Forthcoming workshops

• If you are interested in attending a workshop please click here to complete a booking form or contact NCT professional on 08442436000 ext. 2416/email:professional@nct.org.uk

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Please note that scheduled workshops are subject to change.

Supporting the Emotional Health of Teenage Parents

(including working with postnatal depression)

£85.00 (including lunch)

Date & Venue:  Tuesday 21st September 2010 - London

By the end of the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to:

• Identify reasons why younger parents are especially vulnerable to emotional ill health (i.e. depression)
• Examine the effectof postnatal ill health on the wider family, especially the partner and child
• List the symptoms exhibited by those experiencing baby blues, postnatal depression (PND) or puerperal psychosis
• Compae a variety of theoretical approaches to emotional health imbalance and examine te relevance of psychological and sociologcal stresses
• Identify support options for young parents
• Examine the barriers young parents may experience in accessing available services
• Reflect on local provision and suggest ideas to dvelop the local services 

Running Effective Antenatal Classes

Cost:£85.00 (including lunch)

Date & Venue: Thursday 7th October 2010 - Manchester

By the end of the workshop, participants will have had an opportunity to:

• Have developed an outline antenatal course adaptable to their specific needs
• Understand the different ways adults learn
• Understand how to use a variety of teaching methods
• Be able to involve clients in agends setting, reviewing and evaluation
• Have practised and understood the importance of teaching physical skills for labour
• Have explored ways to involve partners in an antenatal course

Running Effective Antenatal Classes for Young Parents

Cost:£85.00 (including lunch)

Date & Venue: Wednesday 3rd November 2010 - London

By the end of the workshop, participants will have had an opportunity to:

• Share ideas for attractingyoung parents to classes and maintaining their ongoing commitment to attending
• Identify the learning styles of young parents
• Identify the facilitation skills needed to keep the interest of young parents in classes
• Practise a range of teaching ideas to make learning fun and effective for young parents 

Running Effective Antenatal Classes

£85.00 (including lunch)

Date & Venue:  Friday 12th November 2010 - Brighton

By the end of this workshop participants will:

• Have developed an outline antenatal course adaptable to their specific needs 
• Understand the dfferent ways adults learn
• Understand how to use a variety of teaching methods
• Be able to involve clients in agends setting, reviewing and evluation
• Have practised and understood the importance of teaching physical skills for labour
• Have explored ways to involve partners in an antenatal course   

This workshop is intended to supplement the training a health professional has already received in delivering antenatal education

Breastfeeding Works and How!

£85.00 (including lunch)

Date & Venue:  Monday 22nd November 2010 - London W3

By the end of the workshop participants will have had the opportunity to:

• Understand how breastfeeding works and importance of baby led feeding
• Understand more about breastfeeding difficulties and how it relates to own practice
• Understand good positioning and attachment and how this can pevent common breastfeeding problems
• Know what research based information to give mothers about breastfeeding with information on new laid back positions
• Identify different situations mothers may need extra support and information with their breastfeeding difficulties - Expressing, Thrush and Mastitis, Poor Weight Gain, Tongue Tie
• Be able to identify when and who to refer mothers to for further support/information

Running Effective Antenatal Classes for Young Parents

Cost:£85.00 (including lunch)

Date & Venue: Wednesday 24th November 2010 - Liverpool

By the end of the workshop, participants will have had an opportunity to:

• Share ideas for attractingyoung parents to classes and maintaining their ongoing commitment to attending
• Identify the learning styles of young parents
• Identify the facilitation skills needed to keep the interest of young parents in classes
• Practise a range of teaching ideas to make learning fun and effective for young parents 

This workshop is intended to supplement the training a health professional has already received in delivering antenatal education