Health Challenge Cardiff, be part of a healthy city - Her Iechyd Caerdydd, Byddwch yn rhan o ddinas iach

Food Safety Week.

Wales, UK.

Monday 6 - Sunday 12 June 2011.

Food Safety Week will be held from 6 - 12 June. The overall theme of the week will be around the 'fact or fiction' of common food hygiene practices in the kitchen that seem to have become accepted over the years - such as why you really shouldn't wash poultry - and also more general food safety myths such as food poisoning being caused by the last meal you ate.

The Food Standards Agency will be working with the media, local authorities and other partners to bring these messages to the public. If you would like to be kept informed directly of the campaign developments, you can register your details at: foodsafetyweek@ecgroup.co.uk including 'Register' in the subject line.

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Training:
Mental Health First Aid (Wales).

CVCDP Offices, 3rd Floor, Alexandra House,
307 - 315 Cowbridge Rd East, CF5 1JD.
Monday 4 - 5 Tuesday April 2011.

Course Instructor: Bethan Roberts.

This 12 hour Mental Health First Aid (Wales) course is part of the national training programme for Wales and its partners include the Welsh Assembly Government, Health Challenge Wales and Mind Cymru. Comparisons can be drawn between Mental Health First Aid and Emergency First Aid. In both cases members of the public can offer immediate aid and support the person to get appropriate help. Mental Health First Aid improves mental health literacy and helps people to recognise the signs and symptoms of someone with mental health problems; to respond to various mental health Mental Health First Aid 5 crises, engage with, support and signpost people to appropriate professional help.

Cost: £110 per person.

If you would like further information or to book a place on this course, please contact Niccy at Cardiff and Vale Coalition of Disabled People. She can provide the relevant information and send a booking form for you to complete. E-mail: training@cvcdp.org or Tel: 029 2036 8888.

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Journeys:
Mental Health First Aid.

Journeys' office, Alexandra Gate Business Park,
2 Alexandra Gate, Ffordd Pengam, Cardiff, CF24 2SA.

Thursday 7 - Friday 8 April 2011, 9:30am - 4:30pm.
Wednesday 8 - Thursday 9 June 2011, 9:30am - 4:30pm.
Monday 11 - Tuesday 12 July 2011, 9:30am - 4:30pm.

If someone were experiencing a mental health crisis or developing a mental health problem, would you know what to do? MHFA is similar to Emergency First Aid - in both cases members of the general public can offer immediate aid and support a person to get the help that they need.

MHFA saves and improves lives. Just as with accidents and medical emergencies, responding quickly and appropriately to a person developing mental health problems or in crisis often prevents the situation from worsening and determines how quickly they get help and/or recover.

Lunch will be provided. Participants will receive a certificate of attendance and a copy of the MHFA manual.

Cost: £75.00 per person.

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Training:
Youth Mental Health First Aid (Wales).

CVCDP Offices, 3rd Floor, Alexandra House,
307 - 315 Cowbridge Rd East, CF5 1JD.

Monday 18 - Tuesday 19 April 2011.

YMHFA (Wales) is for everybody. It is particularly relevant for those who work with adolescents and may come into contact with young people at risk of experiencing mental distress. This is a 2 day (14 hour course).

The course covers:

• Mental Health First Aid.
• Common mental health problems.
• Depression.
• Anxiety disorders.
• Psychosis.
• Substance use disorders.
• Eating disorders.
• Non-fatal deliberate self-harming behaviour.

Participants will learn the signs and symptoms of these mental health problems; where and how to get help and what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective.

Cost: £110 per person.

If you would like further information or to book a place on this course, please contact Niccy at Cardiff and Vale Coalition of Disabled People. She can provide the relevant information and send a booking form for you to complete. E-mail: training@cvcdp.org or Tel: 029 2036 8888.

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Training:
Youth Mental Health First Aid.

Journeys' office, Alexandra Gate Business Park,
2 Alexandra Gate, Ffordd Pengam, Cardiff, CF24 2SA.

Tuesday 29 - Wednesday 30 March 2011.
Wednesday 13 - Thursday 14 April 2011.
Tuesday 24 - Wednesday 25 May 2011.
Thursday 23 - Friday 24 June 2011.
Tuesday 26 - Wednesday 27 July 2011.

Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is a training course that helps people recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health problems; to engage with people suffering from mental health problems and to support and signpost them to professional help.

It allows individuals to gain awareness and new skills, and helps organisations to improve mental health in the workplace. The course is for anyone aged working with young people aged 12-21 and for anyone over the age of 16 themselves.

The feedback for YMHFA has been extremely positive. Lunch will be provided. Participants will receive a certificate of attendance and a copy of the MHFA manual.

Cost: £75.00 per person.

» Website: Journeys' Courses

Event:
Circles Network - Family Matters.

Wesley Methodist Church, Cardiff.
Thursday 24 March 2011, 10:00am - 4:00pm.

The event will focus on sharing stories of the issues parents face and looking at positive ways to move forward through improving parenting skills and empowering individuals. The day will involve a number of speakers, some with lived experience, of the issues disabled parents face. Workshops and activities will run throughout the day which will offer practical advice and support.

This event is free for disabled parents; including those with learning difficulties, physical difficulties or mental health issues. However there is a small fee of £15 for practitioners and support staff to help cover the cost of the event.

For more information contact Val McCoy on tel: 029 2048 7575.

Truth about Youth Celebration Event.

National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff.
Tuesday 29 March 2011, 5:45pm.

Platform 51 Cymru invites you to celebrate the Truth about Youth. The Co-operative Foundation funded Truth about Youth project works with young women and men from across Cardiff, to challenge negative perceptions of young people. We do this by supporting young people to work directly with their communities, with the media and with politicians.

The Celebration Event will highlight young people's achievements so far on the project and their positive contribution to their communities. Speakers will be Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan, AM for Cardiff West and Keith Towler, Children's Commissioner for Wales. If you would like to attend please complete the booking form and return to David Fowler.

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Event:
Cardiff Local Safeguarding Children Board -
Safeguarding Information Event.

Venue to be confirmed.
Wednesday 30 March 2011, 9:15am to 1:00pm.

This free event is available to those who work or volunteer with children or young people. If you are involved in any of the following example groups then you will need to be aware of your roles and responsibilities as an individual or organisation when working with children and young people in relation to child protection. It aims to provide you with information on keeping children safe in voluntary, community and faith group activities and to clarify your roles and responsibilities when working with children and young people.

• Small Clubs i.e. community/home based
• Faith Based
• Sports Clubs
• Dance Clubs
• Drama Clubs
• Parent Teacher Associations
• Music Groups / Music Teachers
• Parent Toddler / Baby Groups
• Youth Clubs

The day will include presentations on keeping children safe in a wide range of settings such as sport, voluntary groups and faith based settings. There will also be a presentation from Cardiff Children’s Services, Intake and Assessment Team..

For more information e-mail Jason Young.

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Conference:
Children in Wales Conference -
'Grandparents and Kinship Care'.

Future Inns Hotel, Cardiff.
Thursday 31 March 2011.

The aim of the conference is to bring together leading policy makers and professionals in the field to review policy and practice around kinship care and to highlight legal, financial, practical and emotional issues associated with it. Good practice examples from across Wales and the UK will be examined.

The conference will also give delegates the opportunity to consider their own policy and practice alongside sharing experiences and best practice. The conference will also help put a spotlight on the important, but often ignored role that grandparents play in Wales in supporting sometimes very vulnerable children.

The cost of this conference is £90 to members and £110 to non-members.

» Website: Children in Wales

Conference:
Ageing Population 2011 Conference -
By 2050 it's anticipated that for every 1 child, there will be more than 4 people aged 80 or over.

QEll Conference Centre, London.
Tuesday 10 May 2011.

Ageing Population 2011 is an event for anyone shaping or directly delivering care to the rapidly growing ageing population in the UK. The programme will give a comprehensive overview of how social care must develop to respond to the needs of older people and respond to the emerging challenges. Get clarity on the future of your funding and the likely impact that the public health White Paper Healthy Lives, Healthy People will have on the delivery of public health for older people.

For more information contact Adam Wiltshireon tel: 020 7484 5242.

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Event:
Circles Network - Family Matters.

Wesley Methodist Church, Cardiff.
Thursday 24 March 2011, 10:00am - 4:00pm.

The event will focus on sharing stories of the issues parents face and looking at positive ways to move forward through improving parenting skills and empowering individuals. The day will involve a number of speakers, some with lived experience, of the issues disabled parents face. Workshops and activities will run throughout the day which will offer practical advice and support.

This event is free for disabled parents; including those with learning difficulties, physical difficulties or mental health issues. However there is a small fee of £15 for practitioners and support staff to help cover the cost of the event.

For more information contact Val McCoy on tel: 029 2048 7575.

Event:
Cardiff Local Safeguarding Children Board -
Safeguarding Information Event.

Venue to be confirmed.
Wednesday 30 March 2011, 9:15am to 1:00pm.

This free event is available to those who work or volunteer with children or young people. If you are involved in any of the following example groups then you will need to be aware of your roles and responsibilities as an individual or organisation when working with children and young people in relation to child protection. It aims to provide you with information on keeping children safe in voluntary, community and faith group activities and to clarify your roles and responsibilities when working with children and young people.

• Small Clubs i.e. community/home based
• Faith Based
• Sports Clubs
• Dance Clubs
• Drama Clubs
• Parent Teacher Associations
• Music Groups / Music Teachers
• Parent Toddler / Baby Groups
• Youth Clubs

The day will include presentations on keeping children safe in a wide range of settings such as sport, voluntary groups and faith based settings. There will also be a presentation from Cardiff Children’s Services, Intake and Assessment Team..

For more information e-mail Jason Young.

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Conference:
Children in Wales Conference -
'Grandparents and Kinship Care'.

Future Inns Hotel, Cardiff.
Thursday 31 March 2011.

The aim of the conference is to bring together leading policy makers and professionals in the field to review policy and practice around kinship care and to highlight legal, financial, practical and emotional issues associated with it. Good practice examples from across Wales and the UK will be examined.

The conference will also give delegates the opportunity to consider their own policy and practice alongside sharing experiences and best practice. The conference will also help put a spotlight on the important, but often ignored role that grandparents play in Wales in supporting sometimes very vulnerable children.

The cost of this conference is £90 to members and £110 to non-members.

» Website: Children in Wales

Event:
Circles Network - Family Matters.

Wesley Methodist Church, Cardiff.
Thursday 24 March 2011, 10:00am - 4:00pm.

The event will focus on sharing stories of the issues parents face and looking at positive ways to move forward through improving parenting skills and empowering individuals. The day will involve a number of speakers, some with lived experience, of the issues disabled parents face. Workshops and activities will run throughout the day which will offer practical advice and support.

This event is free for disabled parents; including those with learning difficulties, physical difficulties or mental health issues. However there is a small fee of £15 for practitioners and support staff to help cover the cost of the event.

For more information contact Val McCoy on tel: 029 2048 7575.

Training:
Equality Act - Disability.

Cardiff.

Wednesday 30 March 2011.

The aim of this course is to provide an understanding under disability discrimination legislation of the obligations of employers and service providers and the rights of disabled people in relation to employment and service provision.

• Understand the legal definition of disability - who has protection under the law and who doesn't?
• What types of discrimination are unlawful?
• When do employers have to make reasonable adjustments for disabled staff?
• When do service providers have to make reasonable adjustments for disabled customers?
• When is disability discrimination allowed?
• Opportunities to ask questions about the law
• Explore case studies

This course is relevant for employers from the public, private or voluntary sectors, including line, operation and human resource managers. It is also useful for disabled employees.

If you would like further information or to book a place on this course, please contact Niccy at Cardiff and Vale Coalition of Disabled People. She can provide the relevant information and send a booking form for you to complete. E-mail: training@cvcdp.org or Tel: 029 2036 8888.

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Event:
Cardiff Local Safeguarding Children Board -
Safeguarding Information Event.

Venue to be confirmed.
Wednesday 30 March 2011, 9:15am to 1:00pm.

This free event is available to those who work or volunteer with children or young people. If you are involved in any of the following example groups then you will need to be aware of your roles and responsibilities as an individual or organisation when working with children and young people in relation to child protection. It aims to provide you with information on keeping children safe in voluntary, community and faith group activities and to clarify your roles and responsibilities when working with children and young people.

• Small Clubs i.e. community/home based
• Faith Based
• Sports Clubs
• Dance Clubs
• Drama Clubs
• Parent Teacher Associations
• Music Groups / Music Teachers
• Parent Toddler / Baby Groups
• Youth Clubs

The day will include presentations on keeping children safe in a wide range of settings such as sport, voluntary groups and faith based settings. There will also be a presentation from Cardiff Children’s Services, Intake and Assessment Team..

For more information e-mail Jason Young.

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