Family Action provides high-quality training and consultancy services for a wide range of organisations – local authorities, the NHS, schools/academies, early years settings, adoption and fostering agencies, charities and commercial enterprises.
Our open workshops, in-house training and consultancy draw on Family Action’s extensive experience of delivering programmes and services to support children and families across the country. This ensures that our training and consultancy is always based on real-world experience, reflects the latest research, and is grounded in best practice. Download our general flyer.
We also deliver training and develop resources to support Family Action programmes and services across the country. See for example our East Midlands Adoption Support Service (EMASS) page.
Family Action can deliver a wide range of workshops in-house within your organisation on a day and at a time that suits you and your staff – offering convenience, cost-effectiveness and flexibility. We can also tailor our workshops to meet the needs of your staff and their continuing professional development.
Click on the banners below to view examples of our most popular training. Please phone 020 3640 2303 or email TandC@family-action.org.uk to outline your requirements or to commission training to be run in-house within your organisation.
‘Excellent training … I would recommend to anyone working in Adoption and Fostering.’ (Agency Decision Makers Workshop)
Family Action offers the following popular workshops: In addition, we can also run workshops focusing on issues such as: Perinatal Mental Health Awareness; Strengthening Wellbeing and Professional Resilience; Managing Conflict at Work; Managing Staff with Family Problems. Download our Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing flyer.
Family Action can deliver a wide range of workshops to support professionals working within the field of adoption and fostering, including: In addition, we can also run workshops focusing on issues such as: The Emotional Wellbeing of Foster Carers and Adopters; Assessing Prospective Foster Carers; Intermediary Services; Disclosure of Information and Birth Record Counselling. Download our Adoption and Fostering flyer.
Family Action supports early years staff through training focusing on issues such as: We can also deliver training focusing on issues such as: Mental Health First Aid (Youth); Child Sexual Exploitation; Attachment, Trauma and Loss; and Child Protection and Safeguarding for DSLs. Download our Early Years flyer.
Mental health, female genital mutilation (FGM) and domestic violence are among schools’ key concerns. Family Action can offer training to help schools and academies address these concerns, such as: We also run a variety of other workshops, such as: Death, Grief and Bereavement; Child Sexual Exploitation; Attachment, Trauma and Loss; Looking after Teachers; Pathological Demand Avoidance; and Child Protection and Safeguarding for DSLs. Download our Schools and Education flyer.
Family Action offers a wide range of training to support professionals working with children and families across the country, such as: We can also run a variety of other workshops, focusing on issues such as: Safeguarding; Child Sexual Exploitation; Mental Health First Aid. Download our Children and Families flyer.
Mental health issues cost the UK economy more than £3b p.a. (DWP, 2005) through lost working days, staff turnover and lower productivity. Our Mental Health First Aid and Strengthening Wellbeing and Professional Resilience workshops will help you identify early indications of mental health issues and consider practical ways in which you can support your staff effectively, while also helping you to reduce costly staff absences and improve staff morale and productivity. Download our Corporate flyer.
Family Action delivers a variety of open workshops to support professionals working in sectors as varied as adoption and fostering, adult mental health and wellbeing, and children and families.
Click on the calendar to view full details of our forthcoming open workshops and to book your place online. Alternatively, phone 020 3640 2303 if you would like us to send you a booking form and/or invoice.
Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) (all in London)
Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) (all in London)
Child Protection and Safeguarding for DSLs (2 days) (all in Birmingham)
‘Inspiring ideas and tools, and lots of reflection. Recommend to all!’ (Tools for Assessment Training for Social Workers)
Our expert consultants will work with you to:
Please phone 020 3640 2303 or email TandC@family-action.org.uk to discuss your organisation’s individual requirements.
Family Action’s PAC-UK Service offers a range of other training and support to enable parents/carers and professionals to meet the needs of children who have experienced difficult starts in life.
Family Action
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‘Really interactive and engaged the audience really well.’ (Advanced Neglect Workshop)