Parental Mental Health: Impact on Adults, Parenting and Children's Safeguarding for Multi-Disciplinary Professionals

Date & Time:

Tuesday 10 October 2017 (9.30 am - 4.30 pm)

Venue:

Room B12B The Woolwich Centre, The Woolwich Centre 2nd Floor Business Centre 35 Wellington Street Woolwich London

Detail:

Parental Mental Health: Impact on Adults, Parenting and Children's Safeguarding for Multi-Disciplinary Professionals

An increased understanding of the impact parental mental health problems may have upon children and the parenting ability of adults.

Aims: To increase the awareness of different types of mental disorders experienced by parents and how they can impact on children’s wellbeing ,development and associated risk to parental capacity .

The  course will explore how common mental disorders like depression ,bi-polar disorder and personality disorders can effect the parent child dynamic from birth to adolescence cognitive and social development.

Target Group: Groups 3 – 5 Staff from all Greenwich SCB agencies that are in contact/work regularly with children/young people whose parents have mental health problems. Multi disciplinary and agency professionals in education, health, social care,therapeutic and clinical services

Learning Objectives:  This one day virtual Workshop session will :

    • Explorie common experiences and signs of emotional distress and mental illness amongst parents and effects on children’s cognitive, social and psychological development 
    • Identify triggers to parental emotional distress; physical illness, trauma and conflicts affecting parenting styles and dynamics with children
    • Discuss the prevalence and impact of depression and other mental disorders including personality disorders, dual diagnosis and risk to children
    • Understand the risks that are posed to children and adults from deteriorating parental mental ill health
    • Identify effective policies and strategies that can be implemented across disciplines and agencies to improve services to  safeguard vulnerable children and families.
    • Participants will examine their own practice of assessing risk to children whose parents experience mental ill health
    • Examine different types of interventions for parents and children affected by personality disorders

Before applying for this workshop, please note the following conditions:

Webinar/ Virtual Training, Please note that these training sessions will use the ZOOM or TEAMS app. Once registered, you will be sent, nearer the date, a link for you to download the FREE app and further instructions of how to access the training.

Booking:

Booking has now closed for this event.

Further Information:

Type:

One day

Enquiries:

safeguardingtraining@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Trainer:

Richard Anderson, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust & representatives from Greenwich Children’s Services

Venue Details:

Room B12B The Woolwich Centre, The Woolwich Centre 2nd Floor Business Centre 35 Wellington Street Woolwich London

(020 8854 8888)

Woolwich Centre Map

 

The Woolwich Centre is opposite the Town Hall, with the entrance on Wellington Street.

Train:           
Woolwich Arsenal

DLR:                    
Woolwich Arsenal

Tube:
North Greenwich then bus 422, 161, 472

Buses:                
249,178,161,180,177,291,122,386,380,53,51,54,244,422,96,472

Parking:
There is Multi-storey car parking in Calderwood St and Meter parking