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Online training

There are lots of online opportunities for adoptive parents and foster carers to avail of in the comfort of your own home. We encourage all of our adopters and foster carers to consider taking some of these online courses as they cover a wide range of topics.

Please ensure your supervising social workers and training co-ordinator know if you have completed any online training courses so they can update your training record.

To read what kinship foster carer, Orla, has to say about online training click here.

Click on the name of the resource to be redirected to the view the resource.

Name of Training Course / Resource Organisation
Core Issues

HM Revenue & Customs e-learning course for foster carers

HMRC

First Aid
COVID-19: Psychological First Aid

Learn how to give practical and emotional support to individuals using Psychological First Aid

Future Learn

Psychological First Aid: Supporting Children and Young People

Future Learn

Basic First Aid: How to Be an Everyday Hero

Future Learn & Various Universities

Safeguarding
What is Abuse? – Advice Safeguarding Board for NI
Child Sexual Exploitation Advice

  • What is CSE?
  • How would I know if my child was being exploited?
  • What can you do?
Safeguarding Board for NI

Internet Safety – HSC Foster Carer Resource

 Fostering in a Digital World App

Child Sexual Exploitation

Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland

Child Exploitation & Sexual Health – The Whole Story – The Real Story

Barnardo’s NI Safe Choices & South Eastern Trust

Safeguarding – What is Child Abuse?

NSPCC

Healthy Sexual Development in Young People – Sexual Behaviour in Children

NSPCC

Behaviour Management

LSCB Neglect Video: Michelle’s Story LSCB
Mindfulness Resources Aware
Supporting Young People with their Mental Health Young Minds
Understanding Suicide and Suicide Prevention Strategies in a Global Context Future Learn
Suicide Prevention Resources Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA)
Improving children’s sleep  

Sleep Scotland

 

Self-awareness and stress reduction in managing conflict Dr Emma Morris Family Ties
Advice and guidance for conflict and separation Anna Freud centre
Understanding ADHD – free App to support families

Changing Lives Initiative

Covid-19 & other topics – YouTube channel

AC Education

Preparing Autistic & Special Educational Needs (SEND) Children for going back to school

Reachout ASC

Therapeutic Parenting 

National Association of Therapeutic Parenting

Improving Children’s Sleep

Sleep Scotland

Suicide Awareness

Zero Suicide Alliance

Anxiety in Children and Young People during COVID-19

Future Learn & Various Universities

Young People and Their Mental Health

Future Learn & Various Universities

Supporting Young People with their Mental Health

Young Minds

Growing an Emotional Brain

NSPCC

Brain Builders

NSPCC

Prebirth to three – Brain Development

Suzanne Zeedyk

Teach Self-Regulation (Self-Control) | Early Childhood Development

Kreative Leadership

Theraplay

Theraplay Institute

Understanding Child Development – app for smartphone 

Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC)

Living Life to the Full (18+) -Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) concepts

AWARE

Looking after your mental health during the Covid outbreak – A guide for young people

AWARE

Common Difficulties in the Early Years

Anna Freud Centre for Children & Families

15-Minute Parenting: Parental responses to self-harming behaviour

Joanna Fortun (podcast)

Attachment & Trauma

Bereavement Resources
Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership

Attachment in the Early Years

Open University

Trauma and the Nervous System: A Polyvagal Perspective

Stephen Porges

Trauma, Brain & Relationship: Helping Children Heal

Bruce Perry

Caring for Vulnerable Children

Future Learn & Various Universities

Developmental Trauma

Beacon House

Childhood Adversity: The Impact of Childhood Maltreatment on Mental Health

Future Learn & Various Universities

Child Trauma Academy

Child Trauma Academy & Bruce Perry

Child and Family Mental Health – Therapeutic Parenting

Beacon House

ACEs – Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences

Early Trauma Online – Dan Hughes

Childhood Trauma and the Brain

Anna Freud NCCF

Northern Ireland Framework for Integrated Therapeutic Care for Looked After Children and Young People

Department of Health

Respecting and Valuing the Individual

Exploring Learning Disabilities: Supporting Belonging

Open University

Diversity and Difference in Communication

Open University

Disability Matters

The Fostering Network & Disability Matters

Healthy Lives for Young People- A Guide to Sexual Health & Wellbeing

Brook

LGB&T – Creating Inclusive Workplaces

Public Health Agency

Miscellaneous

Understanding children’s emotional health

PHA is offering free online courses with Clinical Psychologists to help parents understand their children better and to help them look after their emotional health.

Enter code to access the list of free training: NIFAMILIES 

Public Health Agency

Free online parent training

Includes understanding your child’s feelings, their mental health and wellbeing, understanding children with additional needs, your relationships and your teen’s brain

Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership

Solihull Approach

Understanding your child

FREE thanks to Public Health Northern Ireland who have pre-paid for every parent and carer in Northern Ireland.

Access Code: NIBABIES

Based on research about children’s emotional needs and behaviour. Written by CAMHS experts; Clinical Psychologists and Psychotherapists; Health Visitors & Educators.

Solihull Approach

Building our Children’s Developing Brain

A series of webinars to strengthen resilience, coping and relationships in our families. Available to all foster carers

Ed Sipler, Health Development Specialist in Alcohol and Drug, Mental Health – Addictions Services SEHSCT

10 Things You Can DO To Feel Better Right Now

AWARE

Living Life to the Full

AWARE

The Foster Care Training Hub

The Big Initiative

parsleymimblewoodsavestheworld

How Not To Go To School – downloadable story book

Rebecca Sampson

Coronavirus – a book for children

The Nosey Crow

Caring for Each Other

Sesame Street

CYPSP – Covid-19 online resources

CYPSP

Tiny Happy People

BBC

What Just Happened?

What just happened booklet (final)

Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland

FREE supportive and reassuring information sessions on the challenges of parenting

Connected for Life

Covid Wellbeing NI Hub

Covid Wellbeing Northern Ireland

Stress Control online classes

Department of Health – Dr Jim White

15 minute parenting podcast

 

Joanna Fortune

Online safety resources

Thinkuknow.co.uk

Several different workshops covering:
Primary school – Mental Maths
Post Primary – Post 16 options, GCSE choices
Further Education
Helping Children Learn
Special Educational Needs
Cultural Awareness(Click to find out more & book)

The Fostering Network

Resource Hub (resources to help with drugs and alcohol)

ASCERT

Healthy eating webinars

11 free nutrition webinars presented by dietitians and registered nutritionists based in the 5 HSC Trusts

HSC registered Dietitians & Nutritionists

Free parenting courses

  • includes understanding your child and teen’s feelings

To sign up click on ‘our place’ at top of website and register

All courses are free with the access code: NIBABIES

Solihull Parenting Course

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