Parent and carer mental health workshop programme
The Parent Workshop Programme offers free 45 minute 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 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 and carer workshops - Autumn Term 2026
Supporting your child/adolescent with anxiety
Aimed at parents/carers of children and young people aged 12-18, this workshop describes what anxiety is, why we experience anxiety, how it effects the brain and the body, how it affects what we do and don’t do. It then explains how to support your child/adolescent if anxiety is becoming a problem.
Monday 14 September 12 to 1:15pm
Book a place for the anxiety workshop here
Supporting your child/young person to manage their big feelings
As our children and young people grow, they experience many changes in themselves and the world around them. During this time, our children and young people feel a variety of feelings such as anxiety, which they do not know how to manage. We break down what leads our children and young people to have these feelings and ways in which we can support them to manage if they become overwhelmed.
Tuesday 22 September 12 to 1:15pm
Book a place on the 'manage their big feelings' workshop
Supporting your child/young person with Emotion Based School Avoidance (ESBA)
For parents/carers of children aged 11-16. This workshop focuses on supporting parents/carers to help their child to attend or get back to school. It aims to help parents/carers to develop an understanding of school avoidance and provides the tools that can be used to help your child feel confident in re-engaging with school.
Tuesday 20 October 1 to 2:15pm
Book a place on the EBSA workshop
Supporting Your child/adolescent with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
This session covers: what OCD is, how it affects and impacts children and young people, how parents and carers can support their children/adolescents who might be struggling with OCD, and what further support is available.
Thursday 19 November 1:15 to 2.30pm
Book a place on the OCD workshop
Understanding and supporting behaviour
Children and teenagers may show behaviours that are difficult for the adults around them, for example: aggression, risk-taking behaviours, impulsivity, testing boundaries and inattention. This workshop explores how to understand behaviour and how parents/carers can support their child with these behaviours which may stem from distress.
Tuesday 15 December 12 to 1:15pm
Book a place on the supporting behaviour workshop
Browse recorded workshops you may find useful
If you are unable to make a workshop date you can view previous recorded workshops online.
