Holding 1st Conversations

Course Description

Holding First Conversations about Mental Wellbeing and Health with Children and Young People Overview: Explores how to open up and hold first conversations about mental health with pupils, based on basic counselling principles. Audience/Suitable for: Primary/Secondary/Further Education Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes Session Aims: • To encourage school staff to understand why talking about mental health with children and young people is important and to recognise barriers to communication • To highlight some possible warning signs to be aware of in order to intervene early • To provide adults with the confidence and skills to be able to have a conversation about mental wellbeing and health with children and young