I Matter in the Kendal Area, UK

All successful journeys start with noticing new details that have been overlooked

Meet the Kendal Primary Care Network Team

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DR ED CLARKE
GP CLINICAL DIRECTOR 
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GP LEAD KENDAL ICC

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DR CATHY BETOIN
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

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SOCIAL PRESCRIBER 

I Matter Training for Residents with a Kendal GP

Over the last 6 years work has been progressing in the Kendal area in partnership with the Kendal GP's and local schools.  We are proud to be developing thinking about relationship health practice in the community.  We run the first specialist Relationship Health Service in the NHS which offers an early brief intervention psychoeducational pathway for parents and are progressing the first local I Matter Community Wheel programme.  The aim is to help parents to understand more about how to help their own child overcome challenges with a relationship health approach.  We work in partnership with schools and other services 

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Dr Cathy Betoin works with Jacqui Wilson, a highly experienced relationship health practitioner to offer the Kendal pathway 

Jacqui trained as a gestalt psychotherapist, and also worked as a foster carer. Jacqui and Cathy have worked together for over 10 years in child and family services. 

We now run a specialist Relationship Health assessment and training programmme together in the Kendal, South Lakes area employed by the NHS Kendal Primary Care Network and with social prescribing.  So we work actively with GP's and Schools in supporting parents and carers and young people.

Jacqui also works with Cathy on the independent programme and on practitioner training.   Over the past years we have worked with hundreds of parents and professionals  
Please speak to your GP or school

The requirements to join Getting Started via the Kendal GP pathway
  • Parents and child must have a Kendal GP
  • Classes currently on a Tuesday or Wednesday on zoom
  • There must be active readiness to learn
  • We are piloting access to supported online with schools
  • Parents opt in after discussion with social prescriber.
Requirements to join the online I Matter learning pathway:
  • Child attends school in Kendal area
  • School has certified I Matter Link Professional
  • Parents and school ready to work together to help child and adult progress in understanding and confidence
  • Parents have support of Health & Education Link Professionals

We are currently progressing a pilot project to support more joined up thinking between health and education supported by Relationship Health Matters CIC

CLICK HERE FOR KENDAL PCN 

I Matter Training for Professionals in Schools in the Kendal area
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We are excited to be moving forward with a project to develop more understanding of a relationship health and I Matter and community wheel approach in the Kendal area.

We are working with Kendal Primary Care Network, Relationship Health Matters CIC and Westmorland and Furness Council to take forward training for health and education Certified I Matter Link professionals as part of developing a more joined up approach. 

We currently have some matched funding for 12 schools who would like to build their capacity to support parents who are motivated to learn.