• Introduction to mental health
  The aim of the workshop is to give participants an introduction and overview of mental health difficulties in children and young people. We will discuss risk factors that may lead to mental health difficulties and give information on signs to be aware of. We will speak about some common struggles such as low mood, anxiety, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. We will also cover neuro-developmental conditions such as Autistic Spectrum Condition and ADHD. We hope to give participants some useful information on recognising mental health struggles and confidence in making recommendations for signposting to appropriate services or referring to CAMHS, if this is felt to be the best course of action.

• Introduction to anxiety
  A workshop aimed at upskilling parents and carers to identify the signs of anxiety in their young people and help them to break the cycle of anxiety and encourage their young people to face their fears.

• Introduction to low mood
  A  workshop aimed at upskilling parents and carers to identify the signs of low mood in their young people and support them to break the cycle of low mood using activity scheduling and value based living techniques.

• Tics and Tourette’s
  This session will aim to help you understand what Tics are & what Tourettes is. It will help to demystify the causes, what can exacerbate symptoms and will describe the range of diagnoses in which tics can be present. The session will then go onto describe what interventions can help young people with tics and what parents, carers and professionals can do to support. Helpful resources to support young people (& maybe even what to avoid) will also be discussed.

• Supporting you child to transition to a new school
  Moving to a new school is a big life event for young people and research shows that over 50% of young people have worries about starting at a new school. In this workshop we will discuss common worries and how these might present in your child. We’ll look at strategies to manage worries that you can share with your child to help them build their resilience, as well as coping strategies to calm the physical symptoms of anxiety. How you respond to your child’s worries is a key factor in building their self-confidence and we’ll explore ways of responding that will support young people to cope with uncertainty.

• Sleep Hygiene
  Within this session, we will explore what is sleep and the importance of this.  We will also consider why it may be difficult to sleep and then go onto thinking about sleep hygiene, exploring what this is and how we can promote healthy sleep.

• Understanding suicidal language in children & YP & how to support them
  Is your young person struggling to manage intense emotions or frequent mood swings? Our supportive workshop is designed to help parents support their young people to develop healthier emotional responses using evidence-based Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) techniques. We’ll think about practical skills like mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation to better understand and manage feelings, suicidal language and risk.

• Teenage turmoil
  Our workshop Teenage Turmoil will discuss some core concepts related to adolescence that help us understand teenage development.  This focuses on brain development and the impact for young people at this stage of their lives. We will cover some ways to wellbeing for adolescents and consider how you as parents can support your young person whilst maintaining your own wellbeing.

• Trauma
  Within this session we are going to explore how we can begin to support children and young people who have experienced difficult and/or traumatic early circumstances.  We will consider how our children and young people may present versus their hidden needs, exploring how we can respond to the behaviours which are not always visible.  We will also spend time thinking about the importance of taking care of ourselves as parents and carers.

• Supporting parents to manage children’s anxieties
  In this workshop for parents, we will discuss what anxiety is and when and why it might become a problem. We will consider some causes of anxiety and what can maintain it. We will then focus on some easy-to-use strategies to apply as parents in order to support your child with their fears and worries, alongside building their confidence and resilience. At the end of the session we will share some resources that can be used to support with this.

• Emotionally based school avoidance
  The workshop aims to provide parents/carers an understanding of what EBSA is and the reasons why some young people find it difficult to attend school.

• Exam stress
  This workshop aims to provide parents with an understanding of what stress is, why their young people might experience stress, the flight/fight response and the impact stress can have on exam performance. We will also explore various coping  strategies to support young people experiencing exam stress including the importance of sleep, hydration and nutrition, top tips on supporting revision, and advice on where to go for further support. Please note this workshop does not cover revision techniques

Unfortunately we are unable to offer any refunds on bookings.