Young People's Medway Connect 5 - Module 1

Medway Connect 5 is a mental wellbeing workforce training programme. With the overall aim to improve population mental wellbeing by changing the way we all have conversations about mental health.

Please note that this course is only available to people who work directly with children and young people in Medway and we can only accept a maximum of 2 people from each setting on each course, this is to ensure a fair opportunity for everyone. 

Please be advised that bookings for courses should be cancelled via the health portal at least one week before the training date. If you are unable to do this via this portal due to bookings for the course being closed - please email childhealth@medway.gov.uk to cancel your place. If this does not happen or there is non-attendance on the day/s of the course then delegates will be charged £50 (individual circumstances will be considered).

provide participants with:

• Evidence based tools and techniques to improve mental wellbeing, which can be applied within your own everyday life and within your working practice.
• The knowledge, skills, and confidence to have more effective conversations about mental health and wellbeing.
• Information on where to find trustworthy free resources and local opportunities to help improve mental wellbeing
• Practical skills and knowledge to know when and how to signpost people to specialist mental health support

 Medway Connect 5 Young Peoples version includes three training modules, each incremental in terms of skill development. It is beneficial for participants to attend all three modules, it doesn't matter when you complete the three modules but you must attend them in sequence, starting with Module one. Each module takes three and a half hours to complete.

Module 1  Provides you with evidence-based models and tools to use in your conversations so you can support yourself and young people to think more clearly about what actions are needed to feel better and build wellbeing.

There is no charge for this Training, except if there is failure to attend without giving notice, when a charge of £50 may be incurred. 

If for any reason you are unable to attend or no longer require the Training, please cancel your place on the course through our Training Portal or email childhealth@medway.gov.uk as it allows another person to attend.

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