Parent and Carer mental Health Workshop Programme
The Parent Workshop Programme offers free 1 hour Mental Health Workshops for parents and carers, offering support, advice and guidance on how best to support a child or young person's emotional health and wellbeing.
This programme offers families a range of workshops, led by the Psychology in Schools Team from Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT). The Psychology in Schools Team is made up of clinical psychologists and senior psychotherapists who have worked in specialist mental health services.
Psychology in Schools Team (PST) Parent and Carer Workshops - Summer Term 2026
Understanding and Supporting Your Child/Young Person with Self-Harm
This workshop aims to develop parents’/carers’ understanding of self-harm and will cover: “What is self-harm?”, “Why does self-harm happen?”, and “What can I do to help?”.
Wednesday 29 April 1pm to 2:15pm.
Places must be booked.
Tools for managing worry and uncertainty in Young People
This workshop introduces strategies that parents/carers can support their children and young people to use to help them cope better with uncertainty now and in the years to come. Being able to adapt in situations by learning to understand emotions and cope with changes reduces stress levels and is a great skill for life.
Thursday 30 April 1pm to 2:15pm.
Places must be booked.
Supporting your child/young person to manage their big feelings
As our children and young people grow, they experience many changes in themselves and the world around them, increasing feelings such as anxiety. We breakdown ways in which we can support them if they become overwhelmed.
Monday 18 May 1pm to 2:15pm.
Places must be booked.
Understanding the adolescent brain: Supporting our teenagers with emotions
During adolescence the brain goes through some very big changes when we transition into adulthood. These changes can be confusing and so understanding what is happening in the teenage brain is incredibly helpful.
This session explores these brain changes and how they impact on all aspects of our adolescents’ life, and covers mood, behaviour, risk taking and relationships. Also, what we can do to strengthen our relationships with our young people through this period of development.
Tuesday 19 May 12pm to 1:15pm.
Places must be booked.
Supporting your child/young person with bereavement
In this workshop we explore what grief is and some different ideas to understand grief. It will also look at different ways in which parents/carers can support children and young people when they are dealing with grief.
Monday 22 June 12pm to 1:15pm
Places must be booked.
Supporting your child/adolescent with anxiety
Aimed at parents/carers of children and young people aged 12-18years old, this workshop describes what anxiety is, why we experience anxiety, how it effects the brain and the body, how it affects what we do and don’t do. How to support your child/adolescent if anxiety is becoming a problem.
Tuesday 23 June 12pm to 1:15pm.
Places must be booked.
Managing changes and transitions as we enter the summer holidays
In this workshop we will explore why change can be so challenging for our children/young people. The session will focus on 5 key components to wellbeing and think about how we can practically support in each of these 5 areas. The session will pay particular attention to the approaching summer holidays and the opportunities this offers as well as thinking about the transition to the new school year.
Wednesday 8 July 1pm to 2:15pm.
Places must be booked.
Browse recorded workshops you may find useful
If you are unable to make a workshop date you can view previous recorded workshops online.
