Understanding and Managing Difficult Emotions

For: Universal EYFS* (excluding Schools)

*Universal EYFS = All Practitioners working with EYFS children in a Day Nursery, Pre-School, Out of School Provision or as a Childminder

All courses are being offered at a highly subsidised rate to acknowledge and support your current potential financial issues due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ticket prices will vary for each course/event depending on trainers cost.

Delivery Information:-

This course will take place via Zoom Video Conferencing, learners will be provided with support, instructions and a link to join the course. All learners will attend by video call as standard. Zoom is accessible on PCs, tablets and smartphones.

By signing up to this course you are providing your consent to the email address you provide at the point of booking to be shared with the training provider to enable the trainer to contact you regarding this specific course only.

The training provider will email you one week prior to the live event with information, materials, resources and a link to the live training event.

Live Training Event - Wednesday 25th November 2020 from 6.15pm - 9:15pm

We all experience a number of emotions every day in different situations. But for some, the really big, difficult emotions such as; worry, anger, fear, sadness & anxiety can feel overwhelming. In order to regulate these emotions, we must be able to firstly notice when we are having an emotional reaction, to be able to recognise what the emotion is, to express it in a healthy way and to manage the emotion in a way to bring calm. This training provides you with the knowledge and skills to be able to support children with learning this important life skill and offers fun, mindful strategies for you to incorporate into your own setting.

Course aims and objectives:-

• Understand difficult emotions and how they are linked to our survival response (Fight, Flight, Freeze & Disassociation)

• Gain knowledge around the difference between worry & anxiety

• Develop an awareness of the emotions connected to loss and grief

• Understand the cycle of thoughts, feelings and behaviour and how to support change

• Learn mindfulness grounding practices to support yourself and others

Learning outcomes:-

• Take part in fun, engaging learning activities

• Gain helpful advice and guidance

• Share good practice with others

• Come away with plenty of resources and ideas

• Be able to apply strategies within your own settings

Trainer:-

Sunrise Wellbeing – Shelley Smith is an experienced trainer and Integrative Psychotherapist. Shelley brings together her knowledge of working within the education sector and in therapeutic practice to support delegates in gaining new understanding and awareness around mental health and wellbeing.