Building Emotional Literacy and Resilience in Children

Resilience and emotional literacy are two of the most powerful tools in enabling young people to have good mental health and happy, successful lives. In these modules, Helen talks about how poor attachments and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can make these tools harder for young people to obtain. She takes a closer look at the different aspects of resilience in order to make targeted interventions with all your students, as well as additional support for those more at risk. You’ll also learn mindfulness techniques for combatting stress and how to support students to build resilience and emotional literacy beyond the school gate.

Module Titles

1. Introduction

2. The Importance of Resilience and Emotional literacy on Children’s Development

3. The Impact of Attachment Styles and Adverse Childhood Experiences on Resilience and Emotional Literacy

4. Using the Seven Cs of Resilience to Identify Which Children Need Support

5. A Whole School Approach to Resilience and Emotional Literacy

6. Supporting Hard to Reach Children to Build Resilience

7. The Importance of Resilience and Emotional Literacy on Combating Exam Stress

8. Beyond the Classroom: Building Resilience in All Areas of a Child’s Life

9. Summary

PRESENTED BY

Helen Spiers

Head of Counselling

Helen has nearly 20 years experience working with young people, as a primary school teacher and Child and Adolescent counsellor. She has a post-graduate diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy as well as specialist training in counselling young people. Helen has worked in college, primary and secondary school settings. She’s passionate about working with young people of all ages and supporting them with their mental health.

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