Supporting pupils with anxiety – practical tips and strategies
🏷️ From £90
🎧Houseparents / Heads of House. Heads, deputy Heads, Designated Safeguarding Leads, Tutors, Matrons, Nurses.
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Course outline:
This course is aimed at any school staff who work closely with young people struggling with their mental health and who wish to increase their knowledge and gain practical tips on how best to support them.
Training topics will include:
- Physiology of anxiety – endorphins, fight/fright, window of tolerance,
- Assessment – value of gathering information and how
- Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) and Early Help pathways
- Safe place, time out, named support staff – considerations for schools
- Communication styles and resources to aid effective communication
- Coping strategies – healthy and unhealthy – distraction techniques, breathing, mindfulness, self sooth box
- When to be concerned and who to refer to – GP, CAMHS, counselling services.
Learning outcomes:
- To be updated on the physiological effect of anxiety on the body and be able to explain this simply to a young person to help them make sense of their symptoms
- To gain skills and knowledge on how to conduct an initial assessment and history taking from a young person relating to their mental health
- To expand knowledge on adjustments and support strategies that can be integrated in schools for young people with anxiety
- Gain increased knowledge on referral pathways and multi-agency working.
Speaker:
Dr Jody Walshe, Educational and Child Psychologist
Dr Jody Walshe is an Educational and Child Psychologist working in London borough. Jody completed her doctorate at the University of East London. She is also a Consultant Psychologist providing consultations for foster carers and supervising social workers. She is a registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council. Before commencing her training, Jody worked as a teacher, learning support assistant and tutor with young people from 5-19. The focus of much of her work looked at anxiety and mental health issues in school settings. Her doctoral research explored the experiences, perceptions and training needs of secondary school staff working with self-harm.
This event will be held jointly with:
