Online workshop: Introduction to Participation

• This introductory course will give you an overview of participation and will help you identify opportunities to implement participation within services.
• This online workshop is delivered via Zoom, and is an interactive and collaborative experience. With two trainer consultants available in each workshop, we can effectively facilitate discussion and provide a safe learning space for you to feel empowered to make a difference for children and young people.
• When you register onto the course, you will be sent confirmation and joining instructions via email.

During the course you will learn:

• key terms and definitions associated with participation
• levels and areas of participation
• benefits of participation for different stakeholders

During the course we will:

• map benefits of participation for children and young people, parents and carers, services and systems
• identify opportunities for developing participation to improve experiences
• make an individual commitment to improving participation

• Offering genuine opportunities for children and young people to participate in mental health services can help young people recognise that their views matter and can aid their recovery.
• This course will help you better understand participation and identify the opportunities for young people to have their say within services.