New dates available for PIMH Champions training for individuals

New dates: 19 & 20 January 2021

We are delighted to offer places on our hosted training event which provides an opportunity for individual practitioners to complete our programme – but be quick as places are filling up fast!

Our multi-agency Perinatal & Infant Mental Health Champions training programme is designed to improve family mental health by:

increasing competence and confidence in perinatal and infant mental health practice
developing place-based leadership for perinatal and infant mental health across complex systems of care
raising awareness of the importance of perinatal and infant mental health across the workforce

The online delivery format models our highly acclaimed face-to-face programme and will equip Champions with the necessary understanding, knowledge and competence to lead on PIMH in their local areas.

Following the training, each Champion will receive resources enabling them to cascade the training (COVID-19 permitting) onwards to their colleagues either face-to-face or virtually. The iHV will provide both face-to-face and online format training resources to support this.

Download training event leaflet - January 2021

For more information on our PIMH Champions training programme

How to book:

Go to our online booking system to book your place

Download training booking form

Interested in becoming an Ambassador for Changing Conversations?

We’re looking for health visitors who are interested in becoming an Ambassador for Changing Conversations within their local area.

Changing Conversations is an exciting new project focused on a range of new online resources for health visitors to support their role with children with autism and their families. Supported by the Burdett Trust for Nursing, the iHV has co-developed these resources in partnership with families and field experts which will be available as part of a digital toolkit via a unique login on the iHV website

Sign up to join one of our free training days to find out how to promote and lead the importance of family-centre support for families of children with autism as an Ambassador for Changing Conversations. These free training events will be virtual (via Zoom online platform) and have been designed to be interactive, including expert speakers, parents with lived experience, and introduction to the resources.

The aims of the training day are to:

Increase understanding and insight into the impact of autism on families
Equip health visitors to be local Ambassadors for Changing Conversations
Introduce and provide resources to support and cascade best practice
Opportunity for networking

Resources include:

Good Practice Points
Parent Tips
Parent and child stories
Films
Case studies
One-hour awareness session to cascade your learning to your team
Collated research and literature that will support the health visitor knowledge base and provide quality assured resources that families can be signposted to.

All these resources will be available to those that attend via a unique login and digital toolkit following the training events.

Virtual training dates:

Wednesday 4th November – 08:45 to 13:15
Tuesday 10th November – 08:45 to 13:15
Thursday 26th November – 08:45 to 13:15

These free training events are virtual (via Zoom online platform).

How to apply:

Limited places available.
You must have approval from your manager to attend, and a commitment to cascade the training to your colleagues.
Non-attendance will result in a £50 charge for your organisation.
Register your interest by completing the online form

Go to online form to register interest

Resources available for last week’s #iHVInsights

Calling all iHV members – if you missed our iHV Insights webinar on “Training as a health visitor during a pandemic” held last week (Thursday 20 August), then don’t worry as the resources from this iHV Insights, as well as the previous ones, are available to iHV members to access as a free member benefit afterwards.

On Thursday 20 August, we were joined by a great panel of experts including:

Joanne Seal, Leader UWE, Chair of United Kingdom Standing Conference on SCPHN.
Ekaete George, Senior Practice Teacher and Practice Development Lead, Guys and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust.
Heena Fountain, Student Health Visitor, Central and North West London Foundation Trust.
Charlotte Grant, Student Health Visitor, Sutton Health and Care.
Maggie Fisher, Professional Development Officer, Institute of Health Visiting.

Click here to catch up on iHV Insights Training as a health visitor during a pandemic, as well as previous iHV Insights sessions:

Go to iHV Insights resources - don't forget to login to access

If you are unable to join the live event, after the event, iHV members can access:

Recording of the live iHV Insights webinar
Pdf of webinar slides
Responses to the Q&A session – key themes to unanswered questions provided by our expert panel
Record of Attendance/ Reflection template for you to download and complete for each iHV Insights attended

Next iHV Insights

Date for your diary – iHV Insights webinar: “Supporting smoke-free families” – date TBC.

Further details, including date and how to book, coming soon!

