Poems Course
Our dedicated team offers an accredited course to help healthcare professionals managing anxiety in children.
During our one-day course, we teach strategies to reduce or prevent anxiety in children who need medical intervention. In addition to the scientific evidence, we also share our stories and experiences in dealing with anxious patients whose minds are full of fears.
It is without doubt that a team of trained practitioners utilising the techniques introduced on the course will dramatically reduce the prevalence and degree of general and procedure-related anxiety in children undergoing medical interventions. This will also lead to a reduction in the consequent morbidity experienced by these children and a global improvement in patient experience.
Next upcoming course
Poems course was designed to train healthcare professionals, mainly those who contact with children.
We train several professionals, such as doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, play specialists, etc.
Our course is delivered through formal lectures and using interactive material.
At first, information about the nature, causes and consequences of procedural anxiety is explored. Then, we explain basic and advanced communication techniques to manage anxiety in children.
We believe that past experiences can be part of a learning path on how to manage children’s anxiety, therefore we promote the exchange of ideas and experiences between us and our audience.
Due to popular demand, at the end of the day, we include an optional experiential session that allows you to enjoy a hypnotic trance.
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All our courses are offered locally to reduce overhead costs, avoid travel expenses to the host and minimize course fees for all participants.
How to book into our course? There are two possibilities:
- Book your place at one of the available locations, by visiting POEMS EVENT PAGE, or
- Attend our course at your institution (please read section “Poems will come to you”)
Special situations:
- Groups of less than 40 participants: we are still happy to come to you. However, to cover our costs, we will need to adjust the course fee structure accordingly.
- Overseas courses: we also offer courses abroad, but the fees for these events will need to be negotiated individually.
What previous attendees think
Feedback data from past candidates clearly shows that the course improves a practitioner’s ability to effectively communicate with anxious children. It also shows that any practitioner in any role can manage and reduce anxiety in children under their care. On occasion the anxiety can be prevented altogether.
Every now and again you go on a study day that really changes your practice and yours certainly has for me … it really works and is the way ahead!
It would be a useful course for everyone who works with children.
As a course this set some benchmarks for the correct approach – based on sound knowledge
The quality of the information I learned on this course far outstrips previous information on communication techniques, and the delivery is accessible and democratic – teachers practiced what they preached.