Confidentiality and working with young people
Confidentiality - a training manual for
staff providing sex advice to young people
A pack to assist staff working in young people's sex advice centres to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to respect their clients' confidences, even in difficult circumstances, unless or until they have given permission to disclose. The pack enables young people's sex advice centres to develop and implement a confidentiality policy; to facilitate induction and in-service training for staff; and to provide background material, advice and guidance for trainers, facilitators and managers of sex advice centres.
£20 per pack; £35 if purchased with Working with
young people - a training pack for sex advice centres Code: A47
Confidentiality in schools
A manual for professionals designed for those providing INSET training in maintained primary, middle, secondary and special schools. It focuses on confidentiality in the context of PSHE and provides both background material on confidentiality and ideas for workshop activities.
£20 per copy Code: P5
Here to listen not to tell
Our popular here to listen not to tell poster has been redesigned and emphasises the importance Brook places on confidentiality for young service users.
An A3 poster for professionals working with young people for use in waiting rooms and reception areas to reassure young people, including under 16s, of the confidentiality of the service provided. The wording on the poster represents the consensus view of over 300 GPs and practice nurses who participated in seminars developed by Brook and funded by the Department of Health.
Price: 5 for £10, 10 for £15, 20 for £25, and 50 for £50. Code: P3
Private & Confidential - Talking to doctors
A booklet designed to reassure young people, including under 16s, about rights to medical help and confidentiality, and to answer questions which young people may have about getting confidential help in an accessible Question and Answer format.
20p per copy, £10 for 50 copies Code: PC1
Under 16s
A booklet for professionals working with young people, comprehensively updated to take account of the Sexual Offences Act and the Department of Health's best practice guidance on giving advice to under 16s. This invaluable resource explains the law and public policy in a no-nonsense style, giving comprehensive answers to complex questions on confidentiality, contraception and abortion.
£7.50 per copy Code: G106
Working with Young People - a training pack for sex advice centres 
A training pack for all staff working in contraceptive and sexual health advice services for young people. It presents examples of good practice in providing young people's services, discusses ways to encourage young people to use the services, and how to keep in touch with their changing needs. It explores the implications of the latest government guidelines on providing services for young people and helps workers to review and evaluate the services they offer.
£20 per pack; £35 for both if purchased with Confidentiality -a training manual for staff providing sex advice to young people. Code: A48
