Little Ears, Big Feelings: Navigating Tough Talks with Children

One-day course

This training course is designed to assist participants in building connections with children and young people while equipping them with effective tools and strategies for providing the best support possible when delivering difficult information.

Aims:

• To equip participants with skills to create a supportive atmosphere for challenging conversations.
• Explore effective strategies for preparing to share difficult news with children
• Learn how to respond and follow up appropriately
• Develop the ability to connect with children in a way that facilitates the sensitive communication of tough information and taking in to account age appropriate methods
• Learn about the developmental stages and cognitive changes that influence a child's capacity to understand, process and recall information
• Explore how children's experiences shape their ability to communicate their feelings and needs, gaining insight into the legal aspects of sharing information with children and the diverse ways they may react to difficult news.

Participants will engage in various activities, whether in large or small groups or through individual work. The course will include scenarios, video clips, and a chance to practice skills in a safe setting, guided by a supportive and experienced facilitator.

Furthermore, learners will gather various tools and strategies to help children express and manage their emotions. This includes examining resources like Winston’s Wish and Mary Corrigan’s Tools for Talking about Feelings, along with effective questioning techniques. The course will also introduce the ‘SPIKES’ protocol, a six-step approach used by medical professionals for delivering bad news.

If you are a member of Children in Wales, please contact training@childreninwales.org.uk to receive your 10% off discount code.

Cwrs undydd

Mae'r cwrs hyfforddi hwn wedi'i gynllunio i gynorthwyo cyfranogwyr i feithrin cysylltiadau â phlant a phobl ifanc tra'n eu harfogi ag offer a strategaethau effeithiol ar gyfer darparu'r cymorth gorau posibl wrth gyflwyno gwybodaeth anodd.

Nodau:

• I arfogi cyfranogwyr â sgiliau i greu awyrgylch cefnogol ar gyfer sgyrsiau heriol.
• Archwilio strategaethau effeithiol ar gyfer paratoi i rannu newyddion anodd gyda phlant
• Dysgwch sut i ymateb a dilyn i fyny yn briodol
• Datblygu’r gallu i gysylltu â phlant mewn ffordd sy’n hwyluso’r broses o gyfathrebu gwybodaeth anodd yn sensitif ac ystyried dulliau sy’n briodol i’w hoedran
• Dysgwch am y camau datblygiadol a'r newidiadau gwybyddol sy'n dylanwadu ar allu plentyn i ddeall, prosesu ac adalw gwybodaeth
• Archwiliwch sut mae profiadau plant yn llywio eu gallu i gyfathrebu eu teimladau a'u hanghenion, gan gael mewnwelediad i'r agweddau cyfreithiol ar rannu gwybodaeth gyda phlant a'r ffyrdd amrywiol y gallant ymateb i newyddion anodd.

Bydd cyfranogwyr yn cymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau amrywiol, boed mewn grwpiau mawr neu fach neu drwy waith unigol. Bydd y cwrs yn cynnwys senarios, clipiau fideo, a chyfle i ymarfer sgiliau mewn lleoliad diogel, dan arweiniad hwylusydd cefnogol a phrofiadol.

Ar ben hynny, bydd dysgwyr yn casglu offer a strategaethau amrywiol i helpu plant i fynegi a rheoli eu hemosiynau. Mae hyn yn cynnwys archwilio adnoddau fel Winston’s Wish a Mary Corrigan’s Tools for Talking about Feelings, ynghyd â thechnegau holi effeithiol. Bydd y cwrs hefyd yn cyflwyno’r protocol ‘SPIKES’, dull chwe cham a ddefnyddir gan weithwyr meddygol proffesiynol i gyflwyno newyddion drwg.

Os ydych yn aelod o Plant yng Nghymru, cysylltwch â training@childreninwales.org.uk i dderbyn eich cod gostyngiad o 10%.