
Behaviour, social development and emotional health
Emotional regulation (managing anger and anxiety)
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Understand key components of anger and anxiety
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Recognise fight / flight / freeze response
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Identify the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviour
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Be able to use effective strategies in helping children to develop emotional regulation
Half day training course. This course can be adapted for a shorter session if required.
Managing difficult behaviour
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Be able to analyse the functions of different behaviours
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Identify and use a range of approaches for managing challenging behaviour
Half day training course.
Relationships and attachment
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Understand key elements of attachment theory
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Recognise how attachment difficulties can develop
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Understand the impact of attachment difficulties upon learning, emotional development and behaviour
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Recognise signs of different attachment styles
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Be able to analyse the function of behaviour
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Be able to implement recommended support for children with difficulties
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Be able to measure progress in attachment development
Half day training course. This course can be adapted for a shorter session if required.
Circles of Friends (an intervention to support children with friendship difficulties)
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Understand principles underpinning CoF intervention
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Be able to identify children who may benefit from CoF intervention
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Learn how to implement a CoF intervention
Half day training course.
ELSA
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Learn how to design and undertake therapeutic interventions (covering areas such as emotional regulation, social & friendship skills, self-esteem, loss & bereavement)
6 days initial training followed by half termly 2 hour supervision in small groups.
Counselling skills for ELSAs
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To develop basic counseling skills to help children reflect on their concerns
1 full day followed by 2 half day workshops
Designated Mentor for Looked After Children
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To understand the needs of Looked After Children and how they can find it difficult to engage with learning
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To introduce a mentoring model
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To use therapeutic approaches (including solution focused techniques, restorative strategies, motivational interviewing processes)
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To use a range of therapeutic resources (including puppets, miniatures, stones, life maps, feelings graphs) to enrich conversations and explore children’s views
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3 full days initial training followed by half termly 2 hour supervision in small groups
Introducing Restorative Justice approaches
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Identifying four interaction styles when working with children
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Identifying what pupils need whether they have been harmed or done harm
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Recognising limitations of sanctions
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Using 5 key questions to extend children’s understanding
Full day training course. This course can be adapted for a shorter session if required.
Introducing Motivational Interviewing techniques to support change in behaviour
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Use active listening skills and different questioning techniques
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Recognise and assess stages of change
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Identify support approaches at each stage
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Full day training course. This course can be adapted for a shorter session if required.
CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) techniques to support emotional development
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Learn how to support children to reflect on links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour
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Understand how to use CBT approaches when delivering interventions with children
Half day.
Introducing SFBT (solution focused brief therapy) techniques to support emotional development and change in behaviour
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Use solution focused framework for conversations
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Recognise how problems can be tackled without having to even talk about the problem!
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Use scaling within conversations
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Be able to use a range of practical approaches to engage children in solution focused conversations
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Half day.
Looked After Children
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Understand the key needs and difficulties of Looked After Children / Children in Care
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Recognise the range of local authority support available for these children
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Be able to use key recommended approaches
Half day.
Raising awareness of self-harm
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Understanding why some children self-harm
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Recognising the impact of self-harm in school
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Identifying helpful things to communicate and what to avoid
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Identifying what information to record and track
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Establishing designated member of staff and their role
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Twilight session.
Supporting children with ADHD
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Recognising what ADHD is (and is not)
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Identifying three areas of ADHD
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Identify strategies and school systems that support children with ADHD
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Developing a toolkit
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Being able to write an effective behaviour plan
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To develop a personal support plan to raise awareness of ADHD within your setting
Full day training course. This course can be adapted for a shorter session if required.
Autism
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Understand the nature of autism spectrum disorders and the impact of these upon children’s behaviour
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Recognise some key theories
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Be able to implement key strategies for meeting the needs of children with autism
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Half day.
Loss and bereavement
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Recognise the extent of loss and bereavement in children’s lives
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Learn about the grieving process
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Understand the developmental nature of children’s responses to death
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Increase confidence in supporting bereaved children
Half day.
Using Comic Strip Conversations to extend children’s social understanding
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Understand the purpose and rationale of comic strip conversations
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Recognise and utilise the features of comic strip conversations
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Develop confidence and practise creating and using comic strip conversationsdren
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Twilight session.