Slides to go with this webinar: http://www.inourhands.com/mental-health/mental-health-disclosures/

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Welcome to this week’s webinar:
Handling mental health disclosures safely and sensitively
***We’ll start at 6pm***
Before we start, please check that your audio is working. Attendees
are muted to avoid background noise.
The webinar will be recorded, and both the recording and slideshow
will be sent out after the session.
At the end of the webinar we’ll move across to facebook where
Pooky will do a live Q&A including any questions you share in the
control panel. You can join us here:
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Before Poll

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Handling
mental
health
disclosures
safely and
sensitively
6pm Wednesday 7th
December 2016
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4. Acknowledge
Thank you for
trusting me
This is a brave
step
I imagine this
is a very hard
conversation

5. Physically safe

6. Confidentiality
Honest
Realistic
Early

7. Number One Priority

8. Listen, don’t judge
Let the child talk without
Interruption
Our emotion

9. Don’t: assume, guess or compare

10. Involve the
child
Telling Others
Who
HowWhat
Why

11. Tell parents?
Safeguarding
16+
Other Trusted
adult

12. Sit with Silence

13. It will take time

14. The power of calm…

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After Poll

16. Preparing
vulnerable
pupils for
school
holidays
6pm Wednesday
13th December 2016
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17. Facebook Live Q&A
www.facebook.com/charliewallermemorialtrust

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Lovely Free Stuff
from CWMT…

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Free Book Club
for School Mental Health Leads
inourhands.com/bookclub
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Mental Health: Weekly Online Learning
for Staff working with CYP
inourhands.com/onlinelearning
@CharlieWTrust | @PookyH

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Mental Health: Free training and
workshops for school staff, pupils and
parents
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E-Newsletter
Highlighting events, resources,
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Dr Pooky Knightsmith
Director: CYP& Schools
Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
training@cwmt.org | 01635 869754
pooky@cwmt.org
@PookyH