Complex Lives, Multiple Vulnerabilities Training Programme A range of training opportunities to improve knowledge, skills and awareness

- Drugs & Alcohol
- Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence
- Mental Health

Online & Face to Face Training

Drugs & Alcohol

For more information on any of the above training courses please contact us: [email protected]

Alcohol IBA
To enable staff across all organisations to identify alcohol-related problems using validated screening tool.

Course outline

Duration: Half day | Trainer: Healthy Cornwall
Monday 17th April 2023 (in person)
Thursday 18th May 2023 (online)
Friday 23rd June 2023 (in person)
Wednesday 19th July 2023 (online)
Thursday 14th September 2023 (in person)
Wednesday 18th October 2023 (online via Zoom)
Friday 17th November 2023 (in person, Chy Trevail, Bodmin)
Monday 11th December 2023 (online via Zoom)
Monday 15th January 2024 (online)
Monday 5th February 2024 (online)
Friday 8th March 2024 (online)
Friday 19th April 2024 (in person, Pydar House, Truro)
Tuesday 14th May 2024 (online)
Wednesday 12th June 2024 (online)
Friday 12th July 2024 (in person, Pydar House, Truro)
Basic Drug Awareness
(in person – except where indicated)
For people to be aware of the range of drugs, their effects and interventions available to help.

Course outline

Duration: 1 day | Trainer: Rich Evans
Tuesday 25th April 2023
Wednesday 24th May 2023 (online)
Wednesday 28th June 2023 (online)
Thursday 20th & Thursday 27th July 2023 (online)
Tuesday 19th & Tuesday 26th September 2023 (online)
Wednesday 25th October 2023
Thursday 30th November 2023
Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Wednesday 28th February 2024
Thursday 14th March 2024 (online)
Young People’s Substance Awareness & Screening
(online and in person)
Supports professionals to increase their confidence around talking with young people about substance use and helps identify the appropriate interventions.

Course outline

Duration: 1 day | Trainers: Matt Whittaker/Jodie Lynes
Wednesday 19th April 2023 (in person)
Tuesday 9th May 2023 (online)
Wednesday 14th June 2023 (in person)
Tuesday 4th July 2023 (online)
Tuesday 19th September 2023 (online)
Wednesday 11th October 2023 (in person)
Wednesday 1st November 2023 (in person)
Tuesday 28th & Wednesday 29th November 2023 (online)
Wednesday 17th January 2024 (in person)
Wednesday 7th February 2024 (in person)
Tuesday 27th February 2024 (online)
Tuesday 26th March 2024 (online
Dual Diagnosis
(online)
To support and equip anyone working with the joint occurrence of mental health and substance use.

Course outline

Duration: 2 days | Trainer: Phil Harris
12th & 19th May 2023
15th & 22nd June 2023
10th & 17th July 2023
7th & 14th September 2023
12th & 19th October 2023
13th & 20th November 2023
7th & 14th December 2023
11th & 18th January 2024
22nd & 26th February 2024
18th & 22nd March 2024
Motivational Interviewing
(online)
This client-centred approach is designed to help people find the motivation to make a positive behaviour change and is particularly effective for people who have mixed feelings about changing.

Course outline

Duration: 2 days | Trainer: Phil Harris
10th & 17th May 2023
20th & 27th July 2023
19th & 26th September 2023
11th & 18th October 2023
2nd & 9th November 2023
5th & 12th December 2023
22nd & 29th January 2024
20th & 27th February 2024
Cocaine, Crack & Other Stimulants
(online)
To raise awareness of the increasing proliferation of crack cocaine, the associated risks and ways of engaging help.

Course outline

Duration: 1 day | Trainer: Kevin Flemen
Training delivered via Zoom
Friday 28th April 2023
Friday 26th May 2023
Friday 9th June 2023
Friday 14th July 2023
Thursday 12th October 2023
Friday 27th October 2023
Practical Management of PTSD
(online)
Practical interventions to support people who have experienced trauma in adulthood to manage the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Duration: 1 day | Trainer: Phil Harris
Friday 9th June 2023
Monday 4th September 2023
Wednesday 8th November 2023
Friday 8th December 2023
Tuesday 30th January 2024
Tuesday 6th February 2024
Safer Injecting
There are 3 levels of training which aim to provide the knowledge and skills to staff to provide the needle and syringe programme and safer injecting advice.

