FREE Epilepsy Awareness, Mental Health and Wellbeing for Schools in Wales

FREE Epilepsy Awareness, mental health & wellbeing for schools

Epilepsy Action are holding an Epilepsy Awareness session with a focus on mental health and well-being for schools in Wales.

Around one person in 90 has epilepsy – that’s over 36,000 in Wales. It affects everyone in different ways, so it can be difficult to control and challenging to live with. Epilepsy is the most common long term neurological condition of childhood. Children and young people with epilepsy often face various challenges, including an increased risk of mental health conditions such as anxiety and depressive disorders.

Epilepsy Action’s family support and counselling service are offering a free exclusive online course for schools in Wales. This course provides epilepsy awareness training and invaluable insights into how to support students' mental health and overall well-being. Aimed at school leaders, teachers and staff responsible for special educational needs/additional learning needs. It may also be useful for teaching assistants working directly with children with epilepsy. A certificate of attendance will be provided on completion of this course.

This course will include:

• Essential facts and figures about epilepsy
• What to do if a pupil has a seizure at school
• Insight into the specific issues affecting children and young people with epilepsy
• What to include in an individual healthcare plan (IHP) and school medical conditions policy
• How epilepsy can affect learning, behaviour and mental health and wellbeing
• Tips for fostering a safe and inclusive environment for pupils with epilepsy

The event is free to attend, but booking is essential to reserve your place. This event is open to school leaders, teachers and staff responsible for special educational needs/additional learning needs or teaching assistants working directly with children with epilepsy

If you have any queries about this event or want more information on how we can support you, please contact counselling@epilepsy.org.uk or call 029 2130 4630 (option 2)

The event is free to attend, but booking is essential to reserve your place. Just click the orange ‘Get tickets’ button.

You do not need to have your camera or microphone on. Just come along and listen.

To help more people enjoy the benefits of our online wellbeing sessions some will be recorded. Only the speaker view will be shared, and no identifying information of participants will be visible.

If you want more information on how to access the group on the day or how to use zoom you can download our handy guide to registering your place on a virtual group to help you join a virtual meeting with Eventbrite.

You can see the full range of support that we provide both virtually, or in person, on our website.

For further information on how to live well with epilepsy, or to find out about supporting Epilepsy Action’s vital work, you can visit our website.

If you have any queries about this event or want more information on how we can support you, please contact counselling@epilepsy.org.uk or call 029 2130 4630 (select option 2).

If at registration you opt to be kept updated on the 'latest news, events and exclusive offers from the event organiser', then we will continue to send you information about Epilepsy Action with news about epilepsy and the other services and events we provide.

HYFFORDDIANT YMWYBYDDIAETH EPILEPSI, IECHYD MEDDWL A LLES AM DDIM I YSGOLION

Mae Epilepsy Action yn cynnal sesiwn Ymwybyddiaeth Epilepsi gyda ffocws ar iechyd meddwl a lles i ysgolion yng Nghymru.

Mae tua un o bob 90 o bobl ag epilepsy, dyna dros 36,000 o bobol sydd yn byw yng Nghymru. Mae’n effeithio ar bawb mewn ffyrdd gwahanol, felly gall fod yn anodd ei reoli ac yn her i fyw gyda fo. Epilepsi yw’r cyflwr niwrolegol tymor hir mwyaf cyffredin ymhlith plant. Yn aml mae plant a phobl ifanc ag epilepsi yn wynebu amrywiaeth o heriau, gan gynnwys risg uwch o gyflyrau iechyd meddwl fel gorbryder a chyflyrau iselder.

Mae gwasanaeth cymorth teuluoedd a chwnsela Epilepsy Action yn cynnig cwrs ar-lein unigryw am ddim i ysgolion yng Nghymru. Mae’r cwrs hwn yn darparu hyfforddiant ymwybyddiaeth epilepsi ac yn rhoi mewnwelediad gwerthfawr i sut i gefnogi iechyd meddwl a lles disgyblion. Wedi’i anelu at arweinwyr ysgolion, athrawon ac aelodau o staff sy’n gyfrifol am anghenion dysgu ychwanegol (ADY). Gall hefyd fod o ddefnydd i gynorthwywyr addysgu sy’n gweithio’n uniongyrchol gyda phlant ag epilepsi. Bydd tystysgrif presenoldeb ar gael ar ôl cwblhau’r cwrs.

Bydd y cwrs hwn yn cynnwys:

• Ffeithiau a ffigurau hanfodol am epilepsi
• Beth i’w wneud os bydd disgybl yn cael trawiad yn yr ysgol
• Mewnwelediad i’r materion penodol sy’n effeithio ar blant a phobl ifanc ag epilepsi
• Beth i’w gynnwys mewn cynllun gofal iechyd unigol (CGU) a pholisi cyflyrau meddygol yr ysgol
• Sut y gall epilepsi effeithio ar ddysgu, ymddygiad ac iechyd meddwl a lles
• Awgrymiadau ar gyfer meithrin amgylchedd diogel a chynhwysol i ddisgyblion ag epilepsi

Mae’r hyforddiant yn rhad ac am ddim, ond mae’n hanfodol archebu lle ymlaen llaw. Mae’r hyforddiant ar agor i arweinwyr ysgolion, athrawon, aelodau o staff sy’n gyfrifol am anghenion dysgu ychwanegol ac i gynorthwywyr addysgu sy’n gweithio’n uniongyrchol gyda phlant ag epilepsi.

Os oes gennych unrhyw ymholiadau am y digwyddiad hwn neu os hoffech ragor o wybodaeth am sut gallwn eich cefnogi, cysylltwch âcounselling@epilepsy.org.uk neu ffoniwch 029 2130 4630 (opsiwn 2).

Bydd y hyforddiant am ddim yn hawdd i fynychu, ond rhaid archebu lle. Cliciwch y botwm oren ‘Get tickets’.

Nid oes angen ichi ddefnyddio’ch camera na’ch meicroffon dewch draw i wrando’n unig.

I helpu mwy o bobl fwynhau’r sesiynau lles ar-lein hyn, bydd rhai ohonynt yn cael eu recordio. Dim ond golwg y siaradwr fydd yn cael ei rhannu a ni fydd gwybodaeth bersonol y cyfranogwyr yn weladwy.

Os ydych eisiau gwybod rhagor am sut i ymuno ar y diwrnod neu sut i ddefnyddio Zoom, gallwch lawrlwytho ein canllaw defnyddiol ar sut i gofrestru'ch lle ar grŵp rhithwir i'ch helpu i ymuno â chyfarfod rhithwir gydag Eventbrite.

Gallwch weld yr ystod lawn o gefnogaeth yn rhithiol ac wyneb yn wyneb ar ein gwefan.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am sut i fyw’n dda gydag epilepsi, neu i ddarganfod sut i gefnogi gwaith hanfodol Epilepsy Action, ewch i’n gwefan, gallwchymweld â'n gwefan.

Os oes gennych unrhyw ymholiadau am y digwyddiad hwn neu os hoffech ragor o wybodaeth am sut gallwn eich cefnogi, cysylltwch âcounselling@epilepsy.org.uk neu ffoniwch 029 2130 4630 (dewiswch opsiwn 2).

Os byddwch yn dewis cael eich diweddaru am ‘newyddion, digwyddiadau.