Contextual approaches to vaping behaviour
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Course outline:
Childrenβs vaping behaviour is a key safeguarding and health concern which lends itself to contextual safeguarding as well as health education approaches.Β
This webinar explores how contextual safeguarding approaches may support work to reduce and avoid the harm caused to children in contexts where vaping is commonplace, encouraged, or promoted and culturally embedded.Β
How can contextual safeguarding approaches contribute to turning the tide of harm?Β
Training topics will include:
- Vaping and harmΒ
- What we know about childrenβs vaping behaviourΒ
- Contextual safeguarding approachesΒ
- The contexts of childrenβs vaping behaviourΒ
- Finding a way forwardΒ
Learning outcomes
- Deepen your understanding of vaping harms and harms specific to childrenβs vaping behaviourΒ
- Refresh understanding of contextual safeguarding approaches and how such approaches can support health education programmesΒ
- Support application of contextual safeguarding approaches to the challenge of harmful vaping behaviour in childrenΒ
This event will be held jointly with:
Speaker:
Asha Fowells
Asha Fowells is Head of Education and Engagement at the DSM Foundation, a drug education charity. This role reflects her background as a pharmacist β she qualified in 1998 β and journalist and drugs educator.Β Β Asha is involved in the whole breadth of delivery, from students to parents, school staff and other professionals working with young people, as well as training and mentoring drugs educators. She also does a lot of work behind the scenes at the Foundation, including dealing with press enquiries, writing resources, and managing the charityβs communication channels. Asha is passionate about the aims of the DSM Foundation, which is to help young people make safer choices about drugs β everyone should be able to get home safely.

