Stirling Court Hotel
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4AE
United Kingdom
We are pleased to offer this course at a reduced rate. Please note the fees may be subject to change. Lunch and refreshments included.
- RCPCH member - Trainee as well as SAS Doctor, Nurses, AHPs: £50
- RCPCH member - Consultant: £65
- Non-RCPCH member: £75
Course aim
An introduction to children’s rights and active engagement of children and young people in health services for paediatricians, health workers and the voluntary sector working in health-based settings or services.
The course covers:
- what matters to children, young people and families
- what active engagement means
- engagement tools that are age- and stage-appropriate
- using voice data to support your work and health services.
The RCPCH team has an extensive knowledge and expertise in engagement and supported us through their advice and tools to think about how we can bring children and young people into our quality improvement work and service planning.
Course description
This course brings together our skills, expertise and knowledge from delivering child and youth engagement programmes with 13,000 under 25s over the last nine years through RCPCH &Us, where children and young people have helped inform and shape health policy and practice on topics such as mental health, sickle cell, diabetes, epilepsy, asthma, climate change, health inequalities, service design and more.
The day will provide a mix between theory and practical guidance on how to do engagement with children and young people from different ages, backgrounds, stages and experiences. We’ll share resources, tips and practical advice, and there will be lots of opportunities for interactive learning.
Learning objectives
By the end of this course, you will:
- feel confident in engagement planning
- be aware of different types of engagement approaches and how to use them practically
- be able to apply legal frameworks to engagement activity with children and young people.
It was so helpful to be able to think about how to do things differently, we don’t use surveys anymore, but have other ways now to find out what our patients think about the service or what their service needs are.
Target audience
- Paediatric trainees, SAS doctors, and consultant paediatricians
- Health professionals from other medical disciplines
- Voluntary sector staff working in health-based settings
Course lead
Emma Sparrow has been the service lead for children and young people’s engagement at RCPCH since 2015, supporting the development of award-winning programmes in RCPCH &Us with children, young people and families. Her background as a professionally qualified community development and youth worker, along with extensive experience of working in different sectors leading engagement or rights-based work including local authority, the Police, health, and the voluntary sector, bring a wealth of knowledge and useful practical skills to the course.
Emma is passionate about accessible and inclusive approaches to working with people and communities and working in a strengths-based way to empower children and young people.