Innovative training courses for organisations. Specialising in Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Informed Practice + substance use. Proud to be @Project6_
Sheffield, England
Joined April 2012
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Welcome to Waypoint! The charity organisation which designs and delivers innovative, high quality, affordable training courses which improve the effectiveness of staff and services working with people.
Click waypoint-training.org.uk to discover our 'Bespoke' and 'Open' courses.
Join us for our online Trauma Informed Practice and Motivational Interviewing training! Click the following links to book now!
Trauma Informed Practice: waypoint-training.org.uk/ope…
Motivational Interviewing: waypoint-training.org.uk/...…
Welcoming in the new year here at Waypoint by doing what we do best, delivering engaging, informative, and affordable training to our peers at @Project6_
At Waypoint training we approach all of our courses using a Trauma Informed approach, teaching both the importance of it within professional capacities and how to manage Trauma in our daily lives, for example engaging in the natural world...
I have been out foraging this morning for natural materials.
So looking forward to working with clay today.
Day 6 - Trauma & Mental Health Informed Schools & Communities
@TISUK_ #theinstituteforartsintherapyandeducation
#traumainformed #mentalhealth #empathy #relationships
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Don't miss @CTIPPorg @NPSCoalition @PACEsConnection's workshop series “Building a National Movement to Prevent Trauma & Foster Resilience.” From Jan-April 2022, learn how you can play a role in forwarding trauma-informed policy & practice! Register today: bit.ly/3DBOT7g
We are looking forward to exploring Trauma Informed Practice with a children's charity this week. We'll be discussing regulation and co-regulation, amongst other things. To find out more about emotional regulation take a look at this brief article...
upi.com/Science_News/2021/11…
At Waypoint our Trauma Informed Practice course is built around leading specialist psychological research. A central figure to this is Bessel van der Kolk. Here he is discussing the importance of a Trauma Informed approach...
onbeing.org/programs/bessel-…
If you're curious about the dangers of toxic positivity and how to avoid it, have a listen to Dr. Susan David in discussion with Brené Brown on their new podcast, Dare to Lead...
brenebrown.com/podcast/brene…
When it is time for a mental break in a built environment, take an unplanned amble, turn this way and that, leave expectations behind and notice afresh what's around you. You're drifting around, on a dérive and are becoming a psychogeohrapher!
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At Waypoint, we take any opportunity we can to do our work outside. Our team meetings are often walking through local woodland and we often encourage our participants to perform wellbeing activities in nature to support their mental health.
mi-psych.com.au/mental-healt…
Here at Waypoint our 'Accredited Motivational Interviewing' course allows attendees to learn and earn a level 3 qualification in these skills. For more information take a look at the course page.. waypoint-training.org.uk/acc…
"Build trust, and truth will follow. Don't expect truth before trust." (@shaunshelly).
Here’s an example of building trust with a “difficult patient”. The good people in @psychwire asked me to post this.
psychwire.com/motivational-i…
With climate crisis news and posts all over our feeds with updates on #COP26, how can we look after ourselves?
University of Derby have some nature connectedness resources for taking time out during these trying times 🍄 🍂🍁
Take a look... derby.ac.uk/research/centres…
In the wake of national Self-care week, at Waypoint we are encouraging long term self-care practices.
Give space to your worries by talking them over with someone. Get in touch with us to talk, or learn how to listen well to others by checking out our courses.
This year, Alcohol Awareness Week is focussing on alcohol and relationships. Project 6 is a voluntary sector drug and alcohol charity working across Yorkshire. Have a listen to Jill's story about her sister's struggles with alcohol a few years ago...
project6.org.uk/alcohol-awar…
It's Alcohol Awareness week this week! Check out Alcohol Change for information about alcohol and relationships, alcohol and mental health and some top tips on healthy drinking!
alcoholchange.org.uk/get-inv…
Here at Waypoint we employ a strengths-based approach, which listens, acknowledges and validates the struggle as well as helping individuals shift towards improved wellbeing.
For more information on how we can help you or your team, please contact: [email protected]
The real learning happens when we are stretched beyond our habits and are utterly engaged with curiosity, when we've exhausted the familiar and can remain flexible.
Rachel Heeley allows us to take a look at vicarious trauma and its impact on emergency service staff, appealing for a more empathetic approach to service providers ...
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