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Community Sector Training (CST) is a model of partnership working. Its Management Group is drawn from the statutory, voluntary and community sectors providing overall direction for the project. The Project was an initiative of the Southern Health and Social Services Board (SHSSB). Since 1 April 2007, under the Review of Public Administration, the management of CST has been transferred to the Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT). CST is now part of the Promoting Wellbeing Department.
CST’s mission statement is:
‘to improve health and wellbeing by sharing expertise through community education’.
CST provides training to the community sector, flexibly organised to suit the groups in their own venues, and delivered by community based trainers. This training is free to community groups.
TRAINING OFFERED
Child Protection Course
The course consists of 6 modules including Basic Child protection Awareness; Policy & Procedures; Children (NI) Order and protecting yourself. The course now includes information on the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (NI) Order 2007 and the Independent Safeguarding Authority’s Vetting & Barring Scheme.
For detail of the course see link (info below)
1. Basic Child Protection Awareness
What is abuse?
Signs/symptoms of abuse
Disclosure & How to deal with it
2. Policy & Procedure
Developing polices appropriate to your group
Reporting procedures
Statutory sector procedures
Support issues for staff/volunteers
3. Children (NI) Order (1995)
Aims and principles of the order
Children in Need
Family support
4. Protecting Yourself
Developing a code of behaviour for staff/volunteers
Appropriate/inappropriate touch
Supervision of children
Management of activities
5. Recruitment, Selection and Supervision of Staff/Volunteers
Application forms
The Independent Safeguarding Authority’s
Vetting & Barring Scheme
Supervision issues
Training for staff/volunteers
6. Keeping Children Safe on Residentials
Preparation for a trip away
Creating a safe environment
Managing difficult behaviour
Designated Persons Course
This course provides two additional modules of training for Designated People who have undertaken the basic course. They will to gain a deeper understanding of their role as Designated Person, and help them know how to deal with difficult issues should they arise.
Link to flier (Below)
Keeping Children Safe in Today's World
This is a three module course for parents comprised of:
• Child protection awareness and 'away from home'
• Bullying
• The Internet and its risks.
Community Development Approach to Health and Well Being
CST offers a range of tailored courses aimed at empowering the community to have a voice in their own health and wellbeing. They are based on the social view of health and aim to look upstream to help people deal with the issues of concern rather than just the result.
Link to flier and detail (see below)
Short Community Health & Wellbeing Course
CST can develop a short course to suit the particular needs of your group. By way of example, the following topics can be covered in 4 three hour sessions:
1. Social view of health and wellbeing; the impact of the wide range of issues in a community on the health of that community and the individuals in it
How does a group work together to deal with the issues?
2. Participation and Power.
What stops people getting involved?
Barriers to participation.
3. So what is community development and how does it help?
Looking upstream to prevent problems rather than cure them
Values of community development
Benefits to health and wellbeing.
4. Working as a Group
Benefits of working collectively
Group work; exciting or frustrating?
Task and Process of group work
Communication in groups.
Link to Newsletter and Annual Report
Contact details
For further information or to book a training course, please contact:
Mary Murphy Project Manager 028 37412888
Alexandra Irwin Administrator 028 37412889
e-mail
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