Parent 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 one hour 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/Carer Workshops
Please note - We are currently confirming workshop dates for the Autumn Term so stay tuned to this page.
Supporting Your Child to Manage Anxiety and Big Feelings
As our children grow, they experience many changes in themselves and the world around them. During this time, our children feel a variety of feelings such as anxiety, which they do not knowhow to manage. We break down what leads our children to have these feelings and ways in which we can support them to manage if they become overwhelmed.
Book a place on Wednesday 20 November 4.00pm - 5.15pm workshop
Supporting your Child/Adolescent with Anxiety
Aimed at parents of children aged 12-18, 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. It then explains how to support your child/adolescent if anxiety is becoming a problem.
Book a place on Wednesday 18 December 4.00pm - 5.15pm workshop
Supporting Your Child or Adolescent with Low Mood
This workshop will help you to have a better understanding of why your child may be more vulnerable to low mood during adolescence, the warning signs, and provide the tools to support your child.
Book a place on Tuesday 19 November 1.00pm - 2.15pm workshop
Building Confidence and Managing Anxiety in Your Child – (two-part workshop)
This workshop is for parents of children under 12 who have attended or viewed a recording of the Psychology in Schools Team anxiety workshop “Supporting our Young People with Anxiety” and/or “Managing Big Feelings”. This two-part webinar will provide additional strategies and aims to further develop understanding of anxiety, so that parents feel more confident in supporting their young people.
Please sign up to both parts of the workshop to gain access to all available content.
Book a place on Part 1: Thursday 21 November 6pm - 7.15pm workshop
Book a place on Part 2: Thursday 28 November 6pm - 7.15pm workshop
Supporting Children/Adolescents with Eating Difficulties
This workshop explores eating difficulties in children, it has a particular focus on children who maybe restricting their eating due to concerns about their body image. The workshop describes how food can be used as a way of coping when stressed. Advice is provided on what a parent/carer can do to help and outlines the warning signs that a should get professional/additional support. Additional support services that parents can reach out to will be provided.
Book a place on Tuesday 17 December 4pm-5.15pm workshop
To find out more and book a place on a visit nsft.uk/workshops or go to Eventbrite and ‘follow’ Psychology in Schools team (PST).
If you missed a workshop or want to watch it again you can find all of our previous parent/carer workshops on the NSFT Mental Health YouTube channel
Please also see our range of childhood neurodiversity parent and carer workshops which can be found in the next tab down.
Recorded workshops you may find useful
Building Resilience – Managing the Next Steps
This workshop explores what resilience is and why it is important for our children. The first part of this workshop focuses on five key components to wellbeing and resilience and suggests practical support for our children in each of these five areas. By strengthening resilience, children are more able to cope with the challenges in life, including change and transitions. Part two looks more closely at transitions, and how to support children to build the skills to manage transitions, as well as discussing practical considerations when preparing your child for a transition. It pays particular attention on how to support your child through holiday periods.
View recording of this two-part workshop online.
PST Parent/carer workshop: Supporting our Young People with Eating Difficulties - Explores eating difficulties young people maybe facing, to understand the way food can be used as a coping mechanism in times of stress, what a parent/carer can do that is helpful or not helpful, and identifying what the red flags are to take action to get help. View workshop
PST Parent/carer workshop: Tools to Manage Uncertainty and Building Resilience in our Young People - For parents/carers of who would like to learn strategies they can teach their children to manage difficult thoughts, feelings, and situations. It is also helpful for professionals who might work with young people. View workshop
PST Parent/carer workshop: Supporting our Young People with Anxiety - For parents of school aged children to help them understand anxiety better. The session covers: what is anxiety, why anxiety, how it effects the brain, how it effects the body, how it impacts on what we do and don’t do and how parents can support their children/adolescents with anxiety. Anxiety in Adolescence YouTube webinar
Teens and Tweens Wellbeing Webinars - A series of 20 mini webinars designed for Teens and Tweens (Tweenager – children from eight years of age) by Dr. Tina Rae (Educational and Child Psychologist), covering advice on managing stress and anxiety, perfectionist behaviours and negative thinking. Watch the webinars on YouTube.
