Mental Health Competency Framework

To address the overwhelming tide of negative pressures impacting the wellbeing of children, young people and the professionals around them, YMCA Trinity Group has developed a series of training programmes to equip staff with the tools they need to help themselves and those they work with and reduce the risk of issues escalating.

It is vital that everyone working  has an understanding of what mental health is and how to respond to common issues to ensure people are able to access the help they need early.

In order to help you decide upon the most appropriate training, we have worked with local services to develop a competency framework which categorises our training according to its content and depth of learning. We also hope that this will simplify the often complex picture of mental health training in a structured and methodical way, and provide a clear framework to equip the whole setting with appropriate skills to support young people’s mental health.

 

Whilst aimed at schools, the framework is suitable for all types of settings that work with young people and will also help other organisations to develop their support for staff and colleagues.

 

How to Use the Framework

 

As we pursue our ambition of helping young people enjoy positive mental health and wellbeing, we believe that everyone working with young people should have a foundation level of training and these training courses are listed under Stage One (Core or Universal) of the competency framework. From here, individuals can identify trainings from Stage Two (Enhanced) and Stage Three (Targeted) according to their role in their setting and developmental need.

 

 

 

The Framework