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SSHA Study Days 2024

SSHA Annual Conference 2024 – Virtual Only

August 23, 2024 By SSHA

Save the Date – Tuesday 15th October 2024 – VIRTUAL ONLY

Save the Date!

  • SSHA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
  • TUESDAY 15TH OCTOBER 9.00 – 13.15
  • VIRTUAL ONLY

Topics Include

  • Women and PreP
  • Doxypep Update
  • Neurodivergent Young People and Sexual Risk
  • Syphilis: A Practical Guide

Cost:

  • SSHA Members: £25.00
  • Non-SSHA Members £35.00

Book your place now via the Eventbrite booking website >>

Please do contact ceri.evans4@nhs.net if you have any further questions.

SSHA Study Day 2024

SSHA Study Afternoon: Trauma Informed Training For Non Therapists 7th March 2024

January 12, 2024 By SSHA Leave a Comment

The Society of Sexual Health Advisers (SSHA) is pleased to announce a SSHA Study Afternoon:

Trauma Informed Training For Non Therapists

Date: 

  • Thursday 7th March 12.00 – 17.00 (including 30 minute break)

Location:

  • UNITE the Union House, 128 Theobalds Rd London WC1X 8TN (nearest tube station is Holborn)

Cost:

  • SSHA Members £40.00
  • Non Members £50.00

Who is this day for?

This day is for Sexual Health Advisers and people who are working with people suffering from trauma in areas directly relating to their trauma.

What does the day cover?

  • Recognising a trauma response
  • Facilitating the service user to bring their distress levels down
  • A toolbox of techniques to ground and stabilise service users quickly
  • How to avoid re traumatisation
  • What is happening in the brain when someone has PTSD
  • How to avoid vicarious trauma (becoming traumatised from being around trauma)
  • Recognising the signs of vicarious trauma
  • Letting go of trauma you have taken in

Trainer: Vajralila: Psychological-Traumatologist PGdip

About the Trainer – Lea (Vajralila): Traumatologist

Lea (Vajralila) has been a practicing Therapist for 25 years and specialises in Trauma. She is the UK trainer of a modality called Lifespan Integration which works primarily with attachment trauma.

Lea lives in Brighton where she runs The Wilbury Clinic with her wife. She particularly enjoys creating bespoke courses for organisations. She also has a small private Therapy practice and supervises Therapists and Allied Health practitioners in the voluntary sector.

Book your place via EventBrite >>

If you have any questions, please contact ceri.evans4@nhs.net

SSHA Study Afternoon 2024

Helping People to Reduce Sexual Health Risk – A Motivational Interviewing Approach: London

January 23, 2024 By SSHA Leave a Comment

SSHA is pleased to announce: Helping People to Reduce Sexual Health Risk – A Motivational Interviewing Approach

Two Study Days to be held in London:

  • Saturday 20th April 2024 9.30am-4.00 pm
  • Saturday 18th May 2024 9.30am-4.00 pm

Face-to-face study days to be held in Central London at:

  • The Unite the Union Offices,
  • 128 Theobalds Rd,
  • London WC1X 8TN

These days are limited to 12 people and will include large group and small group work, also the opportunity to practice between the two sessions.

What is Motivational Interviewing?

Motivational interviewing is a form of collaborative conversation for strengthening a person’s own motivation and commitment to change. (Miller & Rollnick, 2013)

Please see the MINT website for further information.

What are the aims of the study days?

The aim is to equip staff working in a Sexual Health setting with an understanding of motivational interviewing, to enable them to use this approach when discussing risk reduction in STIs, HIV, unintended pregnancies, health risk reductions such as reducing alcohol, smoking or recreational drugs taking (and chemsex).

Who is the training for?

The days are aimed at Sexual Health staff who discuss sexual risk reduction with patients in Integrated Sexual Health Services. The course has primarily been developed for Sexual Health Advisers and is also suitable for Doctors, Nurses and other health care professionals.

Led by expert Sexual Health Advisers, the course will be led by Mo Lockwood and Hu Clarke as our new leaders. Strengthening our ties with MINT (Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers), Mo, a MINT’ee for almost 20 years, and Hu, with 30 years health promotion experience, will undergo the next MINT training the trainers programme.

Day 1: Introduction to Motivational Interviewing Skills: Part 1

  • Saturday 20th April 2024
  • 9.30am-4.00 pm

NB: The 2nd study day is run a month later to allow participants to reflect on their practice and build on what you have learnt. This is incremental training, so you will only be able to attend Day 2 if you have attended Day 1.

Day 2: Introduction to Motivational Interviewing Skills: Part 2

  • Saturday 18th May 2024
  • 9.30am-4.00 pm

Cost:

  • £90.00 per day for SSHA members
  • £100 per day for non-members SSHA members

Book your place:

You can book your place on the Eventbrite website

Headline News

National Organising Professional Committee

January 18, 2020 By SSHA

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About SSHA

The Society of Sexual Health Advisers (SSHA) is a UK national organisation with approximately 300 members out of an estimated 350 sexual health advisers in the country. It provides an opportunity for members to meet and work towards further professional development.

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