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Mental health issues and their impact on families

This practical programme provides an overview of common mental health issues and their impact on families. It support the skills and knowledge needed to be able to go out and work effectively with individuals and families with multiple and complex needs. It is practical and “hands on” with a focus on skills and strategy development, backed up by an understanding of why approaches work. It produces more confident and competent practitioners who are ready to deliver positive and effective support to individuals and families.

It is suitable for front line staff working on the Early Help/Troubled families agenda as well as school staff, children services, those in early years settings, the VCS, Housing and Health.

Learning Outcomes

  • Have a broad overview of common mental health issues
  • Gain an understanding of the impact of poor mental health on families 
  • Understand the impact of poor mental health on engaging with professionals and services 
  • Have an understanding of the impact of inequalities, including the oppression and discrimination, on all family members 
  • Gain an understanding of the ways in which parental mental illness may affect parenting capacity
  • All courses are offered on a Face to Face or Virtual basis.
  • Bespoke & Open Training Courses Available.

Case Studies

  • Support with Evaluation Framework

    Interface supported Shelter with their approach to evaluating their new intensive family support service.
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  • FACT 22 Crewe C Change

    C-Change is a structured, evidence based approach to assessing parental capacity to change in situations where the parenting is likely to be causing harm to their children. The FACT 22 team felt they would benefit from a structured approach to assessing a parent’s capacity to change that worked alongside their solution-focused, strengths-based approach.
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  • Westminster Family Hubs Training

    Interface provided extensive support over 2 years supporting the creation of Family hubs and skilling up the workforce in their Early Help model

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  • PACT - Motivational Interviewing

    This one day course set out to give learners an overview of the key principles and techniques used within a Motivational Interviewing approach.

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Cancellation Policy

We are very flexible and will do our utmost to rearrange training should the need arise, but our trainers obviously commit themselves to the training days agreed and so if you need to cancel at short notice we will need to charge a cancellation fee to cover their time. 

Please see our cancellation terms / fees.

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