Training Opportunities
Youth mental health first aid
Youth mental health first aid (YMHFA) is an internationally recognised two-day training course which teaches people how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill health in young people and provide help on a first aid basis. This training will teach you the best way to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis. Learning takes place through a mix of group activities, presentations and discussions.
The course normally costs up to £300, but in this case is fully funded by Lancashire County Council Public Health and is free. However, delegates must pay a £50 deposit (plus £2.65 covering ticketing and payment fees charged by our suppliers) at the time of booking. Your £50 deposit will be repaid on completion of both full days.
At the end of the training, participants will have:
- a deeper understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect people’s wellbeing, including your own
- practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
- confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress
- enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
- knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to appropriate support.
A buffet lunch will be provided. There is plenty of on-road parking around the venue.
Communicating your impact
Measuring the impact of your organisation not only helps you identify what’s working well and what needs to be improved, but is also essential when making funding bids, and when proving your value to existing funders.
Measuring impact can help ensure that the voluntary sector’s contribution to the economy is recognized and included in economic growth strategies.
Outcomes
This training programme will explain the business case for embedding impact measurement (the “why”); provide the theory behind the practice (the “what”) and share some very practical tools for getting started (the “how”).
By attending this training participants will develop:
- their understanding of impact measurement and the business case for it
- an outline theory of change setting out your activities and impact for stakeholders, funders, and partners
- an initial impact measurement framework that works for participants and their organisations.
The trainers: Insights 2 Impact
The team behind Insights 2 Impact are Sue Osborne and Sean Gladwin, two leaders, facilitators and evaluators with a combined 50+ years experience in the VCFSE and public sectors, and 30+ of evaluation experience.
The concept of the Insights 2 Impact approach is to ensure that participants leave a training session with theoretical knowledge and a practical understanding of the subject matter, ensuring that they can take the learning back to embed within their organisation.
Participants will have the opportunity to work in breakout groups and learn from their peers, as well as having the opportunity to ask Sue and Sean questions.
The cost is £25 for LDCVS members and £40 for non-members.
Disability inclusion workshop
This interactive session will cover all the main issues to bear in mind for making your organisation an inclusive place, including:
• language
• visual impairment
• hearing impairment
• wheelchair users
• learning disability
• etiquette
The cost of the session is £10 LDCVS members, £15 non-members.
Session leader Ollie Flitcroft is a wheelchair user and has been disabled all his life. He has worked in the third sector for over 25 years, supporting organisations and groups including fundraising to help them to develop.
With his passion for disability equality, he has designed and delivered training sessions on disability rights and inclusion, disability awareness/equality and has been instrumental in developing policy and advice to a range of organisations in the third, private and public sectors. He has a thorough understanding and practical knowledge in the field of access and inclusion and has undertaken a wide range of access audits.
In this training session participants will explore various impairments and the challenges faced by disabled people on a daily basis . We’ll talk about language and how this can have a negative and positive impact on disabled people . Ollie will also discuss a little about his own experiences as a disabled person and the challenges he has hd to overcome . The session will be interactive , and you will have the opportunity to debate and discus issues around disability equality.
