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Top up your COVID-19 protection with the spring booster

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The COVID-19 spring booster vaccination programme gets under way today [Monday 15 April], giving the more vulnerable members of our community the opportunity to top up their protection ahead of any potential waves of COVID-19 over the coming months.

This year’s spring booster will be offered to:

  • adults aged 75 years old or over;
  • residents in a care home for older adults;
  • individuals aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed.

The vaccines are being rolled out to eligible groups via GPs, community pharmacies and HSC Trusts.

  • Community pharmacies will be visiting care homes to vaccinate eligible residents.
     
  • People aged 75+ will receive an invite in due course from their GP surgery or they could enquire if the vaccine is available via a community pharmacy or HSC Trust.
     
  • Immunosuppressed individuals aged 18 or over will receive their vaccination via GPs, community pharmacies and HSC Trusts.
  • Immunosuppressed individuals aged 6 months to 17 years of age, as identified by their GP or specialist, can receive their vaccine from HSC Trusts.
     
  • Housebound patients will be identified by GPs and the Trust District Nursing teams will administer vaccinations.

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness month

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Did you know?? A high fibre diet seems to reduce the risk of bowel cancer and other chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

Most of us don’t eat enough. Find out some top tips from a Registered Dietitian on how to increase your intake.

Scan the QR code to watch this short video on the Public Health Dietitians YouTube channel or click the link  https://youtu.be/XuJ2kxdoD-4?si=txeO2COYVwLPfJmY

A wide range of free 30 min nutrition webinars for all life stages and healthy recipe videos are available.

Watch on YouTube at http://pha.site/public-health-dietitians-youtube

Incredible Years Facilitator Training

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This information is for the ‘Basic’ Parent Group Leader Training. Participants will be trained to deliver any one of three programmes: the Basic Parent program (for parents of children aged 2 – 8); the School Readiness programme; and the Toddler Programme [The ‘home coaching’ manual can also be utilised by group leaders if delivering the 1:1 home coaching programme].

The workshop for the Incredible Years® Basic Parent Group Leader Training (to cover toddlers, preschool and school aged children from 2 years up to age 8) is an accredited training which is three full days. The programme is designed to promote positive strategies and to assist parents in managing children’s behaviour problems. This intervention programme is used by various professionals (therapists and parent educators from psychology, social work, teaching and education, nursing and psychiatry) who work with families of young children.
The programme topics include: play; helping children learn; using positive reinforcement; effective limit setting including establishing effective rules and routines; how to ignore inappropriate behaviour; and using the Time Out approach as a non-violent discipline approach; problem solving; effective communication skills; and supporting children’s education. Group therapy process skills for group leaders such as empowering parents, collaborating, dealing with resistance, confronting and teaching, supporting and advocating for parents will all be covered. Participants will learn effective parent group leader skills and feel confident to deliver the programme to parents thereafter.

Led By: Maria McAleese, Incredible Years® (IY) Mentor NI
Contact: mariamcaleese2@gmail.com
Tel: 07920022782

#LookCloser learning programme on child exploitation and abuse

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We’re delighted to invite you to join us for our latest #LookCloser programme of learning. We have developed our sessions based on learning from The Children’s Society and wider partners to tackle the issues of child exploitation and abuse.

All sessions are free of charge and delivered on Microsoft Teams Live which means:
– Interaction with the presenters and participants will be limited
– There will however, be a Q&A function
– We will use tools such as Menti to provide opportunities for engagement and discussion.

The timetable below has links to each learning event on Ticket Tailor, where you can book on to as few or as many events as you please. All of our sessions have been designed for various professional audiences, so please share these events with anyone you think would benefit from attending.

If you have any questions about our learning events, please contact prevention@childrenssociety.org.uk

Click here for dates, session information and times

Give your dummy to the Easter Bunny

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The Help Kids Talk Team have teamed up with the Easter Bunny. We will be in Bow Street Mall on Tuesday 2nd April from 10.00am until 1pm. Any child who gives their dummy to the Easter Bunny will receive a surprise gift. There were also be some activity sheets and the team will be on hand to offer some tips around supporting speech and language skills. Pop along to see us and have a chat!