About iHV Insights

iHV Insights are webinars run just for our members.

These live online sessions are of interest to frontline health visitors and student health visitors, as well as service leads, commissioners and wider members of the health visiting team, both in the UK and with lots of transferable learning for our international members too.

If you are not an iHV member, join us today to access these resources and many other member benefits.

Bookings now open for August iHV Insights

Our 4th iHV Insights webinar takes place on Thursday 20 August 3.30 to 4.30 pm.

This will cover the topic of: “Training as a Health Visitor during a pandemic”.

We are pleased to announce that our expert panel of speakers includes:

Joanne Seal, Leader UWE, Chair of United Kingdom Standing Conference on SCPHN. Title: The Changing Educational Context in SCPHN Education during a Pandemic
Ekaete George, Senior Practice Teacher and Practice Development Lead, Guys and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust. Title: Maximising the SCPHN learning experience during 2020
Heena Fountain, Student Health Visitor, Central and North West London Foundation Trust. Title: Frontline health visiting during the Covid19 pandemic – A student’s perspective
Charlotte Grant, Student Health Visitor, Sutton Health and Care. Title: The Unexpected Module: how to train as a health visitor during a public health pandemic and why it’s important to prioritise yourself during the pandemic
Maggie Fisher, Professional Development Officer, Institute of Health Visiting. Title: Top tips for looking after yourself in practice

The webinar will also be recorded and will be available to iHV members on our website after the event, together with a FAQ sheet should we have a high number of questions.

Please join us.

How to book for iHV members

Go to our EventBrite booking page and please use your iHV membership number as your access code. If you have any problems or enquiries please email [email protected] and we will be happy to help.

Once you have submitted your details, you will be able to select your ticket and proceed to checkout – please note that this webinar is free to iHV members.

Go to EventBrite booking page

Previous iHV Insights

The great news is that recordings of all the iHV Insights webinars are available for iHV members to access as a free member benefit after the event.

Click here to catch up on our 3 fabulous iHV Insights sessions so far:

21 May 2020 – COVID-19 in children and managing minor childhood illnesses
18 June 2020 – Domestic Violence and Abuse: Keeping victims and children safe during a pandemic
16 July 2020 – Health visiting during a pandemic and beyond

New resource for Parents – Toilet training

We are delighted to publish Parent Tips on Toilet Training.

Toilet training is one of those child developmental stages that parents can find frustrating and complex. Making the transition from nappy to toilet can certainly be a challenge, particularly if you feel it is a battle – but remember this is a developmental skill, not a war!

Go to iHV Parent Tips - Toilet Training

Councils call for CPD budgets to extend to all health visitors

New government funding of £210 million for NHS nurses to improve their training and skills should be expanded to cover public health workers, such as health visitors and school nurses, councils say.

Institute of Health Visiting. Library Photography. Picture: Cleverbox / www.matthewwalkerphotography.com

Offering greater training and upskilling opportunities would also encourage more people into nursing and to stay in the profession for longer, at a time when the sector is experiencing severe problems in recruitment and retention.

Read full story on LGA website

Multi-Agency Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Training – JOIN US…limited availability

We have limited availability for our Multi-Agency Perinatal Mental Health Awareness training on Wednesday 16 October 2019. It is a rare opportunity to experience our one day PMH Awareness training alongside other practitioners from a variety of professional backgrounds.

Please note: this training does not support an onward cascade – it is not a Champions programme. It is designed for individual direct learning and development for multi-agency.

The training event is suited to a wide range of practitioners working alongside women perinatally (including neonatal nurses, midwives, social workers, early years workers, parent support workers) and will include presentations, activities and discussions around:

Perinatal mental illness and why it matters;
Recognition and management;
Safeguarding and risk;
Everyone’s business: your role, communication and interventions.

“It was extremely informative and helpful for my role” (Neonatal nurse – 2018)

“I came into the session not knowing anything about PMH. Every session appropriate” (Parent support worker – 2018)

“I feel more confident in approaching the subject and being able to signpost/refer parents to the appropriate services. I will ensure details of services are readily available to other staff on the ward” (Midwife – 2018)

We can increase practitioner confidence in practice around working perinatally with mothers and their families who may have perinatal mental health issues.

