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Mental Health TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT PROJECT www.camhs.org |
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The aim of this stream of the project is the development of a tool for reflecting on the capabilities needed by the workforce in order to work effectively with children and with adolescents around issues of mental health. It is hoped that after various phases of consultation this document will provide guidance for a variety of processes and people in the Kent and Medway regions such as: · Guidance for those working with children and young people in terms of their own needs for development in this area · Inform recruitment and selection of staff to positions working with children and young people · Guide managers in terms of the capabilities they are looking for in their staff · Assist managers in drawing up development plans with staff to develop these capabilities/competencies · Guide commissioners of services and training in terms of purchasing relevant services and education and training · Guide Higher Education Institutions in terms of the training they offer · Guide the development of training programmes for those already in service · Guide the development of professional specific competencies and be used to refine those that already exist · Guide a review of the skills of the current workforce making services more responsive to the mental health needs of young people e.g. community paediatricians - not only do they need skills in working with young people but they are seeing more and more mental health issues for which they received no training (Bucknall, 2003)[1].
[1] Bucknall, J (2003) Lessons from a stand-alone urban paediatric ambulatory care unit. Paper presented at the New Models In Children’s Services: The Role Of Ambulatory And Community Care Conference, London. |
