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10 Top Tips for Professionals Supporting Children of Parents with a Mental Illness
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On-Demand course
2 hours
Beginner level
Description
This CPD-certified course aims to get you thinking about children of parents with a mental illness and ways in which you could support them in your role. Inspired by the research of Dr Alan Cooklin; international expert on Children of Parents with Mental Illness (COPMI); and Gill Gorell Barnes; family therapist; teacher and author; this course offers 10 practical strategies that you can implement to better support this group within your practice.
course Content
12 sections•44 lessons
Section 15 lessons
- Welcome to the course
- Learning with us
- About the book
- Meet the experts
- Children of parents with a mental illness
Tip 1 - Take opportunities4 lessons
- Take opportunities
- Nobody's business
- Missed opportunities
- Tip 1 review
Tip 2 - Open up the topic4 lessons
- Open up the topic
- Approaching the conversation
- Recommended reads
- Tip 2 review
Tip 3 - Work together3 lessons
- Work together
- Principles for cross-service collaboration
- Tip 3 review
Tip 4 - Talk about it4 lessons
- Talk about it
- Why talking helps
- Knowledge check
- Tip 4 review
Tip 5 - Help children to build resilience4 lessons
- Help children to build resilience
- Take a whole family approach
- Practical strategies
- Tip 5 review
Tip 6 - Connect children to a trusted adult4 lessons
- Connect children to a trusted adult
- Self-care
- Activity pack
- Tip 6 review
Tip 7 - Acknowledge children's expertise4 lessons
- Acknowledge children's expertise
- Listen, recognise, validate
- My family, mental illness, and me
- Tip 7 review
Tip 8 - Be sensitive to culture & stigma3 lessons
- Be sensitive to culture and stigma
- Cultural sensitivity: tips for professionals
- Tip 8 review
Tip 9 - Remember small actions can make a big difference4 lessons
- Remember small actions can make a big difference
- I had this teacher...
- The elephant in the room
- Tip 9 review
Tip 10 - Raise awareness3 lessons
- Raise awareness
- Suggested methods
- Poster
Final reflections & assessment2 lessons
- End of course assessment
- Additional resources
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