Trainer: Exchange Supplies
Free e-learning available from Exchange Supplies at:
https://training.exchangesupplies.org/nsp_training
Supporting Effective Recovery
(online)
The course identifies the critical drivers of relapse and how practitioners can develop personal tailored relapse management plans with clients who experience setbacks.

Duration: 2 days | Trainer: Phil Harris
For Drug and Alcohol Treatment Staff only

Wednesday 21st & Wednesday 28th June 2023
Friday 12th & Friday 19th January 2024
Appreciative Enquiry
(online)
This course will introduce you to the key concepts of AE and teach you to carry out appreciative enquiry.

Duration: 3hours | Trainer: Gary Wallace
Wednesday 5th April 2023
Thursday 6th April 2023
Thursday 13th April 2023
Blue Light Train the Trainer
(in person)
The Blue Light Programme is to assertively engage treatment resistant and more entrenched drinkers.  This session is to train a cohort of trainers to roll this training out across professionals Cornwall.

Duration: 2 days | Trainer: Lauren Booker
Monday 31st July & Tuesday 1st August 2023
Sleep Aware
(in person)
A half-day session delivered by Hunrosa Sleep Consultants to help professionals discover tools to aid calm sleep for people with multiple vulnerabilities.  CPD accredited course.

Duration: 3 hours | Trainer: Hunrosa
Tuesday 12th September 2023
The Traveller Movement
(online)
This course aims to raise awareness of domestic abuse within the traveller communities.

Duration: 1 day | Trainer: The Traveller Movement
Friday 2nd June 2023
10 Footsteps to Pain Management
Live Well with Pain deliver training to provide professionals with the knowledge, techniques, tools and information to support their clients self-manage their pain – follow on Train the Trainer programme.

Duration: 3 days | Trainer: Live Well
You must attend all 3 days

Wednesday 10th May, Wednesday 14th June & Wednesday 5th July 2023
Wednesday 24th May, Wednesday 21st June & Wednesday 12th July 2023
Wednesday 20th September, Wednesday 25th October & Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Wednesday 8th November, Wednesday 6th December 2023 & Wednesday 10th January 2024
Difficult and Dangerous Behaviours training
This course provides participants with the skills to consider the reasons behind difficult or dangerous behaviours and how to achieve a successful resolution.

Duration: 1 day | Trainer: Dr Iain Bourne
Monday 22nd May 2023
Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Wednesday 24th May 2023
Friday 26th May 2023
Thursday 1st June 2023
Friday 2nd June 2023
Monday 5th June 2023
Wednesday 7th June 2023
Thursday 8th June 2023
Friday 9th June 2023
Shelter: Housing Law & Housing Services training
Roll out for non-specialists.
This training provides a comprehensive introduction to the law as it relates to security of tenure in the public and private sectors, outlining the legal knowledge and practical skills required to determine housing status. It will give delegates an understanding of who is homeless and in priority need, knowledge of key duties, and how those duties can end.

Duration: | Trainer:
Tuesday 13th June 2023
Wednesday 14th & Thursday 22nd June 2023
Tuesday 27th June 2023
Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th July 2023

Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence

Active Bystander Training
To enable staff in the night time economy (NTE) to safely challenge unacceptable behaviours.

Duration: Half day | Trainer: Kerry Whincup (DASV Team, Cornwall Council)
Monday 17th April 2023
Tuesday 16th May 2023
Monday 31st July 2023
Train the Trainer:
Tuesday 19th & Tuesday 26th September 2023
Community session: Tuesday 5th December 2023 (Saltash)
Bystander Training
To provide professionals with the skills to safely challenge unacceptable behaviours.

