Advanced Structured Interview training: Dates in March 2023

Overview

There is one Advanced Structured Interview training course scheduled for March 2023.

What does it cost?

There is no charge for this training for home office forces.

Who's it for?

This training is designed for experienced OHAs and OHCs who have undertaken the Structured Interview training and have had experience in undertaking at least 20 Structured Interviews.

How will the session be run?

The course is currently delivered on Microsoft Teams.

What if I miss it?

Regular courses are available, subject to your force having adopted this training.

Advanced Structured Interview training is scheduled for:

15th March 2023 - various forces

Overview

Psychological surveillance and structured interview training is part of the psychological support programme launched by Oscar Kilo, the National Police Wellbeing Service (NPWS).

It was designed to help police forces improve the mental health support offered to officers and staff when undertaking structured psychological interviews and preparing reports for employees and management.

Is this course for me?

Advanced Structured Interview training covers the following areas:

Refreshing your skills in undertaking Initial, Ongoing and Follow-up Structured Interviews
Determining how and when to use a referral screening questionnaire
Advanced awareness of skills in Structured Interviews and feedback sessions
Effective presentation of screening results with recommendations for management actions and interventions
How to commission and undertake research / evaluations which could be published or support an academic qualification

The training will provide the skills to undertake the interventions in your force or by exception and only in agreement with your force as part of mutual aid.

In order to successfully complete the training, delegates must attend for the full duration of the course.

There will obviously be some occasions when delegates have to leave the training early because of an emergency situation arising during the course.

In these circumstances, we will require the delegate to attend a future course to complete the training.

This is a one-day training course.

These courses regularly take place throughout the year and dates will be supplied directly to forces who have adopted this training.

How to access this training

To be considered for one of these courses, you must firstly contact your force wellbeing lead who may put your name forward. Please note we are unable to accept individual applications for this course.