Measuring a Smile: Using Outcome Measures and iThrive model

Brief Interventions for Children/Young People's Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing in Schools Using Outcome Measures

Aims

To understand what THrive model is and means for schools. To learn how using Outcome Measures can enable effective, brief interventions for supporting pupils' mental health & emotional wellbeing.   Understand what you are measuring, how and why.  Map this against the iThrive Quadrants

Objectives

• To explore the choices available to measure and monitor pupils' mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing e.g. SDQ/ORS/SWEMBS - what are they?!
• Consider audit tools to ensure a cohesive whole-school approach to pupils' mental health

• Learn how to complete and use measurement scores to apply to the 'problem' and agree with the young person/family what a good outcome will look like and how you will know if the work together is helping

• Achieve change and find solutions with strategies and using pupil as the 'expert'
• Understand the iThrive moel, the 5 quadrants and where education support fits in the model and which outcome measure to use when.

Useful Information:

Arrive shortly after 9 for a 09.30 start, aim to finish by 12:30pm.  Refreshments will be provided. Lunch is "bring your own" and there is space to eat after the event. There are shops nearby.  Plenty of free parking on site.  If you get lost trying to find the venue please call Renew Church: 01889 567016

Facilitator

Rachel Rayner, HOPE Project Lead and Director of Burden Basket. Mobile: 07962 229 206

Social Work England registered

Helpful Reading/Website:

https://www.ncb.org.uk/resources-publications/resources/whole-school-framework-emotional-well-being-and-mental-health

http://www.annafreud.org/services-schools/schools-in-mind/resources-for-schools/mental-health-toolkit-for-schools/ 

https://www.corc.uk.net/outcome-experience-measures/

http://implementingthrive.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/THRIVE-Framework-for-system-change-2019.pdf