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This course will support those who are new to the role of managing or have recently changed job roles.  It is also relevant for existing managers, who may want to refresh their knowledge.

This course outlines what is expected of managers at Brighton & Hove City Council. The course will help you identify key business partnerships you may need to develop and help define your role in performance management and improvement.

It is practical, relevant and developmental.  It will define good practice and help individuals to identify how strong and inspirational leadership can achieve success.  The course will also devote time to individual learning and development planning. 

Trauma, particularly in early childhood, can have severe impact on a child throughout their life. It can manifest as behavioural issues, and have a severe effect on both their mental and physical health. When they grow older they may can be drawn into violence, criminal activity, and self harm, as well as being more likely to engage in health-harming behaviours. These issues can continue to have effect on the manner in which they interact with others throughout their life, including their own children, and they are more likely to become a victim of abuse, or a potential perpetrator, in their own relationships.

We often refer to these traumatic events Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). Almost half of the adult population of England have had some form of adversity within their childhood or adolescence. These can include bereavement, neglect, violence, being witness to domestic abuse, sexual assault and substance use by parents and carers.

This training event will raise awareness of the issues relating to working with children and families where there has been some form of trauma. This is a joint enterprise between the Local Safeguarding Children Boar (LSCB), Public Health and partners from Sussex University

The Mental Capacity Act Briefing provides an overview of the Act. The Mental Capacity Act Briefing will be relevant to staff supporting adults who may at times lack the capacity to consent.

This is a one day course designed for carers and support staff working with adults with learning disabilities in residential, supported living services and day services.

Attendees will leave the day feeling confident that they have the skills and knowledge go help people with learning disabilities to improve their health and wellbeing.

The day is tailored to address needs identified from issues arising form referrals to specialist learning disability services and dilemmas raised by support staff from social care on how best to maintain and support good health.

The day will consist of a mix of workshops, presentations and informaiton sharing.

Primarily for Members of P&R Committee and Audit & Standards Committee, but open to all councillors relating to the council’s Treasury Management Strategy that is set and monitored by these two committees.

The session will provide an overview of the framework for Treasury management and provide some more detailed insight into the council’s borrowing and investment strategies and how they fit into the Council’s priorities.

Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses are for everyone who works with, lives with or supports young people aged 8-18. They will teach you the skills and confidence to spot the signs of mental health issues in a young person, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need. In doing so, you can speed up a young person’s recovery and stop a mental health issue from getting worse. 

This course has been designed specifically with Foster Carers in mind and will include videos of young people talking about their experiences with depression, self-harm, psychosis, suicidal thoughts and eating disorders.

The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are an addendum to the Mental Capacity Act. They build upon the principle of least restrictive intervention and are a set of safeguards that apply to people who are being, or may need to be deprived of their liberty, in an acute hospital or registered care home.

This course covers the essential elements of food safety to enable you to safely prepare and handle food and to support people with their nutrition and hydration needs.

Course attendees will be given a certificate of attendance. There is a multiple choice assessment at the end of the course which will be marked and given to participants to discuss with their manager upon return to work. The Workforce Development Team will contact the managers of participants who do not pass the assessment.

Developing authenticity and presence. Building rapport with your audience in any context. Developing engaging content using storytelling.

Summary:
A highly interactive workshop where the learning will be experiential. In the morning session, participants will learn about the impact of body language and use of voice to develop presence and confidence. They will practice different personality archetypes as a means to flex communication style and build rapport with a diverse audience.

In the afternoon, they will combine this ‘toolkit’ with storytelling techniques to develop engaging content. The final part of the session will bring it all together by focussing on how to present with confidence in a variety of contexts, with individual coaching. Practising active listening, trouble shooting and fielding individual questions/concerns will be encouraged throughout.