Parent Workshop Programme
The Parent Workshop Programme offers free 1 hour Mental Health workshops for parents and carers, offering support, advice and guidance on how best to support a child or young person's emotional health and wellbeing.
This programme offers families a range of one hour workshops, led by the Psychology in Schools Team from Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT). The Psychology in Schools Team is made up of clinical psychologists and senior psychotherapists who have worked in specialist mental health services.
Psychology in Schools Team (PST) Parent/Carer Workshops:
Supporting our Young People with Anxiety
This workshop is for parents of school aged children to help them understand anxiety better. The session covers: what is anxiety, why anxiety, how it effects the brain, how it effects the body, how it impacts on what we do and don’t do and how parents can support their children/adolescents who might be struggling with anxiety.
Tuesday 25th June 1:00 PM - BOOK HERE
Building Confidence and Managing Anxiety in your Child (two-part workshop)
For parents of children aged 5-11, this two-part workshop is for parents who have seen the “supporting your child/adolescent with anxiety” and/or “supporting your child to manage anxiety and big feelings” workshops. It gives parents the practical tools to support their child with anxiety.
Please sign up to both parts of the workshop to gain access to all available content.
Part 1: Thursday 25th April 6:00 PM - BOOK HERE
Part 2: Thursday 2nd May 6:00 PM - BOOK HERE
Supporting our Young People Manage Anxiety and Big Feelings
As our children grow, they experience many changes in themselves and the world around them. During this time, our children will feel a variety of feelings which they do not know how to manage. This workshop is aimed at parents of young people aged up to 11 as we breakdown what leads our children to have these feelings and ways in which we can support them to manage if they become overwhelming.
Tuesday 21th May 1:00 PM - BOOK HERE
Supporting our Young People with Challenging Behaviour
This workshop explores child behaviour that parents or teachers find challenging to manage, such as: hyperactivity, difficulties with attention, aggression, difficulties with friendships and relationships,
and irritability. We cover practical ways to help respond to these behaviours.
Tuesday 21st May 6:00 PM - BOOK HERE
Parenting the Anxious Adolescent (two-part workshop)
For parents of children aged 12-18. This two-part workshop is for parents who have seen the “Supporting our young people with anxiety” workshop. It gives parents the practical tools to support
their teenage with anxiety. Please sign up to both parts of the workshop to gain access to all available content.
Part 1: Thursday 13st June 6:00 PM - BOOK HERE
Part 2: Thursday 20th June 6:00 PM - BOOK HERE
Getting the Best Out of your Relationships with Your Child
The way we communicate with our children and teenagers can have a big impact on our relationships with them. This workshop provides practical advice on communicating with our children. It is especially helpful if you feel that communication with your child/teen can be explosive or you are struggle in your relationship, and you notice your child is low in mood.
Tuesday 25th June 6:00 PM - BOOK HERE
To find out more and book a place on a visit nsft.uk/workshops or go to Eventbrite and ‘follow’ Psychology in Schools team (PST).
If you missed a workshop or want to watch it again you can find all of our previous parent/carer workshops on the NSFT Mental Health YouTube channel
Please also see our range of childhood neurodiversity parent and carer workshops which can be found in the next tab down.
Pre-recorded workshops you may find useful:
PST Parent/carer workshop: Supporting our Young People with Eating Difficulties - Explores eating difficulties young people maybe facing, to understand the way food can be used as a coping mechanism in times of stress, what a parent/carer can do that is helpful or not helpful, and identifying what the red flags are to take action to get help. View workshop
PST Parent/carer workshop: Tools to Manage Uncertainty and Building Resilience in our Young People - For parents/carers of who would like to learn strategies they can teach their children to manage difficult thoughts, feelings, and situations. It is also helpful for professionals who might work with young people. View workshop
PST Parent/carer workshop: Supporting our Young People with Anxiety - For parents of school aged children to help them understand anxiety better. The session covers: what is anxiety, why anxiety, how it effects the brain, how it effects the body, how it impacts on what we do and don’t do and how parents can support their children/adolescents with anxiety. Anxiety in Adolescence YouTube webinar
Teens and Tweens Wellbeing Webinars - A series of 20 mini webinars designed for Teens and Tweens (Tweenager – children from eight years of age) by Dr. Tina Rae (Educational and Child Psychologist), covering advice on managing stress and anxiety, perfectionist behaviours and negative thinking. Watch the webinars on Youtube
