BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0-1275@devonscp.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250123T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250123T153000 DTSTAMP:20251105T131109Z URL:https://www.devonscp.org.uk/?post_type=event&p=12098 SUMMARY:Children Affected by Parental (or Familial) Imprisonment Awareness Training DESCRIPTION:All sessions will be delivered on-line\, via Microsoft Teams\n\ nDates and Times:\n\n5th December 2024 – 10am to 1pm\n\n12th December 20 24 – 10am to 1pm\n\n21st January 2025 – bitesize lunchtime webinar – 12 to 1pm\n\n23rd January 2025 – 12.30 to 3.30pm\n\n28th January 2025 – bitesize twilight webinar – 4 to 5pm\n\n This multi-agency training will be delivered by Children Heard and Seen (CHAS)\, a charity based in Oxfordshire who support children\, young people and their families who are impacted by parental imprisonment. Children Heard and Seen over the past eight years have worked alongside 435 families and over 110 children and y oung people. They listen to the voices of children\, and young people and train professionals and volunteers to support them as well as working to c hange policy nationally. For more information about CHAS go to Who we are - Children Heard and Seen\n\n Through raising awareness and confidence fo r attendees\, children and young people will receive support from adults t hat helps to reduce their sense of shame and stigma\, help them process th eir complex and confusing feelings\, and support them to hold on to hope a nd realise their full potential\n\nThe sessions will provide:\n\n An incr eased awareness of the issue of parental imprisonment\, the range of impac ts on children and young people (and their families)\, the types of suppor t that children may need to lessen these impacts.\n Confidence to engage with children (and the parent who is caring for them) about their experien ces\, thereby providing a safe space for young people to process their fee lings\, and to feel heard and understood.\n Ability to talk confidently t o colleagues and other professionals about children affected by parental ( or familial) imprisonment\n A supportive environment to challenge unconsc ious bias and non-judgemental curiosity in yours and others’ attitudes\n There will be opportunities for small and whole group discussions.\n Ca se studies based on real experiences will be used.\n There is a maximum n umber of 24 places on each session.\n The session will not be recorded.\n \nThe lunchtime and twilight sessions are for staff who are unable to acce ss the 3-hour training\, for example\; teachers\, and school staff\, GPs a nd primary care staff\, Mental health practitioners\, senior leaders\, loc al councillors. There is no limit on numbers for these shorter webinars.\n \nClick here to request a place - Children affected by Parental (or Famili al) Imprisonment or scan this QR code:\n\nTo see a trailer of the film tha t will be shown as part of the training go to:\n\nInvisible Children - Fil m Trailer - Children Heard and Seen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR