Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner
CurrentAs a trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) I work as part of the Mental Health Support Team in Schools (MHST) to support children and young people with mental health support needs in an education-based setting.I work across a number of primary and secondary schools to deliver early intervention help to young people and parents/guardians, and also consider whole-school approaches to better mental health and wellbeing. This includes auditing current wellbeing provision, supporting teachers and other school staff to explore wellbeing concerns, and delivering events such as workshops and assemblies on a variety of mental health and wellbeing topics.My first year is a training year. My working week is split between completing my postgraduate diploma course (PGDip Mental Health Practice in Education Settings) at the University of Exeter and developing my caseload in education settings. Upon completion of my training year I will progress to full time work as a qualified EMHP with a larger caseload.