Adolescent Emotional and Mental Health Needs 24/25

Target Group

This course is targeted to professionals who have organisational responsibilities for SEND at all levels, including:

• children and adult social care staff, educational settings (early years providers, schools, academies, free schools, colleges), nurses, GPs and other doctors, allied health professionals, therapeutic roles, practice leads, foster carers, residential care staff, commissioned providers and private and voluntary organisations. 

Aims 

The aims of this session are:

• To be provided with an introduction to emotional and mental health needs in young people including general worries, social anxiety and low mood 
• To have an overview of some of the main areas of difficulty faced by young people in relation to their emotional well-being
• To recognise the common signs and behaviours which may be indicative of emotional well-being needs
• To recognise strategies and approaches which schools and families can use to support emotional well-being

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course participants will have:

• An improved confidence in recognising and supporting emotional needs in young people 
• An increased understanding of common mental health and emotional well-being needs
• An increased understanding of the prevalence of mental health and emotional well-being needs in young people 
• An increased understanding on how to reflect on the current strategies you use and an introduction to additional approaches and tools you can start using with young people