Animals at Home: Supporting Children's Emotional Growth - Online Webinar
Understand how everyday interactions with animals can support emotional development. Join our expert animal-assisted interventions team.
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- 1 hour
- Online
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Webinar Overview
This session is for anyone living or working with children who wants to understand how everyday interactions with animals can support emotional development. Whether you have dogs, cats, rabbits, or chickens, animals can offer grounding, connection, and a sense of calm in chaotic moments.
What You’ll Learn
- How to spot natural opportunities for regulation and bonding at home
- Simple structured activities that use pets to support learning and wellbeing
- Why boundaries and safety still matter in home-based AAI
- Ways to reduce tension, conflict, or screen dependency using animals
- How to help children understand animal emotions and care routines
Who Should Attend
- Parents
- Foster carers
- Residential workers
- Family support team working with children in home or care-based environments
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About the Facilitators: The workshop will be facilitated by our experienced professionals.
David Boxall – Training and Development Coordinator at Elysian, specialising in creating and delivering training programmes on animal-assisted interventions. David brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience in using AAI to improve engagement, emotional regulation, and overall outcomes in educational and care settings.
About Elysian: Elysian is a leading provider of therapeutic education, care, and animal-assisted interventions in the UK. With a mission to improve well-being, engagement, and outcomes for individuals of all ages, Elysian specialises in integrating animals into educational and support settings to create meaningful and transformative experiences. Operating across multiple sites, Elysian works with children, young people, and adults, offering a range of services including alternative provision, therapy sessions, training programmes, and outreach initiatives. Their innovative approach has made a significant impact in education, mental health, and well-being sectors, empowering individuals to achieve positive outcomes through the power of human-animal connections.
Booking Notes
- A certificate of attendance is available for CPD purposes
- A recording will be shared with all attendees after the session
- Questions? Contact us at comms@elysianuk.org or visit www.elysiandevelopment.org
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www.elysianuk.org (Our Therapeutic provisions, Education provisions and Events)
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Email: courses@elysianuk.org
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We'll show you how you can get the most out of the animals you already have at home. Sharing real-life ideas on how you can offer grounding techniques, meaningful connections and bring calmness.
Yes, if you care for children and young people, work in any of the following roles, or just want to learn more about the magic of animals: residential workers, teachers, family support team, children homes or care based environments
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