2015 Course Application Form

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AREA
Supporting Children &Young
People Course
February- April 2015
Dates:
Saturdays 9.30am – 4.30
28/2/15, 7/3/15, 14/3/15 and 18/4/15
100% attendance required
Venue: Chiltern Woodland Burial Park, Potkiln Lane, Jordans, Beaconsfield,
Bucks HP9 2XB
Course Fee: £125 to include all course materials, handouts and light refreshments –
payable by your Area before the start of the course.
The overall aim of this course is to provide existing Cruse bereavement volunteers
who meet the pre-selection criteria (Standard 3.08B 2014) with the awareness,
knowledge and skills needed to support bereaved children and young people.
The course experience also aims:
To ensure a practical and theoretical understanding of Safe-guarding.
To increase the level of bereavement support available for children and young people
To contribute to personal learning and opportunities for reflective and supportive
practice
To encourage shared learning and networking
Cruse Bereavement Care BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AREA
Supporting Children &Young People Course
APPLICATION FORM 2015
NAME………………………………………….
ADDRESS…………………………………………
…………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………
E-mail …………………………………………
Tel……………………………………….
Year completed Cruse Introductory training………………
Please confirm that you:
a) Meet the criteria in Standard 3.08B [ ]
b) Agree, on completion of course, for an enhanced DBS check being done by your Area. [ ]
Please include with your application:
a) A statement of 200-300 words outlining your knowledge, skills and awareness in relation to
working with children [ ]
b) A statement from your supervisor supporting your application [ ]
c) A statement from the Area/Branch that you have been interviewed and they endorse your
application. Also confirming that they have the resources and support available to provide a
children’s service [ ]
d) Two references relating to experience of working with children in an employed or voluntary
capacity [ ]
e) A Personal Profile – see guidelines on Information Sheet
f) A cheque from your Area for £125 payable to Buckinghamshire Area Cruse [ ]
Signed ...................................................
Please send to: Louise Swanston, Course Trainer & Facilitator, Strathmore Cottage, Mill Street,
Colnbrook, Berks. SL3 0JJ Tel: 07976 922180. Email: [email protected]
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday 30th January 2015.
WRITING A PERSONAL PROFILE
PLEASE INCLUDE A WRITTEN PERSONAL PROFILE WITH THE
APPLICATION FORM, ATTACHING A PHOTO. THE PERSONAL PROFILE
SHOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 250 WORDS.
Personal Profile (with photo). The aim of this is to give a picture of you as a person, e.g.
something about your life, career, experience of bereavement, what led you to apply to do this
course, and what are your expectations of the course. You could include:
- Who am I?
- Family influences on you, experience of diversity
- Support network
- Training
- Work experience – particularly with children
- Strengths, weaknesses, qualities
- Experience of bereavement
- Why attending C&YP Course now?
NB. Please keep a copy of this as it will form part of your Portfolio for the Course.
You may also like to make a start on the required reading for the course. You will be required to write a
review of one of these books during the course.
“Interventions with Bereaved Children”: Susan C. Smith and Sister Margaret Pennells, Jessica Kingsley
Publishers, ISBN 1 85302 285 3
“Grief in Children – A Handbook for Adults”: AtleDyregrov, Jessica Kingsley Publishers Limited, IBSN
1-85302
“Counselling Adolescents”: Kathryn & David Geldard, Sage Publications, ISBN-10 1 4129 0235 5
“Counselling Children: A Practical Introduction”:Kathryn & David Geldard
“Children and Grief: When a Parent Dies”: J William Worden, Guilford Press, ISBN 1-57230-746-3

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