Knowledge and skills required by workers who have regular and intense contact with children and young people who are known to have mental health problems and who can deliver targeted interventions with appropriate training and support.
There is an expectation that Category 3 staff will have undertaken Skilled Level training before undertaking any Enhanced Level training. It is not expected that all Category 3 staff will undertake all Category 3 Core training. Rather, at level 3, pathways are determined by a person’s job role, professional competencies and in agreement with their line manager and individual service.
Examples of Enhanced level staff are :–
School Nurses, Intervention and Prevention Teachers, Wellbeing Team Practitioners, Senior Practitioners, Pupil Support Workers, Community Learning & Development Team Leader/Service Manager
| Training | Training Provider | Length of Training | Method of Training | Comments |
| Let’s Introduce Anxiety Management(LIAM) | CAMHS | 2 days (+3 hours pre-course training and ongoing coaching) | Virtual course | Local GIRFEC groups prioritise practitioners for training. For more information, please e-mail ASNInclusionEquityWellbeing@aberdeenshire.gov.uk |
| Brief Behavioural Activation(BA) for Depression | CAMHS | 2 days (and ongoing coaching) | Virtual course | This is currently only offered to experienced LIAM practitioners. For more information, please contact CAMHS Early Intervention team. |
| Trauma informed, infused and responsive supervision and reflective spaces | Safe Hands Thinking Minds | 4.5 hours approx. | Online via ALDO | This is an introductory module exploring how to integrate Trauma Informed Principles into staff supervision practices. Presented by Clinical Psychologist and Author Dr Karen Treisman, it is aimed at staff working within a managerial and/or supervisory capacity to support practitioners engaged in work with children and young people. There are a limited number of licenses and therefore a code is required to access. Any requests require line management approval and should be emailed to ASNInclusionEquityWellbeing@aberdeenshire.gov.uk |