children’s services within Achieving for Children are running 4 multi agency workshops in April 2019.

These workshops are an opportunity to hear about our exciting forthcoming transformation plans and how they will benefit the families in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Staff from a variety of agencies and partners are invited to attend the workshops and will have the opportunity to share knowledge and information ...

Achieving for Children and their partners are launching their inclusion charter, early help strategy and updating on the Local Mental Health Transformation Plan. Children’s services within Achieving for Children are running 4 multi agency workshops in April 2019.

These workshops are an opportunity to hear about our exciting forthcoming transformation plans and how they will benefit the families in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Staff from a variety of agencies and partners are invited to attend the workshops and will have the opportunity to share knowledge and information ...

According to the most recent figures from the Department of Health and Public Health England ‘Child and adolescent mental health disorders are common, they affect 10-20% of children and young people – with the most recent UK figure indicating that 10% of 15-16 year olds have a diagnosed mental health disorder’ (DfH and Public Health, 2015).

The APMS reported that, “in England, the rates of common mental health problems are highest in the South West (20.9%), North West (19%), West Midlands (18.4%) and London (18%). They are lowest in the South East (13.6%) and the East (14.4%).” (Mental Heal ...

Attachment theory is one of the key theories and approaches which offers a way of thinking about the development of children and young people. It is widely used across child and adolescent mental health services, children's services, and increasingly, in adult mental health as well. It is concerned with the ways in which a child's experiences of early relationships and their environment impact upon them psychologically, and how these processes may develop and alter across the lifespan.

This series of three courses will focus upon how an improved understanding of attachment strategies can in ...

Coram Voice advocates have provided support for 33 young people during the reporting period of 2018 – 2019. Of these 24 were Kingston young people and 9 were Richmond young people.

Coram Voice is committed to providing an advocacy service that meets the needs of the full diversity of the children and young people across Achieving for Children who access our service

Coram Voice advocacy is wishes and feelings based and led by the young people who request our support, where they have capacity and are able to instruct the service directly. If capacity is lacking on any particular issues th ...

This series of three courses will focus upon how an improved understanding of attachment strategies can inform work with children, young people and families, and offer an additional lens through which to attempt to understand their behaviour in the home, in placements, and in educational settings. The courses will also introduce ideas of how workers and carers for vulnerable children and young people can adapt their ways of working in order to promote best outcomes for the children.

This course follows on from Attachment: An Introduction- Level 1. It will look in further detail at attachme ...

The safeguarding of children is the responsibility of everyone who works with children and young people. This safeguarding session is a single agency session and is only available to those working in schools. Bookings received from organisations that are not a school will be cancelled. If your organisation would like an in-service session delivered in your own setting on level 1 or 2 safeguarding please contact training@achievingforchildren.org.uk

All other sectors please visit http://kingstonandrichmondlscb.org.uk/training.php to book your centrally based safeguarding training

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“Self-harm is more common than many people realise, especially among younger people. It's estimated around 10% of young people self-harm at some point, but people of all ages do. This figure is also likely to be an underestimate, as not everyone seeks help.”
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/self-harm/

“Self harm is difficult to accurately estimate, but the highest number of admissions to hospital for self harm is in the 15-25 year old age group” (Self Harm in Kingston Annual Public Health Report, H. Raison, 2014) http://www.kingstonccg.nhs.uk/Mental%20Health%20Strategy.pdf

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