Training Dates

To book a place on any of the following training dates please email: Maria.bracken@kenelmyouthtrust.org.uk
Dates for the Mentoring training to follow soon.
Information and practical materials for primary and secondary schools to use to train staff about teaching mental wellbeing can be found on the government website here.

Book a place

Mental Health Youth Aware

1pm - 5pm Monday 9th November

Become mental health youth aware. Introductory four hour session raises awareness of young people’s mental health. It covers:
Some of the common mental health issues affecting young people, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and psychosis
Skills to work more effectively with young people living with mental health issues
Ways to support young people with a mental health issue and relate to their experiences

Format
This is a half day course delivered via online video conferencingLearning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities

​Takeaways
Everyone who completes the session gets:
A certificate to say you are Youth Mental Health Aware A manual to keep and refer to whenever you need it
The cost is £99 +VAT pp
One free place if in the Chapliancy agreement

Youth Mental Health First Aid Course

Tuesday & Friday 9am - 12 noon
November 6th, 10th 13th and 19th 

Become a Youth Mental Health First Aider. This is a certificated course and qualifies you through Mental Health First Aid England. This online course qualifies you as a Youth Mental Health First Aider, giving you:

• An in-depth understanding of young people’s mental health and factors that affect wellbeing
• Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
• Confidence to reassure and support a young person in distress
• Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
• Knowledge to help a young person recover their health by guiding them to further support – whether that’s through self-help sites, their place of learning, the NHS, or a mix – engaging with parents, carers and external agencies where appropriate
• Ability to support a young person with a long term mental health issue or disability to thrive
• Tools to look after your own mental wellbeing ​

Format
This is an online course delivered through the MHFA England. Learning takes place through four live training sessions spread across one to two weeks, with self-learning activities in between. Each session is built around a Youth Mental Health First Aid action plan. We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn

Takeaways
Everyone who completes the course gets:

• A certificate of attendance to say you are a Youth Mental Health First Aider
• A Youth MHFA manual to refer to whenever you need it
• A workbook including some helpful tools to support your own mental health

Cost for Schools in the Chaplaincy Agreement one delegate subsidised at £200 + VAT. Additional delegates and cost per delegate for Schools not in the Chaplaincy agreement £325 + VAT. Any no show will be invoiced the full amount. Certified by MHFA England