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 and Carer Workshops - Summer/Autumn Term 2025
Building Confidence and Managing Anxiety in Your Child - Part 1 (of 2)
For parents/carers of children or young people aged under 12. This is the first part of a two-part webinar and is delivered by the Under 18s Wellbeing Team part of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. It will provide additional strategies and aims to further develop understanding of anxiety, so that parents/carers feel more confident in supporting their children and young people. (Please also book part 2 workshop below).
Workshop dates
Thursday 21 August 6.00pm to 7.00pm:
Book a place on building confidence August workshop part 1.
Thursday 18 September 5:00pm to 6.00pm:
Book a place on building confidence September workshop part 1.
Building Confidence and Managing Anxiety in Your Child – Part 2 (of 2)
For parents/carers of children or young people aged under 12. This is the second part of a two-part webinar is delivered by the Under 18s Wellbeing Team part of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. It will provide additional strategies and aims to further develop understanding of anxiety, so that parents/carers feel more confident in supporting their young people. (Please also book part 1 workshop above).
Workshop dates
Thursday 28 August 6.00pm to 7.00pm:
Book a place on building confidence August workshop part 2.
Thursday 25 September 17:00pm:
Book a place on building confidence September workshop part 2.
Supporting your Child/Adolescent with Anxiety
For parents/carers of children and young people aged 12-18.
This workshop describes what anxiety is, why we experience anxiety, how it affects the brain, the body and behaviour. It then explains how to support your child/adolescent if anxiety is becoming a problem.
Workshop dates
Monday 22 September 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm:
Book a place on adolescent and anxiety September workshop.
Monday 17 November 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm:
Book a place on adolescent and anxiety November workshop.
Supporting your Child/Adolescent to Regulate their Emotions
For parents/carers of children and young people aged 5-18.
This workshop introduces emotional dysregulation and explores what can impact on a child’s ability to regulate their emotions. It goes on to provide the practical tools to support your child to develop self-regulation skills.
Workshop dates
Tuesday 23 September 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm:
Book a place on regulate their emotions workshop.
Supporting your Child with Emotion Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
For parents/carers of children and young person 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.
Workshop dates
Tuesday 21 October 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm:
Book a place on EBSA workshop.
Parenting and Anxious Adolescent – Part 1
For parents/carers of children and adolescents who are aged 12 and above. This is the first part of a two-part webinar is delivered by the Under 18s Wellbeing Team part of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
It will provide additional strategies and aims to further develop understanding of anxiety, so that parents and carers feel more confident in supporting their young people with anxiety. (Please also book Part 2).
Workshop dates
Thursday 13 November 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm:
Book a place on anxious adolescent workshop part 1.
Supporting Your Child/Young Person with Sleep (0-11 years)
For parents/carers of primary aged children and young people.
Difficulties with sleep are common in children. Sleep difficulties are not only frustrating, but they can impact on our mood and everyday life. This workshop will cover important topics such as why we need sleep, why younger children may struggle with this, and what you can do to try and support your child to have a better night’s sleep.
Workshop dates
Tuesday 18 November 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm:
Book a place on supporting child/young person with sleep workshop.
Parenting and Anxious Adolescent – Part 2
This workshop is for parents and carers of children and adolescents aged 12 and above, who have attended or viewed a recording of the Psychology in Schools Team anxiety workshop “Supporting our Young People with Anxiety” and attended the “Parenting the Anxious Adolescent – Part 1.
This is the second part of a two-part webinar is delivered by the Under 18s Wellbeing Team part of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. It will provide additional strategies and aims to further develop understanding of anxiety, so that parents and carers feel more confident in supporting their young people. (Please also book Part 1).
Workshop dates
Thursday 20 November 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm:
Book a place on anxious adolescent workshop part 2.
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.
Workshop dates
Tuesday 9 December 12:00 pm to 1:15pm:
Book a place on supporting behaviour workshop.
To view all available workshops, please visit and follow the Psychology in Schools Team NSFT Eventbrite page.
If you missed a workshop or want to watch it again you can find all previous workshops on the NSFT Mental Health YouTube channel
Is there a wellbeing workshop topic you would like us to cover?
The Psychology in Schools Team (NSFT) are currently designing their workshop programme for 2025 – 2026 and would like feedback from parents/carers on what workshop topics would be helpful for them to cover. Your ideas will help inform future workshop content and delivery. To share your views, please complete this short survey. Responses are anonymous.
Recorded workshops you may find useful
Building Resilience – Managing the Next Steps
This workshop explores what resilience is and why it is important for our children. The first part of this workshop focuses on five key components to wellbeing and resilience and suggests practical support for our children in each of these five areas. By strengthening resilience, children are more able to cope with the challenges in life, including change and transitions. Part two looks more closely at transitions, and how to support children to build the skills to manage transitions, as well as discussing practical considerations when preparing your child for a transition. It pays particular attention on how to support your child through holiday periods.
View recording of this two-part workshop online.
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.
