LAYC Training Courses for 2024/25

Confident RSHP (Relationships, sexual health and parenthood) Target audience: This training is for teaching staff and those delivering sessions in school or community settings as part of a structured group work programme. We suggest participants attend young people’s sexual health: Core first. Content: Delivering quality relationships sexual health and parenthood (RSHP) education and an introduction to the national RSHP resource. Learning outcomes: • Feel more confident to deliver RSHP education • Have increased knowledge of the evidence base and policy context for RSHP education • Have increased understanding of effective and engaging ways to respond to young people and create a safe learning environment • Be more familiar with the national rshp, scot educational resource In-person @ LAYC Free to members and Healthy Respect network. £30 non-members.

This interactive session will introduce participants to a variety of skills that will assist them to deal with conflict situations in a way that avoids the use of aggression. • Raise awareness of what conflict resolution means to you in your youth work role • Increase knowledge and understanding of what techniques can be applied to support challenging situations • Increase awareness of further support and help. In-person @ LAYC Free to members. £30 non-members.

This workshop aims to provide an: • Overview of the refreshed Getting it Right For Every Child • Development/refresh your understanding of Getting it Right For Every Child • Understand how to promote children, young people's and families wellbeing in a youth and children's work setting by using the GIRFEC approach In person at LAYC Free to members. £30 non-members

This interactive session will cover: • The language we use to talk about bodies and relationships • Puberty, consent, and online safety • The Scottish resource - https://rshp.scot/ • How to respond with confidence and support key messages for children In-person @LAYC Free to members. £30 non-members

The Child Protection Awareness training will cover the essential safeguarding and child protection procedures as detailed in the Inter-agency Child Protection Procedures for Edinburgh and Lothians. This training is for all staff who have regular contact with children and young people. The learning outcomes will address: • The current context for child protection • Developing/refreshing your understanding of child protection issues • Raising your awareness of your role in the child protection process Anyone with management responsibility who may need to decide about what to do regarding a concern for a child should attend the Children Protection Officer Training. In person @LAYC Free to members only.

We aim to cover to the following learning outcomes in the training session: • Responding to concerns about those at risk of Child Exploitation • Exploring possible support for children and young people. • Safeguarding those at risk. There will be representatives from the Prevention, Intervention and Partnerships department within Edinburgh Division, Police Scotland, including the Youth Justice Sergeant and The VOW Project and Fearless. In-person @ LAYC Free to members. £30 to non-members.

This session will: • Look at the impact of parental/carer alcohol use • Give participants a better understanding of the issues young people face • Look at how to support young people and signposting to other services. In-person @ LAYC Free to members. £30 non-members.

This training aims to increase professionals' knowledge of online child sexual abuse and how to respond to it – through education and safeguarding. The session will focus on: • An introduction to online sexual abuse • Children and young people online • Non-consensual nude image sharing amongst children and young people • Livestreaming • Challenging victim blaming attitudes… In-person @LAYC Free to all.

This workshop aims to help dispel the myths about self harm and equip participants to support people who may self harm. This will include input and discussions on the following: • Definition of self harm, which recognises that it is predominantly a coping strategy, • The difference between self harm and suicide, • The emotional, social and physiological factors that may underlie self-harming behaviours, • Reflect on your own feelings and reactions to self harm and how these can impact on interventions, • Appropriate and safe responses/ interventions, including harm reduction • Issues which impact on working with self harm within the context of your own workplace/role. In-person @ LAYC Free to members. £60 for non-members,.

The Child Protection Officer training covers the essential safeguarding and child protection procedures as detailed in the Multi-Agency Child Protection Procedures for Edinburgh and Lothians. This training is for staff with management responsibility who may need to make a decision about what to do regarding a concern for a child or young person. This interactive session aims: • To provide an understanding of the current legislation and procedures relating to Child Protection • To explore the role and responsibilities of a CPO officer in a voluntary youth group • To use case studies to consider responses to various child protection issues • Input/discussion about digital safety issues In person @ LAYC Free to members only.

Talking about positive masculinity promotes healthier gender norms and create a more equitable and inclusive society. Positive masculinity benefits everyone. The Imagine a Man training will cover all aspects of developing a positive masculinity programme for young people covering: • Thinking it through • Getting started • Making it work • Passing it on. In-person @ LAYC Free to members. £30 non-members.

The Child Protection Awareness training will cover the essential safeguarding and child protection procedures as detailed in the Inter-agency Child Protection Procedures for Edinburgh and Lothians. This training is for all staff who have regular contact with children and young people. The learning outcomes will address: • The current context for child protection • Developing/refreshing your understanding of child protection issues • Raising your awareness of your role in the child protection process Anyone with management responsibility who may need to decide about what to do regarding a concern for a child should attend the Children Protection Officer Training. In person @LAYC Free to members only.