Training for children and youth workers

Training Overview

• Children & Youth Department vision
• Faith development of children
• Leading children
• Pastoral awareness, including Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
• Families
• Programme planning
• Children in community
• Children’s ministry online
• Leading well into the future

Launching soon

• Outreach
• Supporting children with additional needs
• Trauma-informed practice

Training overview

Short course

• Emotional regulation, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma, attachment, caregiving and care seeking
• Building connections and toolkit
• Reflection

Enhanced course

• Emotional regulation, ACEs and trauma awareness 
• Attachment and relationships
• Caregiving and care seeking
• Building connections and toolkit
• Reflection

In development

• Digital rewiring of childhood
• Mindset for 16–25 year olds, including some elements of harm reduction, ie vaping, exploitation and sexual health
• Children and bereavement

Training Overview

• Introduction to mentoring
• Mentoring in schools
• Outcomes Star
• Starfish introduction
• Starfish on the ground
• Being Starfish ready
• Safeguarding essentials
• Challenging diversity assumptions
• Data protection essentials
• Equity and diversity

In development

• Sea Stars – short online courses
• Trauma types and our response
• The triune brain, regulation and window of tolerance
• The 6 Cs to help recovery
• Therapeutic mentoring and boundaries
• Shame
• Creativity builds relationships

A regular online gathering for sharing ideas, learning together, discussion and inspiration for volunteer and employed children’s leaders.

Annual gathering for anyone involved in children or youth work to be inspired, resourced and encouraged in their ministry.

Training overview

• Internal short courses (Children & Youth)
• Internal short courses (iLearn)
• Internal short courses (Learning and Development)
• External short courses
• Professional study and qualifications

For more information contact childrenyouth@salvationarmy.org.uk.

Training overview

• What is discipleship?
• Skills and attributes of a discipler
• The discipleship relationship
• Practicalities
• Reflection and evaluation

For more information contact childrenyouth@salvationarmy.org.uk.

Training overview

• Why youth ministry? Building rapport with young people
• Adolescent development: Engaging young people with the Bible
• Growing up digital: Safeguarding and safety
• Growing up Gen Z: Empowering young people to participate
• Family life: Working with others as a team
• Christian discipleship: Facilitating a session with young people
• Gender and sexuality: Young people's different needs
• School life: Managing behaviour
• Emotional health: Telling stories that capture interest
• Mission and exploring faith: Knowing you are making a difference

Training overview

• Introduction
• What we know
• Gender and sexuality terminology
• Testimonies
• Five tips for pastorally supporting young people
• Sexual orientation and gender identity in a real-life context
• FAQs

Training overview

• What is street-based youth work?
• Why street-based youth work?
• Starting out in detached youth work: Reconnaissance phase and community profiling
• Engaging with young people on the streets: Creating a team, first contact, managing risks and recording outcomes