Our Mental Health Focus Day will be on Tuesday 12th October 2021 -
9:15am - 3pm (Registration 9:15-10am. Come for all or part of the day.)
At: The Holiday Inn Bexley, Black Prince Interchange, Southwold Road, DA5 1ND
(Free parking, you must register your car registration number with reception on the day - See map at bottom of the page.)
9:15am - 3pm (Registration 9:15-10am. Come for all or part of the day.)
At: The Holiday Inn Bexley, Black Prince Interchange, Southwold Road, DA5 1ND
(Free parking, you must register your car registration number with reception on the day - See map at bottom of the page.)
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Following the success of our Health Focus Day for parent/carers of children and young people with SEND in March 2020, we have been working with Bexley Professionals to bring our Bexley Voice parent/carers a Mental Health Focus Day.
This will run in a similar way, this year with a Mental Health Focus for the sessions. Please see below for more detail. |
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Our goal for the day is to help our members to understand:
There will be four sessions available (session 1 one repeated morning & afternoon) on the day and you can select one morning and one afternoon session to attend.
Session 1 & 3 - Understanding The Range Of Mental Health Support For Your Child In Bexley:
What Mental Health Support is available for your child if you live in Bexley and how can you access it.
For this session we will be joined by:
Your own mental health is so important. What Mental Health support can you access as a parent/carer, dealing with the challenges of raising a child with additional needs?
For this session we will be joined by:
Session 3 (Repeat of session 1 - see above.)
Session 4 - Practical Support & Strategies to Support your Child's Mental Health
One of the concerns parents often voice, when supporting their youngster with their mental health, is a fear of doing or saying the wrong thing.
This session will look at early signs/symptoms that may enable early intervention; approaches to take; language to use. Topics covered will include Anxiety/Self-harm/School Avoidance/OCD/Depression etc.
For this session we will be joined by:
- The mental health services available in Bexley for children and young people and how to access them.
- How to look after your own mental health whilst supporting your children.
- Practical support and strategies to help support your child's mental health.
There will be four sessions available (session 1 one repeated morning & afternoon) on the day and you can select one morning and one afternoon session to attend.
Session 1 & 3 - Understanding The Range Of Mental Health Support For Your Child In Bexley:
What Mental Health Support is available for your child if you live in Bexley and how can you access it.
For this session we will be joined by:
- Bexley Early Intervention Team
- Kooth
- CHEWS - Children's Emotional Wellbeing Service
- Bexley CAMHS - Mental Health Support Teams in School
- Bexley CAMHS - Specialist Service
- Bexley Community Learning Disability Team, Queen Mary Hospital
Your own mental health is so important. What Mental Health support can you access as a parent/carer, dealing with the challenges of raising a child with additional needs?
For this session we will be joined by:
- Bexley MIND
Session 3 (Repeat of session 1 - see above.)
Session 4 - Practical Support & Strategies to Support your Child's Mental Health
One of the concerns parents often voice, when supporting their youngster with their mental health, is a fear of doing or saying the wrong thing.
This session will look at early signs/symptoms that may enable early intervention; approaches to take; language to use. Topics covered will include Anxiety/Self-harm/School Avoidance/OCD/Depression etc.
For this session we will be joined by:
- Clinicians from Bexley CAMHS Learning Difficulties & Neurodiversity Team.
Please note this programme may be subject to change and further details will be added as they become available. If you have any questions, please email: ica.bexleyvoice@hotmail.com
Bookings - Terms and Conditions:
- Places are allocated on a first come first served basis.
- This event is free of charge.
- Once your place is booked, if you are unable to attend, please contact us as soon as possible so that your place may be offered to another parent/carer.
- If you book a place but fail to attend without prior notice, you may not be able to book future events.
- By booking a place you agree to your information being stored under the BV Privacy Policy.
- If FULLY BOOKED appears next to your required session, the places have already been taken. Your name will only be held on a waiting list and you will be contacted if a place becomes available.
- You will receive a confirmation email before the event.
Venue: Holiday Inn Bexley, Black Prince Interchange, Southwold Road, DA5 1ND
Ample, free parking available but you must register your car registration with reception upon arrival.
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/gb/en/london/dfbke/hoteldetail
Ample, free parking available but you must register your car registration with reception upon arrival.
https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/gb/en/london/dfbke/hoteldetail