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Sexual health and young people - an introduction, a specially designed one day course for non-specialist staff

In today's challenging financial environment, we appreciate how difficult it may be to secure training for non-specialist staff, who nevertheless have an essential role supporting the sexual health of young people.

To help these non-specialists, Durex via Catalyst is offering 90 places on a specially designed one day course run by two of the UK's most prestigious organisations in the field: sexual health charities Brook and FPA.

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Find out more:

  1. About the course
  2. The trainers
  3. Who should attend
  4. When to apply
  5. The application process
  6. Course dates and locations

About the course

The course will cover:

  1. The case for sexual health work with young people
  2. Practical communication tools for engaging young people
  3. Communication skills for empowering young people, for example negotiating skills and assertiveness
  4. Practical exercises for conveying the facts about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and contraception
  5. Practical approaches to exploring values, attitudes and identity

The trainers

Brook

All of Brook's training is informed by our creative grass roots work done on a daily basis across the UK and Jersey. The grass roots base, combined with excellence in training practice, builds a safe environment for reflection, challenge, sharing of knowledge, skills and personal development, ensuring that Brook training will enable you to develop and enhance your work with young people.

To find out more about Brook training click here.


FPA

FPA offers high quality training to support people's sexual health and rights. Our varied programme of courses offers professionals the opportunity to discuss issues, learn new information, practice skills and explore values and attitudes in a safe environment. Our courses are all designed to support the professional development of anyone working in a sexual health setting, including those working with young people and disabled people. We are proud to be able to offer University level accreditation on some of our courses.

To find out more about FPA training click here.

Who should attend?

This introductory level course is for those working directly with young people in any setting who have the opportunity to promote the positive sexual health of young people and support them with their sexual health choices.

School nurses, youth workers, primary care staff and voluntary sector staff will particularly benefit from this course.

If you feel that you or someone you work with would benefit from attending this one day course, click on the 'Application' icon.

When to apply

There will be 90 places available on 6 different courses, 3 in London and 3 in different parts of England. The training places will be made available in two tranches of 45, during 2010 and 2011.

  • Applications for the first 45 places on the three courses running between April and September 2010 have now closed.
  • Apply now for the next 45 places on courses running between October 2010 and March 2011. The closing date for applications is 31st July 2010.

The application process

Successful applicants must confirm that they:

  • Are unable to access finance for training from other means
  • Are working with young people
  • Have not have previously received formal training on sexual health and young people
  • Have the support of their manager for their participation

You will be asked to provide a 100 word summary explaining why you should attend the course and how you believe participation will benefit you in your role.

NOTE: Only one training place will be allocated per organisation per year.

Course dates

Date Venue When to apply
Tuesday 27th April 2010 FPA London Closed
Wednesday 16th June 2010 BVSC, Birmingham Closed
Thursday 9th September 2010 FPA London Closed
Wednesday 13th October 2010 Brook Liverpool Apply by 31st July 2010
Wednesday 19th January 2011 FPA London Apply by 31st July 2010
February 2011 tbc Brook Oldham Apply by 31st July 2010

Locations

FPA London
50 Featherstone Street
London EC1Y 8QU

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BVSC, Birmingham
138 Digbeth
Birmingham B5 6DR

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Brook Liverpool
81 London Road
Liverpool L3 8JA

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Brook Oldham
99-101 Union Street
Oldham OL1 1QH

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NOTE: SSL are promoting the above courses and managing the application process. SSL is not responsible for the course content, management and organisation and as such any questions should be directed to the Brook and FPA.

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