In the current climate, Professional Development (PD) in emotional health and well-being has never been more important.
I offer a range of practical and solution-focused workshops and training in schools, workplaces and at conferences. The Workshops range from two-hour workshops to full-day programs.
Professional Development Workshops and In-School Programs.
Choose from the Professional Development Workshops below and/or contact me for a discussion about a bespoke training to meet your Business or Education needs.
Mental Health & Emotional Well-Being
Creating work-life balance · Resilience · Self-care · Mindfulness · Understanding of Self · Anxiety · Depression.
This training provides participants with a step-by-step guide to greater self-awareness and self-enquiry, how to self-soothe and create personalised self-care practices. Participants will gain knowledge in identifying, understanding and learning useful strategies for depression and anxiety.
Mental Health for Educators (for adolescents 12+)
Psychosocial development of adolescence · Adolescent identity · What is important to ‘them’ v what is important to ‘you’ · Understanding mental health · Anxiety and Depression – What to look for, what you can do and when to get help · Understanding friendships from their perspective · Language (choice of words), tone and body language.
This workshop is designed for educators to feel better prepared to handle the increase in mental health issues of their students, learn strategies and gain confidence to assist. Educators will gain the tools to increase their professional capabilities by understanding the psychosocial development of their adolescent students.
Resource: The Key, A Social Emotional Toolkit for Teens.
Emotional Intelligence for Educators of Teenagers
Bespoke training from The Key, A Social Emotional Toolkit for Teens, the content can be customised dependant on the students’ needs as identified by the teachers or school. Topic are listed in the training below.
Resource: The Key, A Social Emotional Toolkit for Teens.
The Key, A Social Emotional Toolkit for Teens
Introduction to Emotional Intelligence · Values · Empathy · Identity – Different versions of Self · Communication skills / Tone of Voice · Choices · Breath/Meditations · Anxiety · Success & Failure · Unconditional self-love · Negative Thoughts · Creating Positive Affirmations · Understanding Sadness v Happiness · Depression · What is friendship? · What kind of friend are you? · Jealousy & Envy · Bullies / Bully Check-in · Acts of kindness · Apologies · Compliments · What is family? · Resolving arguments · My home · Divorce · 5 Stages of grief/loss.
The Key, A Social Emotional Toolkit for Teens is a guidebook for teenagers, teachers, educators, parents and a resource for school counsellors. It offers step-by-step guidance, activities, writing and videos. It can be taught in the classroom as a 12-week program or particular topics chosen on a needs basis. This workshop will guide teachers through how to approach the various topics, some tricky discussions and the activities of The Key.
Communication
Communication techniques · Tone of voice · Body language · Conflict resolution· Empathy.
Communication is 7% verbal, 38% tone and 55% body language. On the phone and online communication is 18% verbal and 82% tone.
This training provides a framework in which to understand the fundamentals of communication and learn effective tools to enhance your personal and professional capabilities.
Self-care
Understanding self-care · Useful stress v. harmful stress · Creating work-life balance · Resilience · Empathy · How to switch off · Meditation made easy · Things you can do today.
A solution-focused training on the essentials of self-care practice. Participants will leave with a range of practical and realistic step-by-step skills for professional and personal daily life.