A truly engaging and thought-provoking CISI Southern Branch CPD event was held at G Live in Guildford on the morning of 17 September 2019.
With a good turnout, Keith Churchouse, President of the Southern Branch, introduced the speakers for the event.
The Southern Branch was pleased to welcome Suzette Jones, Health & Wellbeing Adviser for the Church of England in Guildford, as the first speaker. Suzette gave a powerful and moving presentation on modern slavery, how and where this takes place, how we can recognise those enslaved and what we can do about it. As Suzette clearly conveyed, modern slavery is a serious and organised crime and often unseen. It hides in takeaways, hotels, car washes, nail bars and private homes. There is no typical victim of slavery. Victims can be men, women and children of all ages, but it is normally more prevalent amongst vulnerable, minority and socially excluded groups in society. A key message was that if it looks or feels wrong, it probably is, and Suzette’s slides provide a range of contact numbers for reporting concerns.
The second presentation was given by Marie-Claire Gale, Mental Health Trainer with the Work Well Hub. Marie-Claire’s presentation focused on mental health awareness in the workplace and was an excellent and extremely informative session which helped attendees to better understand common mental health disorders, how to manage them more effectively and where to turn to for support.
Our thanks go to both the speakers for two stimulating presentations. If you would like a copy of the slides, please visit the CISI website or contact a member of the CISI Southern Committee.
The event will be repeated on 16 October in Reigate for those members who were unable to attend the September session. Highly recommended!
Your Committee meets on 19 September 2019 to look at the next events across Surrey and if you would like any financial topic discussed then please let Keith Churchouse know.
Keith also noted that he will be standing down as Chairman for the Southern Branch at the end of the year and invited all to consider joining the Committee.
Keith Churchouse CFP Chartered FSCI
President, CISI Southern Committee