A Volunteering Strategy for Hastings' Project Workshops
Are you a volunteer in Hastings?
The Institute for Volunteering Research at the University of East Anglia (Norfolk, UK) is working with Hastings Voluntary Action to understand volunteering experiences in Hastings, and how the future of volunteering can be best configured in Hastings. We are looking for volunteers in Hastings to share their experiences at an online workshop. The workshop will take place online using Zoom, for 90 minutes.
If you would like to take part please email [email protected] or phone 01424 444010 and she will tell you the next steps.
Hastings, TN34 1NG
United Kingdom
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The aims: To give guidance to understand professional boundaries and duty of care, and emotional resilience to stress
The objectives:
• To give practical guidance on professional boundaries
• To appreciate the difference between friendship and supporting someone as a volunteer
• To explore the difference between professional, personal, legislative and policies or codes of conduct in relation to volunteers
HVA would like to invite you to a 4-hour workshop designed to raise awareness of common mental health issues, an overview of what support is available and how to navigate the local mental health system.
The workshop will consist of:
• A look at how common Mental Health issues develop
• An overview of some common conditions
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Psychosis
• Personality disorders/ Complex Trauma
• Self- harm and other expressions of distress
• Where to get help if someone is suicidal
• An overview of the local Mental health system and supports
• An interactive discussion about experiences
• Managing your own wellbeing
You will receive a workshop pack including a list of useful contacts and resources.
The course aims to raise awareness of child protection issues and procedures and the signs and indicators of child abuse.
To enable staff to identify and respond to child protection concerns and to become aware of ESCC Child Protection Procedures to encourage and develop effective inter-agency communication where child protection matters arise.