welfare

Welfare, SafeGuarding, and Mental Health

Our Welfare Officers
Kerry
Andrew
Jo

Welfare Officers are available to help any members or family as a first port of call, even if just as a friendly ear!

All our Welfare Officers are DBS checked, fully qualified for the role and registered with British Fencing. Details of this may be found on the British Fencing Association's Welfare Register

Availability

Please use the tabs above to see the contact details for our Welfare Officers.

Documentation

Further details of our policies and documentation can be found HERE

I am Kerry, one of the welfare officers for Four of Clubs and a parent of a club member.

If you have any concerns or questions regarding yours or your child’s welfare, you are welcome to contact me.
More information about the Welfare officer’s role can be found on the British Fencing Website and the Four of Clubs website.

https://www.britishfencing.com/welfare-zone
https://www.virtualfencingclub.com/welfare.html

I attended the following workshops last year
·       Sportscoach UK ‘Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport’ workshop.
·       British Fencing’s ‘Time to Listen’ (TTL) workshop
·       British Fencing’s En Garde Ready – Introduction to the Welfare Pack

I recently completed Mental Health for Sport and Physical Activity through UK Coaching and First4Sport.

If you need someone to talk to or any support with yours or your child’s mental health I am happy to be contacted. I am a qualified Person-centred counsellor and have worked with both adults and young people. In recent years I have mainly offered one to one counselling but for several years I worked with Triumph Over Phobia which offered group support in managing phobias, general anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. I believe that peer support is valuable in helping to manage our mental health and I am happy to be a part of this team. I will be available at some of the Zoom meetings currently offered during this time of lockdown.

Mrs Kerry Hindle (ph. 07954 161941 email piglet_eeyore@ntlworld.com

The Revd. Andrew Swift (ph. 0779 2809334) email andrew87swift@hotmail.co.uk

Mrs Jo Hadfield-Gem (ph. 0797337162) email jo.hadfield@btopenworld.com

Mental Health and Wellbeing

It is becoming very clear that the Coronavirus crisis is having a significant impact on the education and mental well being of our young people and will probably continue to do so for some time to come. Our Welfare Officers have assembled these resources to help parents deal with these challenging times and we hope they will be of use. On Thursdays at 5pm, welfare officers and coaches of the club are available online via Zoom for any family who wishes to talk about these issues, ask for help or just have someone to chat to. The invitation to these is posted on the clubs WhatsApp group and can also be requested by emailing fourofclubs@btinternet.com

Resources

The University of Reading: Helping Young People Manage Low Mood and Depression is a course for young people with low mood and depression and their parents and carers, or anyone who has contact with young people during the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/low-mood-during-covid-19

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-52721132
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/31/young-peoples-mental-health-hit-by-coronavirus-uk-poll

Mental Health

Resources
Online Safety
Motivation
Isolation
Fear
Links

Looking for ideas to protect your mental well being? Here are some resources you might find helpful.

With children spending so much time online during the present crisis, it is even more important to be aware of the issues involved. This site gives an excellent introduction to the different platforms your child might be using and their potential pitfalls, as well as information in general about online safety
https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides