Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

[littlepinkcat]

Morning guys, everyone must be having a wee lie in, i don't blame you's im off work today back tomorrow though, so im gonna make the most of today. sending positive vibes ur way inchy

[anon]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

littlepinkcat;1365817 wrote: Morning guys, everyone must be having a wee lie in, i don't blame you's im off work today back tomorrow though, so im gonna make the most of today. sending positive vibes ur way inchy

Hi Pinky enjoy Saturday and your day off:goodjob:

Keep on trucking Inchy. It sounds tough !

Off on a train to Bergen this morning 8 hours through the mountains then pick up our post boat and travel where only a boat can get to.

Hope you are all okay and enjoying a sober and hangover weekend:h
Sorry hangover free!

[littlepinkcat]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

Mrs A enjoy the boat ride, hope the water is calm for you.

I spent most of yesterday getting continued peronal and professional development qualifications free online. I am all studied out, lol and my c.v is bloody massive, hopefully this will help me get a better job

this is the qualififications part of my c.v, names of colleges taken out as this is a public forum:

• GCSE English grade C

• Certificate in essential care practices

• NCFE level 2 in dementia awareness

• NCFE level 2 in Drama

• Adult numeracy level one and level two (equivalent to grade C GCSE in maths)

• NCFE Equality and Diversity Level 2


• Access to higher education course – grades achieved:
Biology - Distinction
Psychology - Distinction
English – Distinction
Access Report – Distinction
Study Skills – Distinction


• NCFE Safe Guarding Children and Young people level 2


• NCFE Safe Guarding Adults level one


• NCFE Certificate in working with people with mental health issues level 2

I attend the Bsc honours degree in psychology and counselling, I am due to graduate in 2015.
I am a course rep for the part time students on my course.
I was being mentored by Cleveland police in a tutoring role to learn more about the support work the police offer within the local community.

NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care


Further personal/ professional development courses:


• Mental health promotion: National CAMHS Support service (no certificate was issued, as it was a free online course).

• Perinatal and infant mental health: National CAMHS support service


• NHS certificate in National Patient Safety Agency worth 3 CPD. points.

• Mental Capacity Act – 2005 Certificate by St Thomas Training.


Below are free online courses I undertook on the embrace e learning website. I did not receive certificates for these courses as they were taster courses.

• Applying the Mental Health Act 2007
• Deprivation of Liberty Safe Guards


Education and training

2012: Continued professional and personal development:


• Counselling Services: Mental health clustering training

• The Royal College of Psychiatrists : Risk assessment and management of violence (one hour CPD)

• The Royal College of Psychiatrists: Managing stress and avoiding burnout part 1 (one hour CPD)


The following courses are from the Open University I did not receive certificates for these courses as they are free taster courses

• The role of diagnosis in counselling and psychotherapy module (D240_1)

• Working with young people: Roles and responsibilities module ( E131_1)

• Children and violence: An introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach module ( U212_1)

• Diversity and difference in communication module (K205_1)

• Mental health practice: Bonnyrigg (K113_2)


• Social work learning practice (K111_1)

• The boundaries of care (K100_8)

• The limits of primary care (K100_5)


• Challenging ideas in mental health (K272_1

• Exercise and mental health (E233_2)

• Experiences of assessment (K202_6)

• Factors that influence health: An introduction (K311_3)

• The autistic spectrum: From theory to practice (DSE232_1)

• Using Voluntary work to get ahead in the job market (Vol_1)

• Essay and report writing skills (LDT_5)

• The importance of interpersonal skills (Y159_1)

• The politics of racial violence in Britain (D315_4)

• Alcohol and human health (SDK125_2)

• Diversity and difference in communication (K205_1)

• Living with death and dying (K260_1)

• Understanding dyslexia (DSE212_1)

• Understanding society: Families (Y177_1)

• Homelessness and need (K202_3)

• Managing to meet service users' needs (K303_1)


• Public health and mental health promotion (KYN293_1)

• Public health in community settings: An introduction (K311_2)

• Social care, social work and the law - England and Wales (K269_1)

The following courses were free online courses provided by the Social Care Institute for Excellence, they did not offer certificates for these courses.

• Parental mental health and families:
Module 1: Introducing the family model.
Module 2: Think child, think parent, think family.
Module 3: Working together with parents.
Module 4: Working together with professionals.
Module 5: Care planning and review
Module 6: Interventions.
Module 7: Managing complexity and leading practice.
Module 8: Communicating with Families

• Mental Capacity Act:
Module 1: Supporting people to make their own decisions
Module 2: Making day to day decisions about care and support
Module 3: Best interest decisions about care and support
Module 4: Making more complex decisions
Module 5: More complex best interests decision
Module 6: What to do when there is disagreement
Module 7: Planning for the future
Module 8: A guide to the Deprivation of Liberty Safe Guards.
Module 9: Interface between the MCA and the MHA


• Sexual , reproductive and mental health:

Module 1: Sexual health matters – for mental health.

