Sequoia training

by Mental Wellbeing Team

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Sequoia Training – Tuesday 1st July– North Somerset

What is the Sequoia Tree (Sequoia) training?

The Sequoia training is for a variety of staff who work with people with the difficulties known as personality disorders/complex emotional needs.

The training is to mirror the intentions of the CMHF , a variety of staff working together, within localities.

It is a one day training, face to face, from 9.15-4.15, usually in your locality area.

The learning outcomes for the training are to

  •      Understand national best practice and up to date knowledge for working with people with these difficulties
  •      Promote positive culture change
  •      Understand key skills and attitudes for working with people
  •      Engender hope and aspirations for change
  •      Mirror the community mental health framework, with staff, from a variety of organisations, and roles, working together.
  •      Gain an initial understanding of the new Sequoia PD/CEN service

Each training is delivered by a staff member working in the field and a person with lived experience. (Roles often overlap)

The content of the training is

Session 1- Key background knowledge

What are PD/CEN, how do they develop, links to attachment and trauma and different ways of framing.

Session 2-The role of the unconscious, linking the past to the present and individual patterns.

Psychologically informed practice, schema, formulation and recovery

Session 3-Key ways of working with people with PD/CEN

Communication, relationships, validation, reflection, mentalisation, stigma and attitudes

Session 4-Ourselves, our organisations and our teams

Splitting, boundaries, team working, reflection, self care and endings

Please note that this training is not suitable for staff who have done more advanced PD/CEN training such as SCM, DBT, MBT, etc

To book your space contact iola.davies@emerginghealth.co.uk    

 

 

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