Services for Schools
Mental Health Support for Schools
For nearly two decades, Ines Gomes has supported children and their families both in schools and at their homes. Ines’ dream for The Feelings Teacher is to be able to help as many children, young people and their families as possible. The team therefore created a bespoke series of programmes to provide support not only for children but for the professionals who work with them. There is no better place to achieve this than in schools.
Now, more than ever we need to prioritise the emotional and mental health of children. COVID-19 has created an unprecedented and uncertain time for all of us. Many children are showing signs of anxiety, trauma and bereavement from their unique experiences and time away from loved ones.
Our Philosophy
We take a holistic approach to working with children, young people, families and staff in schools. We aim to work with the child and the ‘team around the child’ – a team which may include parents, carers, extended family members, SENCOs, teachers, teaching assistants, etc.
Our aim is to empower the individuals by giving them the knowledge of neuroscience and how emotions can impact our behaviour, or even better, their reaction to their emotions.
Our Holistic Approach Includes:
- Training for teachers and support staff
- Emotional support for children
- Support for parents and carers
Teacher Mental Health Support
Teachers and support staff often have not received the relevant emotional and mental health training. Due to the current pressures in society teachers are having to deal with a variety of Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) issues in the classroom.
The Feelings Teacher can offer group supervision for staff to share and to brainstorm challenges that they may be facing in and around the classroom especially during the COVID-19 recovery process.
Counselling for Schools
The Feelings Teacher delivers a range of therapeutic and emotional support in schools. Our aim is to help the high number of children struggling emotionally and at many times displaying challenging behaviours.
Our Approach Provides:
- Supportive relationships with children and young people
- A safe and secure learning environment where children can improve on their social skills, self-awareness and learning capacity
- Emotional literacy development
- Better relationships between children, teaching and support staff
Parental and Carer Support
Our service also provides support for parents and carers. We either work closely with them in the one to one sessions but also deliver programs to all parents in the school community.
The Feelings Teacher Implementation
The Feelings Teacher combines ‘Emotion Coaching’ with the ‘Restorative Practice’ approach to create a unique support programme of behaviour management.
The Feelings Teacher implementation helps to create an environment where children feel safe and secure and are able to self-regulate their behaviour and therefore be ready for learning. By reflecting on their actions and how it may affect others they are able to develop empathy towards others.
Ines Gomes the founder of the Feelings Teacher has been an accredited facilitator of the restorative Justice Council since 2017. Ines has successfully implemented her restorative programme in several schools.
What is Involved?
We can design a flexible bespoke package that will support your organisation through the process of becoming a truly restorative approach school.
Our Package can Include:
Working with Staff
- Training in The Feelings Teacher approach (Emotion Coaching + Restorative Practice), Lego Therapy, Attachment in the classroom, Supporting children on Autism Spectrum
- Group supervision for support staff
- One to one sessions
- Staff well being hubs
Emotional Support for Children
- One to one therapeutic sessions
- Group sessions
- Mindfulness hub
- Support plans
Working with Parents and Carers
- Emotion Coaching training
- Support for parents and carers
- Drop in sessions
Cost
Please contact us for a quotation as our services are tailor made and based on requirements the costs may vary.
Contact Us
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