Consultancy - Young People

Young People

Calmspace can provide:

Mentoring, coaching and training for adults who work with young people and young people themselves, including those with disabilities, mental health problems or exhibiting challenging behaviour.

A 360° approach designed to provide young people with the skills necessary to cope with the pressures of life and make informed decisions about education, employment, training and leisure in order for them to make a positive contribution to society.

Calmspace is well respected as a provider of formal and informal learning and development opportunities for young people offering a personal, individual and accessible service.

Services include

• Personal Development: Including stress management, confidence building and assertiveness, working with others, problem solving and handling conflict
• Development Courses: For young people with learning difficulties/mental health problems trying to secure employment
• Citizenship: Initiatives designed to encourage and support young people’s roles as active citizen’s e.g. social action, befriending and self advocacy
• Behaviour Management: Helping those who work with young people to handle difficult and challenging behaviour
• Health Awareness: Approved to deliver Royal Society for Public Health’s accredited health awareness courses
• Emotional Wellbeing: Helping young people deal with emotions through positive thinking, mindfulness and creativity
• Stress Management: Stress management workshops targeted at different learners, including young people, teachers and managers in schools
• Research: Data analysis using a range of different approaches, including meaningful consultation with young people, to assist organisations and individuals to learn about young people and their needs in order to develop responsive services
• Interim Management quickly analsying situations, developing solutions and building support to ensure work is delivered on time and within budget.
  

Experience with Young People

Maureen O’Callaghan has been working with young people for over 20 years during which she has worked in a variety of roles including Head of Youth and Schools for the British Red Cross, Youth Education Officer for Save the Children and Head of Fundraising for UK Youth. Prior to this she worked as a youth worker, social worker and activity leader working with young people with learning difficulties. She has spent a significant amount of this time involved with young people with challenging behaviour and young offenders.

Previous research projects have included:-

• Developing models of good practice e.g. in befriending, youth participation, social action, global citizenship and employer engagement.
• Barriers to learning experienced by young people.
• Skills young people develop through volunteering.
• Teacher stress within schools and FE Colleges
• Young people’s oracy skills and employability
• Numeracy and literacy skills within informal educations settings
• Young people and financial management.

Maureen has also delivered a stress management module as part of a Foundation Degree in Complementary Approaches to Health and Social Care.

Qualifications

• Certificate in Education (Post Compulsory)
• BTEC Level 7 in Management Studies
• Diplomas: Life Coaching, Stress Management Training and Organisational Stress Management
• University Diploma in Mentoring in Education

Memberships

• Institute for Learning
• Chartered Management Institute
• International Stress Management Association (UK)

Approved consultant or trainer with:

• The National Youth Agency
• Children’s Workforce Development Council
• National Council of Voluntary Organisations
• Lincolnshire and Leicestershire County Councils
• National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
• National Institute of Adult Continuing Education