Training
Sixteen seminars and workshops, for foster carers, social care teams, school staff and young people. Sessions run up to four hours for groups of up to twenty, in person or online, with resources and certificates included. Tell us the group and the issue and we will design the programme around it.
All projects are designed and facilitated using highly engaging methods and mediums to maximize enjoyment, learning and information retention. Here we have provided a sample selection of the type of training sessions that Engage currently delivers. Most sessions are one or two part stand alone seminars and workshops, although more in depth sessions or bespoke projects can be arranged. Just contact us with your requirements and we can design a programme to suit your needs.
Foster Care Training
Specifically orientated to Foster Carers and Professionals who work with Children in Care.
For carers & professionalsAdult & Professional Training
Suitable for carers and professionals working with carers, or those who work directly with children and young people.
For schools & youth groupsTraining for Children & Young People
Workshop themes embedded in a series of fun and exploratory games and exercises.
For everyoneMotivational Seminar Presentations
How it all fits together, from biological to psychological.
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Foster Care Training
Specifically orientated to Foster Carers and Professionals who work with Children in Care.
Working with Teenagers
- Tools and techniques for engaging teenagers
- Managing behaviour and effective boundaries
- Positive reinforcement and motivation
- Developing healthy attachments
- Working together with Trauma
Growing Self Esteem
Learning to help Children and Young People with:
- How self image is created, stored and changed
- A closer look at the self's (defeating, awareness, and esteem)
- Practical methods to begin healing self hate and building self esteem
- Daily living practices to create the positive home
Making Sense of Mental Health
Demystifying and working with common Mental Health Issues; Emotional Behavioural and Learning Disorders (EBD's & LD's).
- A breakdown of the common issues in mental health from stress to psychosis
- Accessing and working with external services (CAMHS, CPN, Schools, Screening)
- Identifying and Supporting CYP with Dyslexia and Dyscalculia
- Working with CYP on the Aspergers/Autistic Spectrum
Motivation and Goal Setting
Learning to help Children and Young People to:
- Identify and overcome self defeating behaviours
- Learn to enjoy life in the "now"
- Learn to start healing the past
- Look towards a positive future
- Build Self-Belief and Achievement
See what Foster Carers say about this training on our testimonials page.
Adult & Professional Training Seminars
Suitable for carers and professionals working with carers or those who work directly with children and young people.
Drugs I: The what, why and how, and addiction avoidance
Cannabis to Cocaine. Some of the areas workshops cover:
- The basics on all common recreational drugs
- Managing addictive behaviours in the home
- Differences between use and abuse
- Avoiding the obsessions which lead to addiction
- Understanding what addictions are and how they form
Drugs II: Releasing the blame
Alcohol, Heroin and Crack Cocaine. Some of the areas workshops cover:
- What can you do to help and what doesn't help
- Patterns of addiction recovery and the role of the carer
- Establishing the line and what happens when it's crossed
- Letting go of responsibility and allowing room for healing
Let's Talk about Sex
Understanding developing Sex and Sexuality in Young People. Some of the areas workshops cover:
- Supporting Gay, Lesbian and Transgender issues
- How to encourage open and honest communication
- Safer sex and risk reduction
- Developing sexuality in teenagers
Let Go of Anger: Don't sweat the small stuff
...and it's all small stuff! Some of the areas workshops cover:
- Managing stress and resolving conflicts in the home
- How to get off the argument roundabout
- Strategies to keep calm and achieve harmony
Relax and Move Forwards!
Creative strategies to combine relaxation and motivation. Some of the areas workshops cover:
- Creating the positive home
- Healing "disease" from the mind out
- Solving and replacing cycles of negative behaviour
- Relaxation techniques and strategies for Adults and Children
We Can Do It!: Team building and co-operation for professionals
An enjoyable and stimulating session for professional teams. Some of the areas workshops cover:
- Strategies for building strength within teams
- Dissolving barriers and encouraging co-operation
- Working more creatively together
Education, Education, Education
Demystifying the confusing world of education. Some of the areas workshops cover:
- All 14–19 Qualifications explained
- Effective planning beyond GCSEs
- Enabling and motivating Children and Young People to achieve
- Pathways to employment and/or Higher education
Training for Children & Young People
All these workshop themes are embedded in a series of fun and exploratory games and exercises which are delivered in an easy and enjoyable format, adjusted to suit the age range of the group.
"Hello, I'm me!"
Assertiveness and Social Confidence. Some of the areas workshops cover:
- What is assertiveness? How to be assertive.
- What makes us confident?
- How to be calm and confident in company
- Understanding and dealing with social situations which scare us
"I AM good enough"
Self esteem and self defeat. Some of the areas workshops cover:
- What is self esteem and what does it do?
- Reacting or acting from self
- Self defeating behaviours, when and why
- Raising self-esteem
"Chill Out"
Dealing with Stress and Anxiety. Some of the areas workshops cover:
- What is Stress and Anxiety? What causes us to get stressed or anxious?
- How we can stay calm when the environment isn't
- Tools, tips and techniques for being calm and relaxed
- Dealing with situations/activities/people which cause stress
"I want that one!"
Setting Goals and Getting Motivated. Some of the areas workshops cover:
- Motivational techniques
- Goal setting and visualisation
- Building a positive future
- What do I want and how do I get it?
- Doing something that scares you (comfort zones)
"The Science of Success"
How it all fits together, from biological to psychological.
- Learn about the inner workings of the mind and how it limits us through self defeating patterns and negative thought forms which cause cycles of self defeating behaviour
- Learn about the biological changes that occur within our bodies in response to our emotions and how to change them through changing our thought patterns
- Learn how to stop, understand and change negative thoughts and patterns of belief
- Learn easy ways to establish new patterns of behaviour geared for success and happiness
- How to get from the wanting stage to the doing
- Why trying is never enough
Session format
Children & Young People, Adult, Carer and Professional Training Seminars / Workshops, in person or online training available. Up to 4hr training sessions for up to 20 participants: including planning, delivery, travel (up to 40 miles round trip BASE LOCATION TO CONFIRM), resources, support materials and certificates.
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