Duration: 90 minutes | Trainer: Safer Futures
Monday 22nd May 2023
Thursday 17th August 2023
Thursday 5th October 2023 – Bystander Toolkit
Thursday 19th October 2023
Thursday 9th November 2023 – for Team Leaders and Managers
Thursday 30th November 2023
Thursday 7th December 2023 – for Team Leaders and Managers
Thursday 25th January 2024 – Bystander Toolkit
Thursday 1st February 2024 – for Team Leaders & Managers
Thursday 14th March 2024
Courageous Conversations
(online)
To improve confidence in identifying and working with those engaging in abusive behaviours.

Duration: Half day | Trainer: Safer Futures
Friday 29th September 2023
Friday 27th October 2023
Friday 24th November 2023
Friday 15th December 2023
Friday 12th January 2024
Thursday 25th January 2024
Thursday 29th February 2024
Friday 22nd March 2024
DASH (Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment Tool) -Level 1
Domestic abuse and sexual violence awareness raising, including coercion and control.

Duration: Half day | Trainer: Safer Futures
Wednesday 3rd April 2023
Thursday 20th April 2023
Tuesday 2nd May 2023
Monday 19th June 2023
Monday 10th July 2023
Monday 31st July 2023
Monday 21st August 2023
Monday 4th September 2023
Friday 29th September 2023
Monday 2nd October 2023
Monday 29th January 2024
Friday 9th February 2024
Monday 18th March 2024
DASH (Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment Tool) -Level 2
Identifying and responding to domestic abuse and sexual violence, including routine enquiry.

Duration: 2x Half days | Trainer: Safer Futures
Monday 5th June 2023
Monday 4th December 2023
Thursday 18th January 2024 – NHS
Monday 22nd January 2024
Wednesday 21st February 2024 – NHS
Friday 1st March 2024
Wednesday 20th March 2024 – NHS
DASH(Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment Tool) -Level 3
More in-depth knowledge around domestic abuse and sexual violence, including MARAC (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference), risk of suicide, DASH risk assessment and coercion and control.

Duration: 2x Half days | Trainer: Safer Futures
Wednesday 17th May 2023
Tuesday 30th May 2023
Monday 12th June 2023
Wednesday 21st June 2023
Monday 26th 7 Tuesday 27th June 2023
Wednesday 5th & Thursday 6th July 2023
Wednesday 16th August 2023
Wednesday 20th September 2023
Wednesday 22nd November 2023
Wednesday 13th December 2023
Wednesday 17th January 2024
Wednesday 7th February 2024
Wednesday 21st February 2024
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Wednesday 27th March 2024

Trauma Informed/Mental Health

Together for Families Children & Families Core Curriculum:
Mental Health First Aid Youth

(online)

Duration: 4x Half days | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Together for Families, Cornwall Council Practitioners Only

Booking Info: Oracle
Together for Families Children & Families Core Curriculum:
Suicide First Aid

(online)

Duration: 2x Half days | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Together for Families, Cornwall Council Practitioners Only

Booking Info: Oracle
Together for Families Children & Families Core Curriculum:
Trauma Informed Practice


Duration: Half day | Delivered by: Headstart
Together for Families, Cornwall Council Practitioners Only

Booking Info: Oracle
Together for Families Children & Families Core Curriculum:
Assessing & Addressing Adversity


Duration: Half day | Delivered by: James McGurk
Together for Families, Cornwall Council Practitioners Only

Booking Info: Oracle
Our Safeguarding Children Partnership (OSCP):
Suicide Prevention e-learning


Duration: 30mins | Delivered by: Zero Suicide Alliance
Practitioners in all partnership organisations

Booking Info: OSCP website
Our Safeguarding Children Partnership (OSCP):
Creating Trauma Informed Organisations


Duration: 2 days | Delivered by: Karen Treisman
Leaders and Managers Only

Booking Info: OSCP website
Our Safeguarding Children Partnership (OSCP):
Introduction to Trauma Informed Organisations


