NHS - Children's Wellbeing Practitioners - Emotional wellbeing workshop (ages 11-16)

The Children's Wellbeing Practitioners from the Hertfordshire Public Health School Nursing service (5-19) will present a workshop focused on supporting young people to manage their own emotional wellbeing and things parents can do to help.

This event is open to young people attending a school in Hertfordshire.

 

Who is this workshop aimed at?

Young people aged 11-16 who would like to manage their emotional wellbeing better and parents who would like to be able to support.

 

What is covered in the workshop?

• What are emotions and why do we have them?

• The Fight, Flight and Freeze Response

• General Emotional Regulation Tips

• Specific Emotional Regulation Tips for Anger, Anxiety and Low Mood

• Additional resources of support

 

What will I learn?

• How our thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact

• How to recognise and label emotions more effectively

• Tips and strategies for maintaining general emotional wellbeing related to sleep, nutrition and exercise

• Tips and strategies for regulating feelings of anger and anxiety through relaxation, mindfulness and grounding techniques

• Tips and strategies for regulating feelings of low mood through connecting with others, building a back-up team, doing activities you enjoy and being kind to yourself.

• How to effectively problem solve

• Other strategies for managing unhelpful thoughts