CONI: role of the health visitor training

This free training course is designed for health visitors and other healthcare professionals who support families enrolled on The Lullaby Trust’s Care of Next Infant (CONI) programme.

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Training overview

This free training course is designed for health visitors and other healthcare professionals who support families enrolled on The Lullaby Trust’s Care of Next Infant (CONI) programme. 

When a family has experienced the sudden and unexpected death of a baby, they often face heightened anxiety during subsequent pregnancies and early infancy. The CONI programme provides emotional support, practical tools, and tailored guidance to help these families feel more confident in caring for their new baby, while also promoting safer sleep practices and awareness of risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). 

This course offers a focused introduction to the role of the health visitor within the CONI programme. It provides an understanding of how the programme supports bereaved families and how health visitors work collaboratively within local teams to deliver compassionate, informed care. 

Cost per person: Free

 

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Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

  • Understand current safer sleep guidance and how it applies to families on the CONI programme.
  • Identify who is eligible for CONI support and how long the support typically lasts.
  • Describe the practical elements and equipment available through CONI.
  • Recognise the different roles within the local CONI team and how they work together.
  • Offer appropriate emotional support and guidance to bereaved families.
  • Communicate clearly with families about the purpose and benefits of the CONI programme.
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Course content

The course includes: 

  • Safer sleep guidelines. 
  • Eligibility and duration of support through CONI. 
  • Overview of resources available to families. 
  • Roles of the health visitor, CONI coordinator, and wider team. 
  • Key components of the CONI programme. 
  • Guidance on supporting bereaved families with sensitivity and confidence.

4098

professionals trained in our safer sleep advice last year.

98 %

of professionals said they can apply our training to their daily work.

95 %

believe The Lullaby Trust's training is of a high quality.

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    What professionals say about our training

    This course has been very informative and has provided the knowledge to underpin my practice.

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    What professionals say about our training

    I enjoyed the fact that there were different types of videos and that made it engaging.

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    What professionals say about our training

    Very good training overall and good that I can do this in my own time.

  • Illustration of a health professional wearing a lanyard. They have dark skin, flicking dark, short hair and a hearing aid,

    What professionals say about our training

    Very informative, good structure and useful links which will support my role moving forward.

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