Training

Training programme April 2011 to April 2012

The Health Promotion Service provides a broad range of training, The training offered is based on needs assessment. If those needs are not met by the training offered, please contact 01209 313419.

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Parking
There is no Parking available at the Health Promotion Service for delegates when attending Training Courses. Parking is available a short walk away at Carn Brea Leisure Centre (click here).

ID Badges
Where possible would delegates please bring their own ID badges.

Healthy Weight Programme
Mental Health
Healthy Lifestyle Brief Intervention
Community Development
Workplace Health

Healthy Weight Programme

Get Cooking Training
Supporting you to promote healthy eating through practical education sessions

Aim: Provide those working with community groups or voluntary groups and community members, with the knowledge and skills required to plan, prepare, deliver and evaluate successful healthy eating and cooking sessions with their groups.

Brief Description:
This two-day course will explore what is meant by healthy eating and ways to pass key healthy eating messages onto you group. We discuss the practicalities of running healthy eating cooking sessions, including recruiting participants, planning sessions, equipment required, costings, etc. There is a scenario where participants have the opportunity to practice running a healthy eating cooking session themselves, as well as offering the Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering (Food Hygiene Certificate) accredited by CIEH. Following the course, we can also offer support and shadowing at your sessions to help things get started.

Trainer (s): Mary Dawe and Amy Bromfield

TIME: 
09.30-16.30

VENUE:

COST:
Cost: £40 (£20 per day) to contribute towards a Get Cooking Training CD and the exam paper.

Please bring a healthy packed lunch on day one.  Ingredients will be provided for you to cook your own lunch on day two.

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Get Cooking Training for Care Providers and Support Workers of those with learning disabilities

Aim: To provide Care Providers and Support Workers of those with learning disabilities, with the knowledge and skills required to pass on key healthy eating messages and use them appropriately when working with service users.

Brief Description:
This is a one day course for care providers and support workers who work with people with learning disabilities, gives you the opportunity to take part in a practical healthy eating cooking session in the hope that you will then assist your service user in cooking healthy and nutritious meals.
We will cover your responsibilities in appropriately feeding your service users. The expectation is that you will promote the knowledge and skills gained from the course within your setting and with your service users.

Target Group:
This course is more suitable for Care providers, activity co-ordinators and support workers who work hands on with people with learning disabilities.

Trainer (s):
Debbie O’Nyons Learning Disability Liaison Nurse
Mary Dawe Eatsome Community Worker

Venue:  Health Promotion Service, Pool
Dates and venues: 15th September 2011 Bodmin Parish Centre, St Marys Road, Bodmin and 21st September 2011 at Health Promotion Service, Pool
Time: 10.00-16.00
Cost: £20 per person - Ingredients will be provided for you to prepare your own healthy lunch.

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Level II Award in Healthier Food & Special Diets

Aim:     To provide knowledge and understanding of the benefits of healthy eating and how to cater for special diets
Objectives:

To understand:

• The relationship between a balanced diet and good health
• The principles behind a balanced diet
• How to preserve the highest nutritional value of food
• Government policies and guidelines on healthier eating
• The different types of special diet
• Preparation, cooking and serving practices
• The role of the dietician

Brief Description:
Poor diet continues to hit the headlines as concern grows over obesity. However, diet-related ill health affects people of all ages in many different ways, ranging from high blood pressure to certain types of cancer. This is a level 2 qualification which provides an understanding of the nutritional principles behind preparing balanced diets for people of all ages, health and social circumstances, and dietary preference. This course includes a 45 minute multiple choice examination and certification.
Target Group: Anyone who plans recipes and menus, and orders and prepares food will benefit from this award - whether they are working in schools, elsewhere in the public sector, hospitality and leisure, health and community care or retail food outlets. It will also be helpful for people working in the food manufacturing industry and for those working in the community.

Dates: 
25th November 2011 - FULLY BOOKED
25th May 2012

Venue(s): Health Promotion Service, Pool

Time: 9:30am - 5:00pm

Cost: £40 (includes examination paper) Lunch not Provided

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Challenging Obesity

Aim:
To support health professionals and those working with overweight and obese individuals to understand how to support individuals who are overweight or obese.

