Training for People in Health and Social Services

Playing Matters is developing a number of courses at Levels 2, 3 and 4 for those of the Children's Workforce who work in health and social service.  We can provide one-day, two-day or six-day training.

The Aim is to provide participants with the knowledge and the skills to work with children in the six Common Core areas of:

1. Effective communication and engagements with children, young people, their families and carers.
2. Child and young person development.
3. Safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of the child.
4. Supporting transitions.
5. Multi-agency working.
6. Sharing information.

We also offer a three-weekend course called "Children Matter" for people already trained in counselling, therapy, social work and teaching who want to learn the theory and practice of working with children and young people.

"Meeting Anger Positively" is a one-day workshop for people working in the areas of education, health and social services or therapy and counselling.

In addition we are developing a course called "Ways of Working with Children" which will cover the knowledge, theory and skills to work with children one-to-one and in groups.

If you are the person responsible for commissioning training, use the Contact Us form to enquire about the training which we can provide for you.

The Learning Modules and Courses

We are developing seven "Learning Modules" or Courses, which are stand-alone or can be linked. Some run over two days and others over four days. Each course is structured around both theory and knowledge teaching with facilitated skills practice, through individual work and in small and large groups.

The following table gives just a brief outline of the courses.