Critical Incident Support/Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service

Developing a Whole School Response to Bereavement and Critical Incidents (1/2 Day Course x2)

Aims and Objectives

Day One

To increase awareness of the ways in which children and young people grieve To explore effective strategies which support children and young people through bereavement  To provide a Bereavement Policy Framework

Day Two 

To provide guidance on developing a Critical Incident Management Policy and Plan To raise awareness of the many complex issues accompanying a critical incident To inform schools of the supportive role of the Education Authority Critical Incident Response Team

Course Details

This course is a two day course and attendance on both days is compulsory.

12 and 13 October 2022

15 and 16 November 2022

18 and 19 January 2023

22 and 23 March 2023

Time: 9.30am - 1.00pm

The training course will be on an online platform

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Audience

Nursery, Primary, Post Primary Principals, Vice-Principals and Senior Managers

Promoting Positive Emotional Health and Wellbeing - (1/2 Day Course)

Aims and Objectives

To raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing issues which impact children and young people's readiness to learn​

To examine opportunities for schools to promote positive mental health and wellbeing through curricular and pastoral programmes

To identify appropriate interventions, resources and external support services​

Become familiar with a toolkit of emotional wellbeing practice, interventions and resources which will enhance pupils’ positive coping skills and resilience, to support the learning environment in the classroom

Course Details:

27 October 2022

29 November 2022

12 January 2023

22 February 2023

08 March 2023

Time : 9.30am  - 1.00pm

Training will take place via online platform

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Audience

Primary and Post Primary SENCO's, Principals and Pastoral Vice-Principals 

Connections Link Life Training

This training course covers:

Contributing factors that lead to poor mental health, emotional distress & suicide prevention awareness Understanding the role of mental health and emotions in relation to suicide prevention awareness Connect 4-Way Model for helping persons experiencing emotional distress or suicide Tools & resources for support in your community The role of self-care and wellbeing in fortifying mental health and preventing suicide

Participation & Readiness:

We ask that you are emotionally ready for suicide prevention awareness training and understand how to participate;

It is important you click to read and understand  *Am I Suitable?* Suicide prevention awareness training is potentially triggering Be confident in your ability to cope with the content of the training Take steps to keep yourself emotionally safe during training Best practice advises that people who have been bereaved by suicide or by any other traumatic death within the last 6 months, should not attend It is important that you click to read and understand the *How To Participate group agreement*

Course Details:

24 November 2022

15 March 2023

25 May 2023

9.30am - 1.00pm

Audience:

Primary KS2 and Post Primary SENCO's, Principals and Pastrol VP's

This online training event will take place via Zoom.

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