Come and learn more about PMH – what it is, why it matters and what you can do to help.

New training date: 16 October 2019

Location: London

How to book

Places are strictly limited – for more information or to book a place – please contact: [email protected]
or book online:

Go to online booking for 16 October 2019

New date for Multi-Agency PMH Awareness training for individuals

We are thrilled to offer a new date for our Multi-Agency Perinatal Mental Health Awareness training for individuals – Wednesday 16 October 2019. It is a rare opportunity to experience our one day PMH Awareness training alongside other practitioners from a variety of professional backgrounds.

Please note: this training does not support an onward cascade. It is not a Champions programme and is designed for your own direct learning and development.

This PMH training is suitable for a wide range of the professional workforce working alongside women and their families perinatally e.g. Health Visitors, Midwives and Maternity Staff, Neonatal nurses, Early Years staff, Mental Health professionals. We can increase practitioner confidence in practice around working perinatally with mothers and their families who may have perinatal mental health issues.

Come and learn more about PMH – what it is, why it matters and what you can do to help.

New training date: 16 October 2019

Location: London

How to book

Go to online booking for 16 October 2019

Or download and complete Booking Form

Couple Conflict & Coping Training – “Relationship Champions” needed!

We are part of an exciting partnership project (with One Plus One and Best Beginnings) funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). With our partners we are creating an exciting new evidence-based digital programme which aims to give disadvantaged children the best start in life.

The programme is aimed at helping parents understand the impact of conflict on their babies, learn to cope with life’s stresses and improve communication within their relationships. The stress associated with the transition to parenthood can trigger a significant decline in relationship quality and increase low-level conflict at home. We know that this work fits with the agenda of many Local Authorities and this high-profile national project is a great opportunity for health visitors to further develop their therapeutic working skills alongside parents.

WE NEED YOU!

The programme is being run on a “test-learn-evaluate” strategy adapting an existing module. This is trialling a blended approach where parents will have access to a digital programme guided by health visitors across 3 sessions to maximise impact.

We are offering limited places for health visitors* to train with us as “Relationship Champions”, to be able to use this digital intervention with families in this guided method and share it onwards with their colleagues also. We have already confirmed a number of places but are looking to fill gaps in some areas, e.g. we have places remaining in the North of England currently. Note: we are working to DWP guidance on areas to prioritise in England.

*previous applicants need not apply.

SCHEDULE:

September 2019 – First training day – one day training in Leeds (17.9.19) or London (18.9.19)
Testing by participants with 3 families. Planning a date for cascade training in November 2019.
November 2019 – Second training day – one day training in Leeds (4.11.19) or London (7.11.19)
Following the second event, participants will begin cascading the training to 10 colleagues who will then also test with 3 families each.

Note:

The participant and their colleagues trained will be asked to provide data on the effectiveness of the innovative digital programme as feedback for the DWP project.
Support will be offered by iHV throughout the programme.

DON’T MISS OUT!

This is non-recurring funding, so it is a one-off offer of training as part of this wider programme with limited places available.

For more information and discussions about areas of priority please contact: [email protected] or 07539 117775.

How to apply

If you are interested in picking up a place on this interesting and innovative programme please:

complete an expression of interest form,
discuss with your line manager and ask for their signature
return the completed form to: [email protected]
*previous applicants need not apply.

Expressions of interest applications will close Friday 12 July 2019 – so don’t delay!

New dates – Multi-Agency PIMH Champions Training for individuals

New training date: 10 and 11 July 2019

Location: London

Following previous sell out events, we are offering a further rare opportunity to access a place to train as a Multi-Agency iHV Champion for Perinatal & Infant Mental Health via our highly acclaimed integrated programme.

The programme is an accredited 2 day course which will cover a wide and updated programme content supported by contemporaneous evidence and policy underpinning practice.

This training has been specifically designed to support an onward cascade across a multi-agency audience to ensure that all staff working alongside mothers and their families perinatally can access awareness training.

For more details and how to book