Co-operation Ireland through OUR Generation in parternship with Hello Positivity are delighted to offer professionals/practitioners/youth workers a part day training to give them the skills they need to support teenagers while also taking care of their own mental health and wellbeing.

Who is eligible?

Adults 18+ working with children and young people aged 9-25 in a professional or volunteer capacity. Includes youth workers, communtiy workers, and practitioners.

Who is eligible?

In this session, we’ll cover the following key areas, including:

The Teen Brain & Neuroplasticity: How understanding the way teens' brains work can help us support their growth and learning.
Growth Mindset: How encouraging a growth mindset in teens can boost their resilience and help them navigate challenges.
Stress Management: Introducing the Stress Bucket model to help both youth workers and teens recognize and manage stress.
Comfort Zone & Self-Compassion: How stepping outside our comfort zones builds confidence and why self-compassion is key.
Positive Reinforcement & Identifying Strengths: How to recognize strengths in teens and use those to promote growth.
Self-Care for Youth Workers: Simple, practical ways for youth workers to look after their own wellbeing so they can keep doing the amazing work they do.

About Hello Positivity:

Led by Jemma White, a Solution Focused Hypnotherapist offering sessions to both adults and children, helping people navigate challenges and create meaningful, lasting change.

Hello Positivity is not about toxic positivity but aims to share a realistic, supportive approach to building resilience and well-being and a way to navigate life's challenges with more ease, strength and confidence.

Jemma has a MSc in Counselling and Therapeutic Communication from the University of Ulster. Later Jemma completed a Diploma in Solution Focussed Hypnotherapy from the Clifton Practice, Belfast. She has also worked in the mental health charity sector, volunteered with the Samaritans, and trained as a mindfulness practioner for children and a safeTALK facilatator.

About the PEACEPLUS OUR Generation Project:

OUR Generation is a PEACEPLUS funded project led by Action Mental Health and a cross-border partnership of 9 organisations including Co-operation Ireland, Youth Action NI, Boys & Girls Clubs NI, Donegal Youth Service, PlayBoard NI, Youth Work Ireland, Include Youth, and Ulster University. OUR Generation will focus on delivering impactful initiatives for youth mental health and wellbeing and contribute to peace and reconciliation through cross-border and cross-community initiatives. The project aims to increase mental health literacy, enhance emotional resilience, build leadership skills of CYP and lead research in mental health and the impact of trauma on our communities. The project will incorporate trauma-informed practice and build interpersonal, intrapersonal, and intergroup skills in young people to promote shared learning and diversity. We will work with young people aged 9-25 and key youth workers including any adults working with young people in a professional or volunteer capacity.

Co-operation Ireland's will focus on connecting groups on a cross community and cross border basis based upon common needs and shared interests with the development of activities and training to address issues, specifically around the promotion of emotional resilience, empathy and understanding underpinned by building peace & reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland.

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