These slides were developed for a webinar in April 2024.
Here’s the session overview:
Mental Health Awareness: A Toolkit for Supporting Young Minds
Discover actionable strategies to identify and support the mental and emotional wellbeing needs of children in this engaging session led by Dr Pooky Knightsmith. With a down-to-earth approach, Pooky emphasizes the integration of mental health support into everyday interactions, dismantling stigma, and fostering open conversations. Learn how to initiate and maintain meaningful discussions with students, while also taking practical steps that extend beyond the classroom to benefit family settings as well. This webinar is designed to encourage a collective approach to mental health, ensuring seamless support across both school and home environments, helping every child feel understood and supported.
If you were there, I hope these are a helpful aide-memoire. If not, I hope they make enough sense without me to be useful. If you’d like to download them, you can do so via this page on slideshare.
Further Resources
Here are some further resources you might find helpful to build on the session:
- DOWNLOAD: If…Then… Planning Worksheet
- DOWNLOAD: Tricky Moments Plan
- DOWNLOAD: Anxiety Coping Statements
- PODCAST: How to Take the Conversation Deeper
- PODCAST: Using Coping Statements to Flip Negative Narratives
- PODCAST: Tips for Talking to Someone About Their Mental Health
- VIDEO: 6 Steps to Effective Co-Regulation
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