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10 Top Tips for Professionals Supporting Children of Parents with a Mental Illness

10 Top Tips for Professionals Supporting Children of Parents with a Mental Illness

By Our Time Charity

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  • On-Demand course

  • 2 hours

  • Beginner level

Description

This CPD-certified course aims to get you thinking about children of parents with a mental illness and ways in which you could support them in your role. Inspired by the research of Dr Alan Cooklin; international expert on Children of Parents with Mental Illness (COPMI); and Gill Gorell Barnes; family therapist; teacher and author; this course offers 10 practical strategies that you can implement to better support this group within your practice.

course Content

12 sections•44 lessons
Section 15 lessons
  1. 1Welcome to the course
  2. 2Learning with us
  3. 3About the book
  4. 4Meet the experts
  5. 5Children of parents with a mental illness
Tip 1 - Take opportunities4 lessons
  1. 1Take opportunities
  2. 2Nobody's business
  3. 3Missed opportunities
  4. 4Tip 1 review
Tip 2 - Open up the topic4 lessons
  1. 1Open up the topic
  2. 2Approaching the conversation
  3. 3Recommended reads
  4. 4Tip 2 review
Tip 3 - Work together3 lessons
  1. 1Work together
  2. 2Principles for cross-service collaboration
  3. 3Tip 3 review
Tip 4 - Talk about it4 lessons
  1. 1Talk about it
  2. 2Why talking helps
  3. 3Knowledge check
  4. 4Tip 4 review
Tip 5 - Help children to build resilience4 lessons
  1. 1Help children to build resilience
  2. 2Take a whole family approach
  3. 3Practical strategies
  4. 4Tip 5 review
Tip 6 - Connect children to a trusted adult4 lessons
  1. 1Connect children to a trusted adult
  2. 2Self-care
  3. 3Activity pack
  4. 4Tip 6 review
Tip 7 - Acknowledge children's expertise4 lessons
  1. 1Acknowledge children's expertise
  2. 2Listen, recognise, validate
  3. 3My family, mental illness, and me
  4. 4Tip 7 review
Tip 8 - Be sensitive to culture & stigma3 lessons
  1. 1Be sensitive to culture and stigma
  2. 2Cultural sensitivity: tips for professionals
  3. 3Tip 8 review
Tip 9 - Remember small actions can make a big difference4 lessons
  1. 1Remember small actions can make a big difference
  2. 2I had this teacher...
  3. 3The elephant in the room
  4. 4Tip 9 review
Tip 10 - Raise awareness3 lessons
  1. 1Raise awareness
  2. 2Suggested methods
  3. 3Poster
Final reflections & assessment2 lessons
  1. 1End of course assessment
  2. 2Additional resources

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