Parenting & mental health
Course overview:
Consider the affect of mental health difficulties on day to day parenting and ability to meet the children’s needs; identify any risks, including those associated with pregnancy; and feel confident to develop a safety plan that focuses on the needs of the whole family.
Aim(s):
To have time and space to think about and understand how mental health difficulties may affect day to day parenting and the child’s lived experience.
Objectives:
By the end of the course participants will have had opportunities to:
- To consider how a parent’s emotional wellbeing may influence their ability to meet their child’s physical, emotional, and developmental needs
- To be able to understand the increased risks associated with the perinatal period and identify the red flags
- To think about other risk factors than can accompany parental mental illness and what this might mean for children
- To feel confident in developing a safety plan that focus on the needs of the whole family
Maximum group size: 16
In-person training - we ask you to provide a suitable venue and refreshments.
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Your trainer(s)
Leanne Ellaway
Leanne Ellaway has been a registered social worker since qualifying from the University of Bristol in 2006. With almost two decades of experience across both voluntary and statutory sectors, she has worked in a range of roles including as a Practitioner, Senior Social Worker, Team Manager, Parental Substance Misuse Social Worker and Adult and Child Safeguarding Lead for drug and alcohol services in Bristol.
Throughout her career, she has developed extensive expertise in homelessness, mental health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, and safeguarding. She has significant experience of undertaking complex casework, completing specialist assessments, supervising staff, writing policies and procedures, providing safeguarding advice, delivering training, and working collaboratively with partner agencies to improve outcomes for individuals and families.
As a qualified Practice Supervisor and Practice Educator, Leanne is experienced in supporting, assessing, and mentoring student social workers throughout their professional development.
Now working as a freelance social worker and trainer, Leanne delivers engaging, evidence-based training on a range of specialist topics, including parenting and substance use, pregnancy and substance use, and non-fatal strangulation. She is also a qualified Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) and an accredited facilitator of the Freedom Programme.
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