Welcome to Me first and the Me first Fundamentals Course!

Me first is an award-winning education and interactive, online training resource, that helps health and social care professionals build on their knowledge, skills and confidence in communicating with children and young people and supports shared decision making. Me first has been developed over 8 years, with funding from NHS Health Education England, and is now part of the Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Academy (GLA). All our training is co-produced and co-delivered with young people. Our training and resources support NICE guidelines (2021) for working with babies, children and young people.

Me first aims to:

  • Promote the use of the Me first communication tools and approaches to support communication with children and young people.
  • Increase health and social care professionals’ knowledge of the barriers and challenges to communicating with children and young people, build on their existing skills, and increase their confidence through Me first training.
  • Collect and grow a hub of resources to share ideas and expertise in communicating with children and young people.

The Me first programme is open to both GOSH staff and external users.

The Me first Fundamentals course explores the key principles that need to be considered in children and young people-centred communication. These Fundamentals goes beyond the basic skills of communication. We focus on complex and interesting topics and encourage self-reflection to enable each individual to work on their own skills. We achieve this through a mixture of theory and discussion-based activities.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course you will:

  • understand more about CYP’s experiences of health and care.
  • understand the impact of effective communication on CYP, carers and professionals’ experiences.
  • develop knowledge and understanding of key concepts (The Fundamentals) that impact communication and shared decision-making.
  • have knowledge of some of the communication resources available to support CYP centred communication, including the Me first Model.
  • have reflected on personal practice and signposted opportunities for development.

Course Outline

The topics which will be covered in this course are:

6 Fundamentals of CYP communication:

  • Developmental abilities
  • Involvement and shared decision-making
  • Power and influence
  • Working with difference
  • Capacity
  • Consent

For any questions about the course, please contact: info@mefirst.org.uk

GOSH staff (Free): CLICK HERE to enrol.

If this course/event is out of stock, this means it is currently fully booked. Please contact the course Instructor/s (details at the bottom of the course/event page), providing your full name and your preferred email address to register your interest. You will then be added to a waiting list and will be contacted if places/future intakes become available.