I Matter in the Kendal Area, UK
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Meet the Kendal Primary Care Network Team
DR ED CLARKE
GP CLINICAL DIRECTOR
DR AMY LEE
GP LEAD KENDAL ICC
DR CATHY BETOIN
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
JACQUI WILSON
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 Relationship Health and I Matter Informed Service in the NHS and we are working with local organisations to progress access to early intervention psychoeducational pathway for parents and we are progressing the first local I Matter Community Wheel programme. Our aim is to help adults and young people to understand more about how to help themselves and others overcome challenges with a relationship health approach. We work in partnership with schools and other services
Dr Cathy Betoin works with Jacqui Wilson, to offer the Kendal pathway
Jacqui and Cathy have worked together for over 10 years in child and family services. We are progressing a Relationship Health development 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 in Kendal
- Parents and child must have a Kendal GP
- Classes on Tuesday pm (via school) or Wednesday (via GP)
- There must be active readiness to learn
- We are piloting access to supported online with schools
- Parents opt in after discussion with a certified I Matter link
Requirements to join the I Matter Online 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
PREVENTION EARLY INTERVENTION VIA SCHOOLS
We are working with schools to introduce relationship health and I Matter informed
understanding for parents of chlldren at nursery and reception
We offer Get Started Workshops and invites to the Community Wheel
Parents at a participating school can express an interest in I Matter Online Learning
EARLY INTERVENTION VIA KENDAL SOCIAL PRESCRIBING
We are working with Kendal GP's to introduce I Matter understanding for
parents of chlldren at nursery and reception
We offer Get Started Workshops and Consultations and invites to the Community Wheel
Parents with a child at a participating school can express an interest in I Matter Online Learning
ADDITIONAL NEEDS - CURRENTLY IN DISCUSSION
We are working with Kendal GP's, schools and local services
to explore the pathway for those families where there are children with additional needs.
As we are a small company and our focus is psychoeducation, we are progressing carefully here.
There is a need for more informed practitioners to support this programme for this group at present
I Matter Training for Professionals in Schools in the Kendal area
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 pastoral role staff in schools to be 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.
The offer for professionals in Kendal schools will include:
ENTRY LEVEL
+ Getting Started Workshops and Essentials of Attachment Email Course (offered monthly Week 3 on a Tuesday)
+ Invite to join the Community Wheel Network
+ Mailing list Relationship Health and I Matter News for free content - podcasts etc
MORE INDEPTH LEARNING
+ Opportunity to apply to join the I Matter Online Learning Journey. This is a 12 month online learning programme with some stopping after 4m
+ The online programme can only be accessed by application and following confirmation from senior leads that the professional has an active interest in developing the pastoral offer for schools and has a good ability to connect with a wide range of families in differing circumstances.
The programme details are just being finalised - in particular the best way to use the bursary funding for maximum benefit.
I Matter Training for Families in Participating Schools in the Kendal area
The offer for families in participating schools to complement the professional training will include:
ENTRY LEVEL
+ Getting Started Workshops and Essentials of Attachment Email Course
+ Invite to join the Community Wheel Network
+ Mailing list for free content - podcasts etc
MORE INDEPTH LEARNING
+ Opportunity to apply to join the I Matter Online Learning Journey. This is a 12 month online learning programme.
+ The online programme can only be accessed following confirmation from a Link professional in a participating school that there will be a fit.
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.
53 Stramongate
Kendal
La94BH
United Kingdom
