Children’s Emotional and Mental Health Needs 24/25

Target group

This course is targeted to professionals who have organisational responsibilities for SEND at all levels which includes: children’s social care staff, foster carers, residential care staff, staff in educational settings (early years providers, schools, academies, free schools, colleges), nurses, GPs and other doctors, allied health professionals, therapeutic roles, practice leads, commissioned providers and private and voluntary organisations who work for the London Borough of Sutton.

Aims

The aims of this session are:

• To provide an introduction to emotional and mental health needs in children and young people including worries, low mood and separation difficulties;
• To provide an overview of some of the main areas of difficulty faced by children and young people in relation to their emotional well-being;
• To recognise common signs and behaviours which may be indicative of emotional well-being needs
• To understand strategies and approaches which schools and families can use to support emotional well-being.

Learning objectives

By attending this course, participants will have:

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