Healthwise Training Services

Aim

The programme aims to develop participant's knowledge and understanding of the skills needed when working one-to-one with young people.

Learning objectives

On completion of the programme participants will be able to:

• Explore how to create a safe environment for working one to one
• Understand the constraints of confidentiality within a one to one counselling/support situation
• Define empathy and understand how this is important in a 1-to-1 situation
• Discuss potential barriers to effective communication
• Appreciate the importance of reflecting back and develop this skill
• Compare questioning techniques associated with one to one communication
• Develop active listening skills and techniques
• Discuss and explore managing and ending difficult situations

Drug and Alcohol National Occupational Standards (DANOS)

Healthwise Training Services has made a commitment to deliver quality training. For our work on Alcohol and Drugs this has meant redesigning our training content and delivery systems to ensure that each course makes a positive and measurable contribution to the delivery of relevant DANOS units. All our programmes now include specified learning objectives linked to the appropriate DANOS units.

This course supports the attainment of the following DANOS Units:

AA2: Establish, sustain and disengage from relationships with individuals

AB1: Support individuals when they are distressed

AB2: Support individuals who are substance users

This programme is aimed at anyone who wishes to increase their knowledge of basic counselling skills such as active listening, increasing empathy and keeping a safe working environment. It is eminently suitable for anyone working with young people such as youth workers, teachers, school nurses, Connexions and people working on telephone helplines aimed at young people. It assumes no prior knowledge on the part of the participants.

All participants completing this course will receive a certificate of attendance and a comprehensive portfolio of information for future reference in a binder.

To discuss commissioning this programme for your agency please contact us or click here to e-mail your query.

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