Duration: Half day | Delivered by: Karen Treisman
Booking Info: OSCP website
Our Safeguarding Children Partnership (OSCP):
Sharing Tips and Tools for Trauma Informed Working in your Organisation


Duration: 1 day | Delivered by: TBC
Booking Info: OSCP website
Our Safeguarding Children Partnership (OSCP):
Learning Lessons Workshop – Teenage Suicide


Duration: Half day | Delivered by: Mr Mark Peel, Lucy Walsh/Paula Chappell
Booking Info: OSCP website
Healthy Cornwall:
Mental Health First Aid Adults


Duration: 2 days | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Booking Info: Healthy Cornwall website
Healthy Cornwall:
Mental Health First Aid Champion


Duration: 1 days | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Booking Info: Healthy Cornwall website
Healthy Cornwall:
Mental Health First Aid Youth


Duration: 4x half days | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Booking Info: Healthy Cornwall website
Healthy Cornwall:
Mental Health First Aid Refresher


Duration: Half day | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Booking Info: Healthy Cornwall website
Healthy Cornwall:
Mental Health First Aid Awareness


Duration: Half day | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Booking Info: Healthy Cornwall website
Healthy Cornwall:
Suicide First Aid


Duration: 2 Half days | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Booking info: Healthy Cornwall website
Healthy Cornwall:
SafeTalk


Duration: 3.5hours | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Booking Info: Healthy Cornwall website
Healthy Cornwall:
SuicideTalk


Duration: 90mins | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Booking Info: Healthy Cornwall website
Healthy Cornwall:
ASIST


Duration: 2 days | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Booking Info: Healthy Cornwall website
Healthy Cornwall:
Mental Health Awareness


Duration: 3hours | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Booking Info: Healthy Cornwall website
Healthy Cornwall:
Connect 5 Mental Health


Duration: 2.5 days | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Booking Info: Healthy Cornwall website
Healthy Cornwall:
Understanding stress, developing resilience & mindfulness, meditation and sleep hygiene


Duration: TBC | Delivered by: Healthy Cornwall
Booking Info: Healthy Cornwall website
HeadStart Kernow:
Trauma Recovery Model


Duration: 3 days | Delivered by: TRM Academy
Booking Info: Headstart Kernow website
HeadStart Kernow:
SPACE supporting parents and children emotionally


Duration: Varies | Delivered by: Rock Pool
Train the trainer schools and VCS

Booking Info: Headstart Kernow website
HeadStart Kernow:
TIS UK Webinars


Duration: Anytime viewing | Delivered by: TIS UK
Booking Info: HeadStart Kernow
HeadStart Kernow:
Protective Behaviours
2 day foundation course


Duration: 2 days | Delivered by: Kate Pordage Headstart Kernow
Open to anyone supporting wellbeing of C&YP

Booking Info: HeadStart Kernow
HeadStart Kernow:
Cornwall Schools Wellbeing Hub.
On demand / webinar recordings / bitesize training


Duration: N/A | Delivered by: Headstart Kernow (via online Moodle Platform)
Open to anyone supporting wellbeing of C&YP

Booking Info: HeadStart Kernow
HeadStart Kernow:
Parents and Carers Wellbeing Series


Duration: 20x 1hour workshops | Delivered by: HeadStart Kernow and Public Health
Booking info: Wellbeing Hub
HeadStart Kernow:
The Language of Compassion and it’s Power to Connect


Duration: Adaptable | Delivered by: HeadStart Kernow
Booking info: Contact [email protected]
Sound Doctor:
Psychological First Aid


Duration: 2/3 hours | Delivered by: The Sound Doctor
Booking info: Free online course
Sound Doctor:
Trauma Informed Practice


Duration: 2/3 hours | Delivered by: The Sound Doctor
Booking info: Free online course
Sound Doctor:
Mental Health Awareness


Duration: 2/3 hours | Delivered by: The Sound Doctor
Booking info: Free online course

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://safercornwall.co.uk/safer-cornwall-daat-training-programme/