Young people, mental health & CCE/CSE – a small town case study

Birmingham Newman University

Part of the Practitioners Time to Connect Series from Newman University

Newman University

<h3>Workshop overview:
</h3><h3>Walsall – Small town, Big personality aims to paint a picture of exploitation and the effect this has on communities. We will focus on the impact of mental health on young people that are victims of exploitation and prioritise our mental health and how we deal with what we see on a day-to-day basis, offering tips and advice and a space to share.
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</h3><h3>Facilitator biographies:
</h3><h3>Katie Storer-Young has worked within the field of exploitation for the last 12 years, working within voluntary sector providers and through local authorities. Katie has worked in Walsall Children’s Social Care for the last two years, heading up the Exploitation and Missing Children Team, providing oversight, support and guidance to practitioners working with complex situations.
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</h3><h3>Mike Collyer is a JNC qualified youth worker and is part of a multi-agency. Exploitation reduction team in Walsall. Mike has worked in Walsall for over 17 years managing youth centres and detached projects around the borough.
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This workshop is part of the Practitioners time to Connect SeriesWould you like the opportunity, time, and space to engage in critical discussion and learning about current issues and debates that might shape and impact your practice with young people and communities?Come along to one of our sessionsWhat is this? ‘Practitioners time to Connect’ is a series of free in-person events facilitated by Newman University Youth &amp; Community Work staff and delivered in collaboration with academics and practitioners.Who is it for?Qualified, non-qualified, full-time, part-time or volunteers with an interest and experience in youth work practiceWhy should I attend?If participating in discursive, critically reflective learning spaces where you can build on your existing practice skills and approaches interests you, then you should attend.Where are these workshops being held?Each session will be held at Newman University, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham. B32 3NTOther events in this series are:Saturday 25th June 2022, 10am-2pm <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/337280403767" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">‘Thinking critically about youth work responses to youth violence’</a>Dr Pete Harris (Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Newman University)Saturday 3rd December 2022, 10am-2pm:<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/contextual-safeguarding-and-trauma-related-youth-work-practice-tickets-341757785737" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">‘Contextual Safeguarding and trauma related youth work practice – beyond terminology, what does this look like in practice for young people and practitioners?’ </a>Zara McDonald and Mike Collyer (The Children’s Society &amp; Walsall Exploitation Reduction Team)Saturday 22nd April 2023, 10am-2pm – NATIONAL STEPHEN LAWRENCE DAY<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/young-people-peace-and-change-tickets-341761837857" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">‘Young people, peace and change: Critical Peace Education as an alternative to youth violence in youth work practice’ </a>Dr Michael Ogunnusi (Senior Lecturer in Youth &amp; Community Work, DeMontfort University

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