{"id":1813,"date":"2020-02-13T13:40:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T13:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joinourdorset.nhs.uk\/camhs\/?page_id=1813"},"modified":"2020-07-03T00:00:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T23:00:37","slug":"support-worker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joinourdorset.nhs.uk\/camhs\/support-worker\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Worker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"about\" class=\"fusion-container-anchor\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-left:28px;--awb-margin-top:38px;--awb-background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:3px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Mental health support workers in CAMHS work both in the community and inpatient settings. They play a key role in supporting young people, family and carers, using a person-centred approach and offering practical help and assistance to achieve their goals.<\/p>\n<p>Support workers are actively involved in group activity sessions, as well as supporting individualised care and treatment planning.<\/p>\n<p>CAMHS also employs parenting support workers who work directly with parents\/carers offering individualised support.<\/p>\n<p>Support workers can go on to become senior support workers, or undertake further training to specialise in a particular area of interest.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:27px;--awb-padding-bottom:3px;--awb-padding-left:34px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:20px 20px 20px 20px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cv52fawurfo?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><em>Hear more about the role of a Mental Health Support Worker from Ellie at Dorset CAMHS<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two fusion-border-below-title\">\n<h3 data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"33\">Qualifications<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text\">\n<p>CAMHS support workers may have an NVQ in health and social care, but appropriate skills and experience are more important for this role.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two fusion-border-below-title\">\n<h3 data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"33\">Experience<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text\">\n<p>CAMHS support workers might come from a variety of backgrounds \u2013 they will ideally have some experience of working with children or young people, although this might not be in a clinical setting.<\/p>\n<h3 data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"33\">Other roles that might be of interest<\/h3>\n<p>Mental health support workers might undertake further training to qualify in a core profession and become a <a href=\"https:\/\/joinourdorset.nhs.uk\/camhs\/camhs-practitioner\/\"><strong>CAMHS practitioner<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/joinourdorset.nhs.uk\/camhs\/roles\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">See more Dorset CAMHS roles<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-background-blend-mode:overlay;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:5%;--awb-padding-bottom:6%;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2020\/01\/ss-sian.jpg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - 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