CYPF conference 2024Neurodiversity: the therapeutic encounter

This year’s CYPF Conference will focus on the challenges and opportunities of working with neurodiversity when supporting children, young people and their families. The conference will aims to create a learning environment which enhances knowledge through research and evidence-based practice. The programme will include lived experiences to provide important insights and create a safe space […]

Anna Freud Centre training update for NHS Staff

The National Autism Trainer Programme (NATP) course runs over four days and is delivered completely online. The training is suitable for mental health professionals across all seven NHS England regions, and other relevant staff, who currently work or may work with diagnosed or undiagnosed autistic people in the following settings:  Course places are funded by […]

Leeds Beckett University

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE GUIDE TO ADDRESSING EMOTIONALLY BASED SCHOOL AVOIDANCE Educational psychology experts at the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools have developed a guide for teachers and school leaders to address emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA). Inside Emotionally Based School Avoidance: How to get persistently absent children back into school, you will […]

Online Safety First Aid

At stem4, they want all young people to enjoy positive mental health, both online and offline. They want the professionals that support them to be able to talk with them about their online lives, to help them make the most of the opportunities and avoid or recover from the harms. So they have designed the […]

South East Bursary now live!

Up to five hundred bursaries for training places on youth work courses are on offer throughout the country. There are many different routes into the youth work profession. Thanks to a fifth year of funding from the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS), the NYA and its regional partners are offering bursaries to help […]

Level 2 Award in Youth Work Principles

Level 2 Award in Youth Work Principles Through the NYA Bursary Scheme, Youth Focus South East in partnership with Oxfordshire Youth are offering fully funded places for the Level 2 Award in Youth Work Principles. This is an introductory qualification that has been developed with industry experts including the National Youth Agency, this qualification embraces […]