Gypsy Traveller families in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are more likely to experience poor physical and mental health outcomes, have higher rates of child mortality, and significantly poorer education outcomes. This course aims to support practitioners to work sensitively with Gypsy/Traveller families.
Aim:
In this session, we will:
- Discuss cultural context within the Gypsy Traveller community
- Consider health and social care disparities affecting Gypsy Traveller families
- Offer practitioners greater insight into the lived experience of Gypsy Traveller families.
Duration:
2 Hours
Location:
Virtual
Facilitator
This training will be facilitated by Shaynie Larwood, Lead Nurse, Traveller Health Team
Pre-course Requirements
Participants will be encouraged to interact and contribute to the discussion.
Please come to the session prepared for a productive discussion, please be alert to media representations of Gypsy Traveller communities, and listen to how people around you discuss people of Gypsy Traveller ethnicity.
Please feel free to submit questions in advance to safeguardingboardstraining@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. There will also be time within the session to ask questions.
To book a place
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