Skills training course for professionals (Group 2)

Therapeutic interventions with young people with mental health challenges
Level 6 MQF

Part of the ESF project Mental Well-being Center for Families with Young People ESF 02.147

 

Overview

  • This training is built for caring professionals working with youth experiencing mental health challenges, especially anxiety, depression, self-harm and substance use, misuse and abuse.
  • The course will focus on teaching skills that help youth manage emotions and build emotional regulation techniques and resilience. It will cover select skills including emotional regulation management and healthy relationships and will focus on skill areas covered in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). DBT is an evidence-based form of cognitive behavioural therapy for teenagers and adults who experience significant trouble managing their emotions, thoughts and behaviou This part of the course will be led by a therapist/trainer (Mind Reframed, Psychological and Mindfulness Services www.mindreframed.com)
  • DBT has demonstrated the capacity to decrease self-harm and suicidality, and to improve mental health indicators such as depression and anxiety (Bohus et al., 2004), all of which include problems with regulating emotion.

Assessment
The course includes a short assignment  and assessment sheet.


Register for the course 

To register for the course scroll down to the end of this page and read the Eligibility and Selection criteria.
Registrations to be submitted by 10th March 2022 17.00 hrs. If you have submitted you registration for Group 1 do not register again. 

Sessions in person and online 
Sessions 1, 2, and 3 will be held in person at the Richmond Training Center; Sessions 3 and 4 will be held online.  Zoom link will be provided to the registrants.

Course content

The course will firstly provide a brief overview on the following mental health areas:

depression, anxiety, self-harm, substance use, misuse and abuse. It will also cover foundational theories on mental health including the theory of attachment. It will then focus on the following skill building areas:

  • Emotional regulation
  • Healthy interpersonal relationships
  • Distress management
  • Mindfulness

Course description

Session 1
Understanding the Basics of Child and Adolescent Behaviour Theories as well as Basics of Trauma

The first part of the course will cover the fundamentals of the following mental health conditions: depression, anxiety, self-harm and substance use, misuse and abuse and will link key theories of child and adolecsent behaviour as well as an understanding of trauma specifically to these mental health conditions. Here reference will also be made with regards to challenging behaviour and the value of boundary setting, risk of exploitation, defiant and oppositional behaviour.

Session 2
Understanding the Context of Family and Environment on Infant and Child Development 

Following that, the course will focus on understanding risk factors that make some children and young people more likely to experience mental health problems (mainly depression, anxiety, self-harm and substance abuse) than other children and young people. It will highlight the importance of diagnosing children and young people who experience mental health problems early in life in preventing mental health problems becoming chronic and difficult to treat as well as the value of knowing what support is available for children and young people who experience mental health problems and their parents/carers.

Session 3
Promoting Mental Wellbeing – The Role of Emotional Regulation

This session will highlight the importance of developing resilience and emotion regulation in young people to support positive mental health in later life. Implementing specific emotion regulation strategies for youth facing depression, anxiety, self-harm and substance abuse – understanding the link between difficulties youth face regulating emotions and specific mental health challenges


Session 4
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Skills Part 1:

Introducing useful skills from Dialectical Behavioural Therapy that can be used with youth namely Emotional regulation, Healthy Interpersonal Relationships, Distress management/Mindfulness.  (Part 1)

 

Session 5
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Skills Part 2:

Practicing useful skills from Dialectical Behavioural Therapy that can be used with youth namely Emotional regulation, Healthy Interpersonal Relationships, Distress management/Mindfulness.  (Part 2)

Programme details:

“Richmond Foundation endeavours to provide optimal community mental health services that promote mental wellbeing, address the prevention of mental health problems and provide support for good quality of life.”
Subject Trainer Mode Date Time Hours
Session 1:

Understanding the Basics of Child and Adolescent Behaviour Theories as well as Basics of Trauma

Dott. essa Veronica Ellul Federici In Person

 

 

21st March 2022 12.00 till 15.00 3 hours
Session 2:

Understanding the Context of
Family and Environment
on Infant
and Child Development 

 

Dott. essa Veronica Ellul Federici  In Person 22nd March 2022 12.00 -15.00 3 hours
Session 3:
Promoting Mental Health – the role of Emotional Regulation
Dr. Daniel Mercieca  in Person  23rd March 2022 12.00-15.00 3 hours
Session 4:

DBT Skills Part 1

 

Jaclyn Everitt Online 24th March 2022 14.00 -19.00 5 hours
Session 5:

DBT Skills Part 2

–         

Jaclyn Everitt Online

 

 

25th March 14.00 -19.00 5 hours

Registration, Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Eligibility:
The course is only open to the professionals and employees working at Richmond Foundation.

Experience and Qualifications:

Either

Youth Mental Health First Aid; 3 plus years’ experience working with children or youth; Assessment by immediate manager confirming knowledge and skills regarding basics of child and adolescent development and knowledge and understanding around the mental health conditions of anxiety, depression, self-harm and substance abuse.

or

Qualification (Level 5 or 6) in psychiatric nursing, psychology, psychotherapy.

or

Qualification (Level 5 or 6) in Social work, youth studies, occupational therapy  and Youth Mental Health First Aid

Selection Criteria:
No selection criteria

Registration

Click on this link to register for the course.

Registrations to be submitted by 10th March 2022 17.00 hrs.