Brief Description:
This short course will provide information on:

the main challenges being faced by overweight/obese individuals
best available evidence on what support can be offered in a brief intervention that are time limited and focused on helping people manage their weight.

Target Groups: Health professionals and others working with overweight and obese individuals.

Trainer: Mary Williamson

Venue: Health Promotion Service

Date: (s) Monday 24th October 2011and Wednesday 7th March 2012

Time: 9.00am – 12.30pm

Cost: £25
Costs include Free Shape Up Guide to Managing Weight and Refreshments

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Walk Leader Training

Walking does not cost anything and can be done by anyone without special equipment or training. It can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease & stroke, obesity, high blood pressure, some cancers, diabetes, mental ill health e.g. depression & anxiety, falls and muscular & skeletal diseases. It can be social, fun and allow for progression.

Walking is the perfect activity to make you
feel good, look good and improve your health!

Are you interested in taking the lead in getting the “inactive” walking?

Why not train to become a Volunteer Health Walk Leader”?

The half day course will help you develop your knowledge and skills to set up and lead Health Walks in your own locality or to your own organisation.

Please contact Chris Wood, on 01209 310062 or email chris.wood@ciospct.cornwall.nhs.uk to book a places  on the “Volunteer Walk Leader”

Friday 4th November

9am to 1pm

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Mental Health

ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skill Training)
Mental Health Awareness and Understanding
Mindfulness Taster Day
Stress in the Workplace

ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

Aim:
To help reduce the number of deaths by suicide in C&IOS by providing Suicide First Aid skills to anyone who may come into contact with a person at risk. ASIST gives an introduction to the most widely used Suicide Intervention Model in the world, a model which is applicable in all situations requiring help.

Objectives:
To equip you – the caregiver- with the skills necessary to help a person at risk of suicide stay safe and seek further help.

Brief Description:
By the end of the 2 day course you will be able to:

1. Recognise that caregivers/healthcare workers and persons at risk are affected by personal and societal attitudes about suicide
2. Discuss suicide with a person at risk in a direct manner
3. Identify risk alerts and develop a safe plan related to them
4. Demonstrate the skills required to intervene with a person at risk of suicide
5. List the types of resources available to a person at risk of suicide,

including themselves

6. Make a commitment to improving community resources; and
7. Recognise that suicide prevention is broader than suicide first aid and includes life promotion and self-care for caregivers/healthcare workers.

Target Groups:

• Natural helpers and advisers
• Emergency service staff
• Counsellors, teachers and ministers
• Mental health practitioners
• Workers in health, welfare or justice
• Community volunteers
• People concerned about family, friends

Various Trainers: Karen Oldham, Phil Collier, Helen Lee-Savage, Sharna Shields, Tyler Bennetts, Nick Brown, Jaan Maddern

Dates & Venues:


2012
Feb 16-17 Epiphany House, Truro (FULLY BOOKED)
Mar 22-23 Royal Showground Pavillion, Wadebridge (FULLY BOOKED)
May 17-18 Hotel Bristol, Newquay
June 21-22 Queens Hotel Penzance
July 19-20 Millenium House, Liskeard
Sept 20-21 Hotel Bristol, Newquay
Oct 25-26 Royal Showground Pavillion, Wadebridge
Nov 22-23 Epiphany House, Truro
Dec 6-7 Falmouth Hotel, Falmouth

2013
Jan 24 -25 Hotel Bristol, Newquay
Feb 21-22 Millenium House, Liskeard
Mar 21-22 Falmouth Hotel, Falmouth

Time: 8.45am – 5pm both days
Cost: FREE

Key Documents:
Forsight Report
New Horizons
CIOS Suicide Prevention Strategy

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Information (click here)

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Mental Health Awareness and Understanding

Aim
To give participants the opportunity to look at how mental ill-health affects us as individuals and our society as a whole.  Specifically looking at mental health first aid and suicide prevention

Brief Description:
Half day course covering all aspects of mental ill-health, myths and facts, what to do and how to help someone with mental ill-health

Trainer (s): Karen Oldham
Venue (s): Health Promotion Service, Training Room
Date (s): Monday 18th June, Thursday 18th October
Time: 9.30 – 12.30
Cost: £12.50

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 Mindfulness Taster Day

Aim: 
To provide practice and background information on the clinical and social applications of mindfulness for practitioners

Objectives:
To help people change the way they think, feel and act.

