Understanding Risk & Resilience in Childrens Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing

This half day virtual workshop will introduce tools to help understand both risk and protective factors in children’s mental health / emotional wellbeing when working with children and their families.

Target Audience: Groups 2 -5 Those in regular contact or have a period of intense but irregular contact, with children, young people and/or parents/carers including all health clinical staff, who may be in a position to identify concerns about maltreatment. Members of the workforce who work predominantly with children, young people and/or their parents/carers and who could potentially contribute to assessing, planning, intervening and reviewing the needs of a child and parenting capacity where there are safeguarding concerns. Members of the workforce who have particular responsibilities in relation to undertaking section 47 enquiries, including professionals from health, education, police and children’s social care; those who work with complex cases and social work staff responsible for co-ordinating assessments of children in need.

Aims & Objectives: Using a  mix of teaching, role play, video clips and discussion, we will look at

• What is mental health and emotional well-being?
• Using the Strengths & Difficulties (SDQ) questionnaire to assist assessment
• Looking at the evidence for risk and protective factors
• The importance of interagency collaboration

Memorial Hospital

Buses:

89    From Lewisham / Slade Green

244  From Queen Elizabeth Hospital / Abbey Wood

486  From North Greenwich / Bexleyheath

 Road:

There is limited parking on-site. Upon entering the site drive towards main building following the road past main entrance. Carry on straight ahead to give way sign. There is a car park across the small road. There is also street parking off site.