How To Cope When Your Child Can
30th Jan
2025

A training day for Parent/Carers & Professionals in Basingstoke

A one-day event focused on parents/carers understanding their own needs and learning strategies to look after themselves as they support a young person with their own mental health needs. The sessions will include looking at guilt/responsibility and acceptance and how to be compassionate with yourself.

Hosted by Hampshire CAMHS in co-production with Courtney Freedman-Thompson (Chameleon Coaching)

 

 

Event Information

Tickets cost £25.

Tea, coffee and lunch included.

Please follow this link to make a booking: How To Cope When Your Child Can’t Event – Basingstoke 2025

Here is our event flyer.

Courtney Freedman Thompson (Chameleon Coaching)

Courtney is a trauma-informed neurodiversity-affirming somatic (body-centred) coach & wellbeing facilitator. She is late-diagnosed autistic & ADHD and a parent to neurodivergent children in burnout. She is passionate about helping others reconnect to themselves and finding ways of feeling better that really work for them.

 

 

Agenda

9.00-9.30     Informal Gathering

Networking & Tea/Coffee

9.30             Welcome to the Day

Reaffirm purpose & acknowledge need

9.45             Mindfulness Exercise

Start the day calm and focussed

10.10-11.00 Session 1: Guilt, Responsibility & Acceptance

Led by Dr Hope Hodgson-King, Hampshire CAMHS.

How to be compassionate with yourself.

11.00-11.30  Coffee/Tea & Networking

11.30- 12.30  Session 2: Guilt, Responsibility & Acceptance

12.30-13.30   Lunch & Networking

13.30-15.00   How to feel better as a parent in burnout

Led by Courtney Freedman-Thompson, Coach & Wellbeing Facilitator with lived experience.

Exploring what burnout is, what contributes to it, what the signs are, how to avoid repeating the cycle. An immersive session including self care and nervous system regulation practices.

15.15             Finish

Stand Information

There are information stands available, which provide relevant information on the numerous organisations and charities that provide support for families in Hampshire.

To request to have an Information Stand at this event, please email HantsCAMHSInnovations@southernhealth.nhs.uk

Event details

Date: 30th January 2025

Time: 9:30 – 15:15

Location: Proteus Creation Space, Council Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3DH