Brief Description:
Mindfulness helps people to break free from a downward spiral of negative thought and action, and make positive choices that support their wellbeing.
Mindfulness can help with recurrent depression, anxiety disorders and addictive behaviour – and other mental and physical problems including stress and chronic pain.  Anyone can learn Mindfulness. It’s simple, you can practice it anywhere and its effects can be life changing.

N.B. Please bring along a yoga mat, blanket, cushions.
Check out website www.bemindful.co.uk for more info.

Target Group: For practitioners in health, residential and social settings who are interested in learning more about the approach.

Trainer (s): Paula Fairweather
Date (s): TBC

Time:  9.30am – 16.30
Cost: £25

Key Documents: 

• National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) now recommends Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) as a treatment for people suffering from recurrent depression.
• Dr Jonty Heaversedge is supporting ‘Be Mindful’ – a campaign by the Mental Health Foundation to raise awareness of the benefits of Mindfulness for overcoming depression.
• Mental Health Promotion Strategy C&IOS
• New Horizons
• The Foresight Report

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Stress in the Workplace

Aim:
To look at how you can reduce stress levels in the workplace, cope with stress if it arises and ultimately how to avoid and prevent re-occurance.

Brief Description:
Looking at the difference between work related stress and work related pressure.  Identifying areas that could cause stress as well as areas that can reduce stress.  What your organisation, your managers and you as individuals can do to both reduce and prevent stress from re-occurring.  Signs & Symptoms and where to go and how to access help.

Target Groups:
Anyone who seeks to improve their well-being and learn more about their own stress levels and triggers.

Trainer (s): Karen Oldham
Venue (s): Health Promotion Service, Training Room
Date (s): Monday 21st May, Tuesday 3rd July, Thursday 27th September
Time: 9.30 – 12.30
Cost: £12.50

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Community Development

Laughter Workshop
Royal Institute of Public Health

Laughter/Well Being Workshop
    
We all know that laughter makes us feel good, but did you know that it really does do your health good and there is research to prove it?

The training will cover understanding how laughter can improve your health:

• Learn "LAUGHTER YOGA" techniques used by laughter clubs international
• Learn the latest international research results on the laughter/health links
• Learn to use laughter to boost your energy
• Discover the healing power of laughter
• Learn to use laughter as a stress-busting tool
• Learn to use laughter to stimulate your natural creativity

Target group
Everyone

Trainer (s): Alex Ollivier and Di Warren
Venue (s): Health Promotion Service
Date: Tuesday 14th June 2011
Time: 1.30-4.30pm
Date: Monday 3rd October 2011
Time: 9.30am-12.30pm
Date: Friday 2nd February 2012
Time: 9.30am-12.30pm

Cost: FREE

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Royal Institute of Public Health
Level II Understanding Health Improvement

Aim:
This unique award – supported by the Department of Health – equips people to motivate and support individuals to adopt a healthier lifestyle, and is open to all as no pre-course entry requirement is necessary.
The Award provides an introduction to the fundamentals of health and wellbeing, of the barriers to making a change of lifestyle and how to help people make changes to improve their health.
The aim of this award is to equip candidates with a knowledge and understanding of the principles of promoting health and wellbeing and of how to direct individuals towards further practical support in their efforts to attain a healthier lifestyle.

Objectives:
Candidates will know and understand:

• The importance and benefits to public health of promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace and community settings.
• The factors that facilitate and create barriers to health improvement.
• The principles of behaviour change and maintenance and of how to apply them in helping people to make changes.
• The responsibilities associated with handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Methods that may be used to evaluate a programme to promote healthier lifestyles.

Brief Description:
Healthcare is changing. The emphasis is shifting from just treating illness, to promoting good health and individuals taking responsibility for their own health and wellbeing – whether it be quitting smoking, doing more exercise, losing weight, drinking alcohol wisely or eating five pieces of fruit a day.
The RIPH developed the Understanding Health Improvement qualification in direct response to the government’s Choosing Health: Making healthy choices and tackling health inequalities agendas.
The Understanding Health Improvement qualification is a two day training course with a 45 minute multiple choice assessment (exam).
Employers may wish to use this award as part of core staff and management training, to which further training specific to workplace needs can be added.
This Level 2 qualification is a stepping stone to the Level 3 City & Guilds Health Trainer certificate, or ideal as a taster/introduction for those considering a health improvement role.
PCTs around the country are delivering this qualification to health visitors, district nurses, health trainer and health improvement volunteers, gym and studio instructors, patient transport staff and librarians. It is also suitable for GP/surgery nurses and health care assistants, nurses working with healthy workforces or prisoners, as well as pharmacy, optician and dental staff.

Target Group:
It is suitable for organisations of all types and sizes in the private, public, not-for-profit and voluntary sectors and:

• supports the health and wellbeing of staff/employees, with all the associated business benefits
• enhances work in the community e.g. corporate responsibility initiatives
• provides “added-value” customer service for front-line staff involved with ‘health promotion’ directly or indirectly
• plus anyone wiht an interest in health
  

Trainer (s): Alex Ollivier and Di Warren
Venue (s): Health Promotion Service

Time: 09.30-16.30

Cost: Examination fee and refreshments £20 Course Free

            

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Healthy Lifestyle Brief Intervention

Healthy Lifestyle Brief Intervention Training

Aims
To provide an opportunity for participants to understand the key health messages and the process required to support individuals in making lifestyle changes around healthy eating, smoking, alcohol use physical activity and weight management.

Brief Description         
‘Many premature deaths and illnesses could be avoided by improving lifestyles.  It is estimated that a substantial proportion of cancers and over 30% of deaths from circulatory diseases could be avoided mainly through a combination of stopping smoking, improving diet and increasing physical activity; saving the NHS the £2.7 billion costs of alcohol abuse’
(‘Healthy Lives, Healthy People: A strategy for Public Health in England’ 2010)
There is a great need therefore for individuals to have the opportunity to consider the possible impact of their behaviour and change their health related habits. EVERY CONTACT COUNTS

A ‘behaviour change intervention’ can be a single session or multiple sessions of motivational discussion focussed on increasing an individual’s insight and awareness regarding specific health behaviours and their motivation for change. It involves opportunistic advice, discussion, negotiation or encouragement in supporting individuals in making these changes

Target Group
Anyone working with adults on a one to one basis alongside their everyday work

Trainer
Sally Hayes

Venue
Brief Intervention training will be running throughout the year at various venues across the county. If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive future training dates please email Emma Baker at hpstraining@cornwall.nhs.uk

Dates (click here)


Cost Free

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Workplace Health

Workplace Health

Aim:
To provide training courses on a variety of topics based on improving the health of employees.

Brief Description:
A variety of courses offered dependent on the needs of individual businesses.  The courses may be delivered within workplaces and cover a variety of different health topics.

Target Group: Employers, Employee’s, Managers

Trainer:  Rachel Faulkner, Workplace Health Coordinator

If your workplace is interested in looking at the health and wellbeing of their staff and have some training needs please contact Rachel Faulkner, Workplace Health Coordinator on 01209 313419 or visit www.behealthyatwork.org

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Health Promotion Cornwall & Isles of Scilly
Kernow Building, Wilson Way, Redruth, TR15 3QE
Tel: 01209 313419 Fax: 01209 314491

Email: nigel.ellis@ciospct.cornwall.nhs.uk