Module 2: Managing reproductive health.

Module 3: Supporting people who experience abuse.

Module 4: Safer relationships and safer sex.

Module 5: Physical health, mental health and sexuality



• Parental Substance Misuse:

Module 1: Understanding substance misuse

Module 2: Understanding the impact of parental substance abuse on children



• Interprofessional and Inter-agency collaboration


Module 1: An introduction to interprofessional and inter-agency collaboration.

Module 2: Professional identity and collaboration.

Module 3: Building relationships, establishing trust and negotiating with other workers.

Module 4: Working with other professionals and inter- agencies to assess needs, strengths and risks.

Module 5: A model of practice and collaboration.

Module 6: Working collaboratively in different types of teams.

Module 7: The practitioner, the agency and inter-agency collaboration.

Module 8: Key policy and legislation with implications for interprofessional and inter-agency collaboration.




• Communication Skills

Module 1: Overview of communication skills in social work.

Module 2: Forming and maintain relationships with service users and other professionals within social work.

Module 3: Providing information and explaining the information to service users.

Module 4: Gathering information

Module 5: Barriers to communication

Module 6: Particular communication needs, understanding and working with communication needs.

Module 7: Communicating in challenging situations.

Module 8: Using play and the creative arts to communicate with children and young people.

Module 9: Communicating through action and other means of communication.

Module 10: Communication across cultural and social differences.








• Introduction to Residential Child care

Module 1: An introduction to residential child care.

Module 2: Meeting the needs of children in a residential care setting.

Module 3: Managing Challenging Behaviour.



• Children of Prisoners

Module 1: Children of prisoners – an introduction.

Module 2: The pathway from arrest to release.

Module 3: Approaches to practice with children of prisoners.

it is all set out a bit nicer than this on my c.v, i know it may look ike im showing off, but im not im just showing how much work i do and how i am never getting the job i want, but when i ahve this degree i reckon im in.
i am also working on my other techniques such as filling in application forms and interview techniques, wish me luck, i need it.

[tiptronic_ct]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

Good morning Pinky, Whizzie and all to come

About to make a 2nd cup of coffee and then get ready to run errands.

We want holiday snaps, Whizzie!

[tiptronic_ct]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

Cheeses twice, Pinky! At this rate they'll say you're overqualified

[littlepinkcat]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

hopefully not Tipps, i don't think u can be over qualified for PHD in clinical psychology thats my main aim in a couple of years and the application process to get on the course is fierce

[littlepinkcat]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

so no more studying today waitng for mrs pinky to wake up then hopefully off out somewhere nice for the day

[tiptronic_ct]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

littlepinkcat;1365829 wrote: so no more studying today waitng for mrs pinky to wake up then hopefully off out somewhere nice for the day

Can you make some fairly loud but innocent noise to hasten her wakening?

[littlepinkcat]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

if i do that she will grumble, lol, and grumble all day about being tired, instead i am filling in an application form for another job and planning to do some exercise (quietly) lol

[anon]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

Wow Pinky! Clever clogs I have an MSc in counselling it was the hardest but most fulfilling course I ever did.

Morning Tips. How are things on the Mum front? Sad news about the miners/police violence. So sad.

[littlepinkcat]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

mrs A the msc in counselling is rock hard, u should be dead proud

yeah tipps how's ya mam?

[tiptronic_ct]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

anon;1365843 wrote: Wow Pinky! Clever clogs I have an MSc in counselling it was the hardest but most fulfilling course I ever did.

Morning Tips. How are things on the Mum front? Sad news about the miners/police violence. So sad.

Mum arrives back this evening, Mrs. A. The break was good, so we're kinda ready for the next stretch.

It is absolutely unbelievable that the cops reacted in that way. It really smacks of the bad old days. Worst of all, the politicians are now climbing in to gain maximum advantage.

[littlepinkcat]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

aww tipps the poor miners, i feel for them

[tiptronic_ct]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

Alrighty, folksies - I need to get going. Enjoy your Saturday!

[tiptronic_ct]

Army Thread 18/08/12 ( THANK F**K ITS SATURDAY)

littlepinkcat;1365847 wrote: aww tipps the poor miners, i feel for them

Me too - they're getting caught up in the maneuvering between two rival unions. It's a mess of unbelievable proportions.