Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

ROLE FOCUS: Under supervision and with support, to develop knowledge and practice skills in: Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people in education settings with mild to moderate mental health problems as part of the broader new and developing mental health support team (MHST) Helping children and young people within these education settings who present with more severe problems to to access / be signposted to more specialist services Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify and where appropriate manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing Developing an awareness of and engagement with issues of power, discrimination and diversity throughout the systems where the work is carried out Fulfilling the requirements of and completing a PG diploma at Kings College London (remotely or at university at Denmark Hill campus) to enable progression to a fully qualified EMHP; evidence development of clinical skills with associated knowledge acquisition to record and evidence progression towards this academic award and demonstrable practical ability.

Key Responsibilities: Clinical and Client Care Be supervised, supported and assessed as a trainee then qualified EMHP to assess and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions in educational settings for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Develop skills in supporting children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, and their parents/carers, families and educators in the self-management of presenting difficulties.

Developing and practicing evidence-based skills under supervisory support of working in partnership with children, young people, their families and educators in the development of plans for the specific intervention and agreeing outcomes. Developing and learning the skills required in order to enable children and young people in education, and where appropriate parents/carers, to collaborate and coproduce their own agreed plan of care.

Show evidence in a variety of forms that at all times assessment and intervention is provided from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity. Discuss with supervisors and agree to accept appropriate referrals for children and young people in educational settings, according to agreed local and national and local referral routes, processes and procedures. Under supervision, undertake accurate assessments of risk to self and others.

Learn, understand, rationalise and adhere to the protocols within the educational service to which the 1 postholder is attached. Engage along with more senior staff in the signposting of referrals for children and young people with more complex needs to the relevant service. Engage in robust managerial and clinical supervision, identifying the scope of practice of the individual postholder within the role, and working safely within that scope.

Gain and practice a range of interventions related to provision of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments. Be supervised, supported and assessed to deliver a range of low intensity interventions for mild to moderate mental health difficulties in CYP; primarily guided self-help delivered to either YP directly or through their parent(s) / carer(s) but also group work and workshops.

Practice, evidence, reflect on and demonstrate an ability to manage ones own caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the team and training course. Attend multi-disciplinary and multi-agency meetings relating to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate, both for personal educational benefit in discussion with supervisors, or to provide direct assistance. Keep coherent records of all training and clinical activity in line with both health and education service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.

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