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Promoting Good Mental Health
It’s almost the end of term, and families across the UK will be preparing for the festive break. 
Read our tips on promoting good mental health for your children this winter. 
Read our tips on promoting good mental health for your children this winter. 
6 ways to support children’s mental health this winter – Place2Be
As a parent or carer, you may be worrying about your child and how they’ll cope during the winter months, so we’ve compiled some tips to help you promote….
New Interpreters Required
The Business Services Organisation Foreign Language Interpreting Service is seeking urgent applications from new Interpreters (must hold OCN Level 4 Certificate in Community Interpreting minimum) specifically for the following languages:
· Tetum
· Kurdish Sorani
· Italian
· Tigrinya
· Bengali (must be available to travel)
· Pasho – Afghan
· Dari
· Vietnamese
· Amharic
· German
· Nepali
· Tamil
· Telugu
· Croatian
· Thai
· Greek
Applicants will be required to attend a 6 day Interpreter Induction Course (via zoom) between 27 January 2022 and 3 February 2022, 10am – 4pm. The Course will be primarily delivered by a range of HSC Practitioners from: Speech and Language Therapy, Radiotherapy, Social Services, Psychological Therapies, Women’s Aid, Lifeline, and Bereavement Services.
Please contact claire.hamilton@hscni.net to request an application form.
Financial Support for Families of children with a disability
Employers for Childcare can help families of children with disabilities to make sure they are receiving all the financial support they are entitled to – contact our Freephone helpline on 0800 028 3008 for free, impartial & confidential advice. We may be able to help you be better off.
Trauma Informed Assessment – MACE Toolkit Training
MACE Trauma Informed Practitioners Toolkit training available to practitioners working with children and families in the SHSCT, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth – 3 hour interactive course.
Download Flyer here and register
