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Course Title |
Location |
Time |
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2008
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1 May - 22 May |
First aid |
Clooney Hall Centre, Derry |
7.00pm - 10.00pm |
6 May |
Talking to your child about tough issues |
Tara Centre, Omagh |
7.00pm - 9.30pm |
10 May/17 May/ 14 June |
Preparation for fostering |
Manor House Hotel, Killadeas, Enniskillen |
10.00am - 3.00pm |
13 May |
Understanding the needs of children in Northern Ireland – foster carers’ involvement in making assessments |
Silverbirch Hotel, Omagh (U-shaped theatre) |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
22 May - 26 June |
Self-esteem and behaviour management in the adolescent years (8-18 years) |
St. Columb’s Park House |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
2 June/9 June/ 16 June/24 June |
Equal skills – an introduction for those who have never used a computer |
Clooney Hall Centre, Derry |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
3 June |
Understanding the needs of children in Northern Ireland – foster carers’ involvement in making assessments |
Clooney Hall Centre, Derry |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
5 June/12 June/ 19 June |
Talking to your child about tough issues |
St. Columb’s Park House, Derry |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
10 June |
First aid |
Silverbirch Hotel, Omagh (Conference Room 4) |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
24 June |
Moving on – from placement to placement / from fostering to adoption |
Fermanagh House, Enniskillen (Conference Room) |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
2 Sept |
Counting on carers |
Strabane Library |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
9 Sept |
Self-esteem |
Tara Centre, Omagh |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
16 Sept |
Education system – how the system works |
Drummond Hotel, Ballykelly |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
18 Sept/25 Sept |
Child protection |
Clooney Hall Centre, Derry |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
20 Sept |
Education system & counting on carers |
Manor House Hotel, Killadeas, Enniskillen |
10.00am - 2.00pm |
23 Sept |
Child protection |
Arc Healthy Living Centre, Irvinestown |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
23 Sept - 28 Oct |
Skills to foster |
Clooney Hall Centre, Derry |
7.30pm - 10.00pm |
1 Oct |
Men in foster care – the invisible carers |
Manor House Hotel, Killeadeas, Enniskillen |
7.00pm - 10.00pm |
2 Oct/9 Oct |
Men in foster care – the invisible carers |
St. Columb’s Park House |
7.00pm - 10.00pm |
7 Oct |
Self-esteem |
Limavady Community Development Initative |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
14 Oct |
Advocacy and support |
Silverbirch Hotel, Omagh |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
16 Oct/23 Oct |
Managing allegations |
Manor House Hotel, Killadeas, Enniskillen |
10.00am - 2.00pm |
18 Oct |
Attachment and the foster child |
Manor House Hotel, Killadeas, Enniskillen |
10.00am - 3.30pm |
21 Oct |
Advocacy and support |
Strabane Library |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
3 Nov/10 Nov |
Responding to stress in foster care |
Clooney Hall Centre, Derry |
8.00am - 10.00pm |
8 Nov |
Managing allegations |
Manor House Hotel, Killeadeas, Enniskillen |
10.00am - 2.00pm |
12 Nov/19 Nov |
Responding to stress in foster care |
Drummond Hotel, Ballykelly |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
18 Nov |
Child protection |
Fermanagh House, Enniskillen (Conference Room) |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
17 Nov |
Child safety in the car |
Limavady Community Development Initiative |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
2 Dec |
Moving on – leaving and after care team |
Leaving and After Care offices, Holmview Terrace, Camspie, Omagh |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
TBC |
Therapeutic play with foster children |
St. Columb’s Park House, Derry |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
TBC |
Therapeutic crisis intervention for foster carers |
Clooney Hall Centre, Derry |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
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2009 | |||
12 Jan/19 Jan |
Attachment and the foster child |
St. Columb’s Park House, Derry |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
13 Jan/20 Jan/27 Jan |
Moving on – from placement to placement / from fostering to adoption |
Clooney Hall Centre, Derry |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
15 Jan |
Working together – creating a fostering culture |
St. Columb’s Park House, Derry |
9.30am - 3.30pm |
20 Jan |
Working together – creating a fostering culture |
Manor House Hotel, Killadeas, Enniskillen |
9.45am - 3.00pm |
17 Feb |
First aid |
Fermanagh House, Enniskillen (Conference Room) |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
3 Feb |
Recording and the foster care task |
Tara Centre, Omagh |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
2 Feb - 23 Feb |
Managing children’s challenging behaviour – early years and primary school |
Limavady Community Development Initiative |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
3 March |
Trauma and the impact on the looked after child |
Clinton Centre, Enniskillen |
7.00pm - 9.00pm |
3 March |
Recording and the foster care task |
Clooney Hall Centre, Derry |
8.00pm - 10.00pm |
26 March |
Annual foster carers training awards ceremony |
St. Columb’s Park House, Derry |
12.00pm - 2.30pm |
These courses are designed for all approved foster carers
For more details contact:
Geraldine Smith, Training Fostering Services geraldine.smith@westerntrust.hscni.net or call 028 7132 0951 (Derry)
or Sarah Gibson, Training Fostering Services sarah.gibson@westerntrust.hscni.net or call 028 8283 5251 (Omagh)