The Lancashire Carers Service are delivering FREE monthly Carer Awareness Briefing sessions.

These take place on the third Tuesday of every month at 2:00-3:00pm. The next available dates are:

• 17th March 
• 21st April 
• 19th May  
• 16th June
• 21st July  
• 18th August
• 15th September
• 20th October 
• 17th November 
• 15th December

*No booking is required

"Please ensure you have booked this time out in your diary as there is no formal booking system in place"

Please follow the link below to join the session.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/97229156110?pwd=cDNxeUtsQzRNRk9kM3laOXlIeENLdz09

Meeting ID: 972 2915 6110

Passcode: 090505

Welcome to Lancashire's Early Help Multi-agency training programme for professionals.

Lancashire’s Early Help Multi‑Agency Training Programme supports our shared vision that children, young people, and their families are safe, healthy and achieve their full potential by strengthening consistent, joined‑up Early Help practice across the county. Our multi‑agency offer brings together partners from across services to build shared skills, confidence and collaborative ways of working that ensure families receive the right support at the right time. With a blend of core foundation learning and ongoing professional development, the programme promotes integrated working, and helps create a confident, connected workforce committed to improving outcomes for children, young people, and families in Lancashire

Our free multi-agency early help training programme offers a variety of training opportunities that enables partners to train and learn together. The training package covers a wide range of topics and offers a range of courses starting at foundation level with core training and opportunities for continuing professional development.

Examples include:

Core Early Help Training: CON Thresholds, Introduction to Early help Assessments, Basic Trauma Awareness, Early Help Lead Professional and TAF role.

Practice Development: Key Skills for working with children and young people, Noticing Neglect, Impact of DA on children

Continuous Professional Development: Understanding the child's world, Working with Teenagers.

For more information and to book your place please see the visit our webpage: Early help training for practitioners - Lancashire County Council

If you would like any further information about the programme please email earlyhelptraining@lancashire.gov.uk

Testimonials:

'The Early Help training sessions were very engaging. The content was relevant, easy to follow and has improved my confidence when supporting families. I would 100% recommend the training to other professionals.' - Whalley CE Primary School

'With regards networking: I have been able to discuss families with other colleagues who have been able to give me great advice, also listening to colleagues talk about the work they do supporting families has hopefully given me the tools I need if I encounter similar needs in the future. The way the training has been delivered has enabled me to reflect on my own practice in a safe space and helped me to consider other viewpoints. I have also got a great list of resources that I can use, including services which can help families too.' - St Maria Goretti Primary School

Free eLearning: Recognising the difference between domestic abuse and parental conflict.

Course overview:

This popular module is designed for multi-agency practitioners who work with children, adults, or families. It was created in response to questions from the workforce eager to differentiate between parental conflict and domestic abuse. The session explores the terminology used to describe parental conflict and domestic abuse, delves into the concept of coercive control, and highlights the critical differences between these two issues, including the ways in which their behaviours can sometimes overlap. We address the potential confusion and discuss the appropriate actions for practitioners concerned about either situation. Once your request to access the online eLearning has been approved you will receive an automated email with joining instructions, please check your junk/spam folder. The eLearning will take about 45minutes to complete.

To request access to the eLearning please complete this form: Recognising the difference between domestic abuse & parental conflict - elearning request  – Fill in form

Aims

• • Provide overview of Neglect - what it is, what is its impact, why is it difficult to assess?
  • Learn about GCP2 tool – what it is and how it will help
  • Learn how to use GCP2 tool with families, and how to analyse completed profiles

Objectives

• • Become licensed to use the GCP2
  • Consolidate knowledge of neglect
  • Be able to understand the challenges of identifying neglect in practice settings with children and young people and considering their 'lived lives'.
  • Be able to identify children and young people at risk of Neglect
  • Understand the use of and practical application of the Graded Care Profile 2 Tool when working alongside families to assess and effect change when neglect is an issue

Please note – this is licensed training - only practitioners who have completed this one-day course will be able to use the Graded Care Profile 2 Tool with families. Partners from outside of LCC can bypass any fields that are not applicable with 'xx'

Full details of dates, venues and availability can be found when clicking on book. You should be directed to the LCC booking system, alternatively click here: clickDelegate LS0293 - Neglect – Graded Care Profile 2 Training

The training is named after Oliver McGowan. Oliver was a young man whose death shone a light on the need for health and social care staff to have better skills, knowledge and understanding of the needs for autistic people and people with a learning disability.

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is the government’s preferred and recommended training for health and social care staff.

Oliver’s training is delivered in 2 Tiers. Staff need to complete either Tier 1 or Tier 2.

Both tiers consist of 2 parts.

The first part of both Tier 1 and Tier 2 is this elearning.
Everyone will need the elearning regardless of where they work and the Tier of training they require.  It is free to access.

The second part of the training is either a live 1 hour online interactive session for those needing Tier 1, or, a 1-day face to face training for people who require Tier 2.

To access the Oliver McGowan training you will need an elfh account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.

https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Register

To view the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism elearning programme, select the View button below.  If you already have an account with elfh, you will also be able to login and enrol on the programme from the View button.

https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/781389

Contact elfh for more information: support@e-lfh.org.uk

Positive Action in the Community (PAC) have been commissioned by LCC Public Health to coordinate and deliver Mental Health First Aid and suicide prevention training.

For further details and to book on the courses, click on the link below:

Training - PAC

On this page you will find a variety of courses offered by single agencies and the voluntary sector aimed at multi-agency practitioners.

Lancashire Children's Social Care

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service

Oliver McGowan Training on Learning Disability and Autism

Carer Awareness Briefing

PAC Training - Orange button scheme

Early Help Training