TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT

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Ongoing Needs Assessment

At present about 60 interviews with a wide range of staff from statutory and non-statutory organisations have been undertaken.  As well as this several Focus Group discussions have also been undertaken.  From this several important themes have begun to emerge.  To read more about these emerging findings click here. For a diagrammatic view click here.

Small Focused Needs Assessment

As the project engages with various local groups smaller needs assessments may be undertaken.  These will then from part of the larger needs assessment.  A reflective exercise on the needs of teachers was undertaken as part of a Healthy Schools Emotional Well-being Conference.  To read more click here.

Previous Needs Assessment

Several needs assessments have been undertaken with a variety of groups across a variety of sectors across Kent and Medway and nationally.  The project is attempting to access these assessments and integrate them into the broader assessment.    

To read the Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley Primary Care Needs assessment click here.

To read the Interagency Child Protection Needs Assessment click here.

If you know of any needs assessments please let us know by contacting us at CAMHS@salomons.org.uk

Evaluation of Frontline Worker Training

There is a lot of training for frontline practitioners happening across Kent and Medway.  However whether this training is relevant and appropriate for these groups is a question.  The project is therefore assessing some of this training to see what frontline practitioners have to say about it.  At present the following evaluations have been undertaken:

q       An Evaluation Of The Solution Focused Training Workshops For Family Liaison Officers And The Wave Project Team.  Click here to read the document. 

q       We are also working with the Mental Health Worker for Looked After Children in West Kent to evaluate training being offered to Foster carers around child development and mental health. 

      q       We are working with the Specialist CAMHS team in Folkestone to evaluate some systemic family therapy training done with frontline workers

Research on frontline workers new role:

A doctoral student is doing some research on how school nurses respond to the mental health needs of children and young people.  The aims of the investigation is to examine school nurses perceptions of their role in relation to children and adolescents with emotional, behavioural and mental health problems and to explore the knowledge and skills they draw upon to inform them in this, both personally and professionally.  

The Needs of Children, Young People and Families:

All of the above needs to be seen within the context of the needs of the people who are serviced by these practitioners, services, projects, organisations and institutions.  Many needs assessments from across the country have been undertaken.  The project aims to collect these and integrate them into the needs assessment. 

Linking Training and Development Needs and Core Capabilities:

The needs assessment will also be linked to the development of the core capabilities of those working with children and young people.  This set of capabilities will hopefully provide practitioners and managers with a tool to reflect on their training and development needs.  

For more information on the core capabilities click here.

Once this is done a reflective tool for organisations and agencies will be developed to enable them to critically look at how they can assess, as well as meet, the training needs of their staff.

Last edited 10/06/2004