Social work and social care CPD courses
Our social work and social care short courses offer experienced social workers the stimulating environment and support to develop their practice.
June 2017
An introduction to compassion focused therapy
Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) was developed by Professor Paul Gilbert to work with people with severe and enduring mental health problems, many...
Video interaction guidance
The 2 day training course will provide an introduction to Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) and its theoretical origins.
July 2017
Systemic approaches to working with trauma (CPD73)
Trauma and healing are important challenges for those involved in mental health and therapeutic work. This workshop provides a systemic perspective...
September 2017
Best Interests Assessor (BIA)
The Mental Capacity Act provides a frameworks for decision making for people aged over 16 years who may lack capacity to make some decisions for...
BIA Refresher
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) is a complex scheme and the role of Best Interests Assessor (BIA) is a challenging one. There is a...
Eight-Week Mindfulness Course
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is a very effective way of training our attention. In our fast-paced world, we are increasingly reacting...
Talking to children about difficult things: understanding emotional communication in challenging and turbulent contexts
Healthcare workers such as social workers and others in allied professions frequently need to talk to children and young people about difficult and...
Understanding the emotional needs of care leavers
Children leaving public care are some of the most vulnerable in our society. While many care leavers are resilient and lead successful lives, there...
October 2017
Workshops for named child protection professionals
These workshops are intended to develop the skills and understanding of the named professionals working in the complex and demanding field of child...
November 2017
Motivational interviewing
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a person-centred counselling style for addressing the common problem of ambivalence about change.
Safeguarding children: level 3 training
The objectives of this one-day course are to help professionals involved with safeguarding to:
Training in The Mental Capacity Act 2005
Understanding and awareness of the principles of The Mental Capacity Act is an essential requirement for all staff involved in the care, treatment...
December 2017
Advanced motivational interviewing
Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based approach based on a person-centred counselling style for addressing the common problem of...
Bespoke courses
Reflective mental health practice today short course
This is a bespoke 10-week short course for mental health nurses, which develops the capacity to understand, process and thoughtfully respond to...
Coming soon
Relating to self-harm and suicide in adolescents and young adults
This 10-week course will focus on how to understand self-harm and suicidal behaviour in adolescence and early adulthood.
Video-intervention to promote positive parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-SD)
We are offering an exciting opportunity for staff from across the children’s workforce to undertake training in the use of this extremely well...
Skills for Care have endorsed us as a ‘Recognised Provider’ for our social work and social care courses.
