Core Courses for Healthcare Professionals

Whether you’re developing your expertise or refreshing your practice, we recommend starting with our core courses, offering the most essential, up-to-date guidance for any healthcare professional supporting children with continence issues. Delivered online via Zoom in one half-day or two half-day sessions, each course includes a certificate of attendance, access to the recording, and links to key resources. For detailed course programmes please view our prospectus.

1. Healthy Bladders & Bowels

Delivered over two half-day sessions, this course explores the anatomy and physiology of the gastroenterological and urological systems and practical ways to promote healthy bladders and bowels for children across the age range. Ideal for those new to the specialty or seeking a full update, the training covers constipation, daytime wetting, and everyday continence support, with a thorough look at ERIC resources and how to apply them to your practice.

“The delivery of the training was really good. Presenters were really engaging and knowledgeable and were able to make the training interactive

and gave practical and useful information for us to take into practice. Following the training I will feel more confident to explore bowel issues

with children and families and I now have a clearer understanding of the topic.” -Nicole Walker, Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

2. Complex Bladders & Bowels

This course includes an introduction to Clean Intermittent Catheterisation and management of indwelling catheters. It also looks at Mitrofanoff care and bowel washouts via ACE and rectally. It is an interactive training day illustrated by case studies with a chance to view a range of equipment available.

This has given me valuable learning for helping with enuresis and encopresis clinics. (Suzanne McDonald, Paediatric Staff Nurse)

This course is delivered over two half days. Please note that you must have completed an ERIC Healthy Bladders & Bowels course within the last year before booking on to this training course.

3. Toilet Training including Children with Additional Needs

Please note that you must have completed an ERIC Healthy Bladders & Bowels course within the last two years before booking on to this training session.

This half-day course equips professionals with the knowledge and practical tools needed to support successful potty training, as well as toilet training children with additional needs. It covers the normal development of bladder and bowel control, identifies common obstacles, and introduces tailored approaches to supporting children, including children with additional needs. Attendees will be given guidance on care pathways, individualised programmes, and how to effectively use ERIC resources to achieve positive outcomes for children and families.

“The training has given me more confidence in terms of how to support those children with additional needs to reach their toileting potential in the most appropriate way for them” -Children’s Continence Nurse, Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

“Very informative, professional as well as personal and inclusive. The use of interactive whiteboard was very clear and easy to follow. I wish ERIC can deliver training to the whole world! Especially in schools to highlight the importance of toilet training and promoting healthy bladders and bowels.” -Anisha Kahn, Occupational Therapist Assistant

4. Nocturnal Enuresis

Please note that you must have completed an ERIC Healthy Bladders & Bowels course within the last two years before booking on to this training session.

This half-day course provides a focused overview of night time wetting. Making use of ERIC’s resources, it explores how to recognise what causes ongoing nocturnal enuresis, how to understand the assessment process, and support children with treatments that are appropriate to the underlying causes of their wetting. Participants will also review relevant guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and consider how to apply best practice confidently with families.

“Excellent resource for Health Professionals. I run the Enuresis clinics in my county and I have learned a lot of valuable info today. The option to print resources from the ERIC website is very helpful to reinforce the advice and information given." - Edel Doyle, Continence Nurse Advisor

Training to meet your needs

In addition to our standard courses, we also provide bespoke training for any team of professionals, for example healthcare professionals or schools, who support children with bowel and bladder issues. Find out more about our bespoke training.