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Youth Mental Health Promotion Training Courses

Youth Mental Health Promotion Training Courses

Youth mental health promotion training courses

 

Our youth mental health promotion courses will be of interest to health, education, community or youth work professionals, in fact, anyone who works or volunteers with young people in settings where they live, learn, work or play.

To find out more about the work Jigsaw does visit jigsaw.ie/what-we-do.

How will our courses benefit participants?

Our courses will increase awareness and understanding of youth mental health, strengthen the knowledge and capacity of those who work or volunteer with young people and provide skills and strategies for promoting and supporting youth mental health.

Courses are delivered using a blended learning approach, with some self-directed eLearning as well as national delivery of in-person training.

We can also adapt our courses to provide in-person, bespoke interactive training for organisations who may wish to avail of training for their staff teams. We can provide this bespoke training in person, over 1 or 2 days, depending on the needs and interests of organisations. For further information on this approach, please contact mentalhealthpromotion@jigsaw.ie.

Visit our eLearning Store and select the course and date that suits you. You can then pay directly through this portal by credit card. If you wish to pay via PO please email mentalhealthpromotion@jigsaw.ie.

Please note our online course will be available from Thursday, 1 June 2023.

Course A: Making Sense of Mental Health

This course is delivered online and includes 2 stages;

  1. Firstly participants complete a 2 hour self-directed eLearning module.
  2. Participate in a half-day online interactive workshop, facilitated by Jigsaw.

The self-directed module can be completed by participants at their own pace. Once complete, participants then attend one of the follow-up online workshop (dates set out below). Numbers for the online interactive workshop are limited to 20 participants per workshop.

Learning outcomes:

As a result of this training course, participants will:

  • Gain a greater knowledge and understanding of youth mental health, mental health promotion and the importance of prevention, early intervention and up-stream approaches.
  • Explore the current landscape of youth mental health in Ireland and what the research says.
  • Consider the social determinants of mental health and the impacts of social and societal factors on youth mental health.
  • Make sense of mental health difficulties for young people and how to support them to help-seek and signposting to relevant and appropriate services and supports.
  • Build confidence in their role as a One Good Adult and take away some basic strategies for promoting and supporting youth mental health e.g. RALLY approach, 5-a-day for mental health.

Cost: €150 per person

Half-day online, interactive workshop 

  • Tuesday, 12 December 2023, session is from 9.30am – 1pm.

Course B: Minding Youth Mental Health

This more comprehensive course is delivered in 3 stages;

  1. firstly participants complete a self-directed eLearning module
  2. participate in a half-day online interactive workshop, facilitated by Jigsaw
  3. Attend a 1 day in-person workshop with a focus on skills development.

The self-directed module can be completed by participants at their own pace. Once complete, participants attend one of the follow-up online workshops (dates set out below). Numbers for the online interactive workshop are limited to 20 participants per workshop.

When participants complete the half-day online workshop, they then sign up for one of the day long in-person workshops (see dates below), which are held in Jigsaw’s National Office, Dublin. Numbers for the in-person workshop are limited to 20 participants and a light lunch will be provided.

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Learning outcomes:

As a result of this training course, participants will:

  • Gain a greater knowledge and understanding of youth mental health, mental health promotion and the importance of prevention, early intervention and up-stream approaches.
  • Explore the current landscape of youth mental health in Ireland and what the research says.
  • Consider the social determinants of mental health and the impacts of social and societal factors on youth mental health.
  • Make sense of mental health difficulties for young people and how to support them to help-seek and signposting to relevant and appropriate services and supports.
  • Build confidence in their role as a One Good Adult and take away some basic strategies for promoting and supporting youth mental health e.g. RALLY approach, 5-a-day for mental health.
  • Be introduced to key evidence-based approaches e.g. Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF), trauma-informed approaches, solution-focused approaches for supporting youth mental health.
  • Have improved confidence, competence and skills to apply key approaches for supporting youth mental health in their own settings.

Cost: €400 per person

Interactive online workshop details

  • Tuesday, 7 November 9:00am-1pm.

In-person workshop details

  • Wednesday, 22 November 10:00am-4pm.
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