Education, training and development resources to support the whole of the children's workforce at both pre- and post-qualification levels. Includes links to e-learning resources.
This framework provides guidance to help commissioners and providers of health and social care deliver high quality, cost effective education, training and continuous development to the workforce for the benefit of patients through the effective use of technology as part of a blended learning process.
Publisher: Department of Health (DH)
Published Date: 11/11/2011
The aim of this report was to identify the key training and development needs of frontline staff working in inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
Publisher: Foundation for Professionals in Services to Adolescents (FPSA)
Published Date: 16/01/2012
Designed to help and support the induction and integration of new staff into specialist CAMHS (child and adolescent mental health services) and underpinned by the core functions, this resource recognises the knowledge skills and values necessary to be an effective practitioner in this complex field. In addition to this handbook all the resources are available on an interactive CD-ROM which is available from barry.nixon@cmecic.org
Publisher: National CAMHS Workforce Programme, National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)
Published Date: 14/10/2010
This is the Children's Workforce Development Council's business plan for 2011-12. It also details achievements from the last five years and features a number of quotes from the workforce, children and young people, and Education Secretary Michael Gove.
Publisher: Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC)
Published Date: 01/04/2011
Describes the skills and knowledge that everyone who works with children and young people is expected to have. Intended to underpin multi-agency and integrated working, professional standards, training and qualifications across the children and young people’s workforce.
Publisher: Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC)
Published Date: 27/01/2010
Sets out the core functions of those working in specialist and targeted services, and links to the relevant national occupational standards. The core functions is a useful resource many workforce development activities including education and training and team skill mix development.
Publisher: Skills for Health
Published Date: 28/08/2010
Quality standards to support leadership development in CAMHS.
Publisher: National CAMHS Workforce Programme, National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)
Published Date: 11/04/2011
An review of leadership development programmes provided for the child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) workforce assessing their effectiveness and establishing if intended outcomes are being achieved.
Publisher: National CAMHS Workforce Programme, National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)
Published Date: 11/04/2011
Everybody's Business is a set of free e-learning materials about the mental health of children and young people. It is aimed at people who work with children, young people and their families who are not mental health professionals. There are three e-learning courses: Understanding mental health; Mental health promotion; and Perinatal and infant mental health.
Publisher: National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)
Published Date: 14/12/2009
The 2003 contract for hospital consultants delivered many expected benefits, but there is room for improvement in how trusts manage their consultants. This report examines: how far the expected benefits of the contract have been realised; whether consultants are managed effectively and consistently across NHS trusts; and how far the Committee of Public Accounts’ recommendations of 2007, designed to improve the management of consultants, have been implemented.
Publisher: National Audit Office (NAO)
Published Date: 07/02/2013
The importance for people working with children and adolescents to have an understanding of child and adolescent mental health and skills for dealing with issues around mental health is well documented and acknowledged. This document attempts to offer the context in terms of work currently being done with regard to competencies and related concepts.
Publisher: National CAMHS Workforce Programme, National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)
Published Date: 16/04/2006
This handbook is designed to provide basic knowledge and awareness of the facts and issues behind self-harm in children and young people, with advice about ways staff in children’s services can respond.
Publisher: National CAMHS Workforce Programme, National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)
Published Date: 28/03/2011
Values based materials for personal development that describes the core attitudes and behaviours in care and support for children and young people.Sets out the ten capabilities identified by young people as being essential for people working in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
Publisher: National CAMHS Workforce Programme, National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)
Published Date: 16/03/2011
This document, provides in one overarching statement, the essential capabilities required to achieve best practice for education and training of all staff who work in mental health services.
Publisher: Department of Health (DH)
Published Date: 06/08/2004
This handbook is designed to provide practitioners, working in generic Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), with an overview of the key issues related to working within inpatient settings.
Publisher: National CAMHS Workforce Programme, National CAMHS Support Service (NCSS)
Published Date: 01/12/2009
