Supporting Children and Families

Mental health problems affect around 1 in 10 children and young people. Emotional wellbeing is just as important as a childs mental health, therefore it is important for those working with children and young people to have a good understanding of the concepts, risk factors, and impact of mental health.

You’ll be able to understand children and young people’s mental health in context, the impact, factors which may affect children and young people’s mental health, existing concerns, and how to support children and young people with these mental health concerns.

The purpose of this qualification is to support anyone who is responsible for the safeguarding of people and for helping prevent radicalisation. It gives learners an understanding of recognising the signs of abuse, how to reduce the risk of radicalisation, and the potential consequences of illegal online activity.

You will gain an understanding of the prevent duty, safeguarding, and online safety.

Having a learning difficulty means that people find it harder to learn certain skills. As this affects around 15% of people, it is important for those working in healthcare, social care, and education to have knowledge of different Specific Learning Difficulties such as ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia.

You will gain an understanding about specific learning difficulties, the effects and diagnosis of specific learning difficulties, and how to properly support individuals with specific learning difficulties. In addition. you’ll learn about the context of specific learning difficulties.

Autism is a spectrum condition that affects how a person communicates with others and how they interpret the world around them. Having a clear understanding of the misconceptions, diagnoses, and support surrounding autism are just some of the essential skills needed when working in mental health.

You will get an introduction to autism, and learn how to use person-centred approach to support individuals with autism. You’ll also learn how to communicate and conduct social interactions with individual with autism, sensory processing, perception, and cognition in individuals with autism. Additionally, you will learn how to support positive behaviour in individuals with autism, and support them to live a healthy and fulfilled lives.

The early years of childhood are critical for development. Learning the significance of attachment and adverse experiences during this time is important to understand childrens mental health. Whether you are looking to begin work with young children, or you work with children in your current role, having a solid grasp on the importance of a childs emotional wellbeing is vital.

You will gain an understanding about mental health for young children in the early years, the significance of attachment and adverse childhood experiences for young children in early years, and the role of early-years practitioners in supporting mental health and wellbeing for young children in their early years.

This qualification provides an introduction to neuroscience in the early years–from birth to seven years. Self-regulation in the early years is a critical set of skills that help children to remain calm, attentive, and able to deal with powerful emotions such as fear, anger, and sadness. Children are not born with these skills; they develop them over time when they are supported to understand their feelings and actions by caring and responsive adults. This qualification covers key factors that may affect development in children such as stress, adverse childhood experiences, and special educational needs and disabilities.

Through this course, you’ll gain an understanding of neuroscience in early years, and self-regulation and how to nurture this in children from birth to seven years.

This qualification is for anyone who has a responsibility to respond to domestic abuse or support those experiencing domestic abuse. This includes employers, teachers, health and social care workers, and anyone involved in safeguarding vulnerable adults, children or young people.

You will understand what is domestic abuse, the signs and risk factors associated with domestic abuse, the impact of domestic abuse, and the policy, response, and intervention in relation to domestic abuse.

Autism is described by The National Autistic Society as a complex, lifelong developmental disability that typically appears during early childhood and can impact a person’s social skills, communication, relationships, and self-regulation. Individual preference regarding terminology used for an individual on the autism spectrum may vary and must be valued and respected.

You will learn how to adopt a positive approach to supporting individuals with autism, the current legislative framework relating to individuals with autism and how different theories develop overtime, how to support and manage transitions for individuals with autism, the range of therapeutic interventions and support available, how to support communication and social interaction of individuals with autism, and how to develop an understanding of how individuals with autism may be vulnerable and the support workers role and responsibilities relating to safeguarding according to legislative requirements.