WORKSHOP ONE - THURSDAY 18 FEBRUARY 10AM–3PM

HOW THE BRAIN WORKS IN TEENAGERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGE 10-25 YEARS and HOW TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS AND HELP THEM THRIVE

WORKSHOP TWO - THURSDAY 11 MARCH – 10AM - 3PM

WORKING WITH VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE AND TEENAGERS AGE 10-25 YEARS

Each workshop day is standalone and bookable at £60 per day or both days can be booked together at £100 - we will be asking attendees to also complete an enrolment process with Somerset Skills & Learning (SS&L) who are part-funding these workshops, which has made it possible for us to offer them at a reduced price.

These Continuing Professional Development (CPD) workshops will equip you with the knowledge and research necessary to feel confident understanding and working with/parenting young people and teenagers.

The 10-12 year age group have seen a huge rise in mental health issues in recent years and there are many reasons for this. We take a look at some of these. The 13-25-year age group are probably the most at risk of severe anxiety, depression, self-harming, suicide, cyber-bullying and feeling overwhelmed.

In Workshop One we will explore and learn about this area in mental health that is in need of more trained professionals, as well as enabling parents to better support their children. We will look at:

• Mental Illness in Young People
• How the Brain Works in Young People and how this differs to the workings of the adult brain
• The current environment – 21st century life for teenagers and young people both before and during Covid-19 and the huge changes and shifts in their environment in a short space of time
• Hormones and Neurotransmitters – which ones are helpful and how better to access and use them
• The Therapeutic Alliance/relationship when working with/parenting teenagers and adolescents
• When working with young people – we take a look at a specific Information Gathering sheet
• Peers, teachers and parents: helping young people understand how to communicate better and more easily
• Solution Focused Questions that work really well with this age group
• How to help them to cope better with stress 
• Good stories and Metaphors to use
• Case studies showing how simply by changing the language we use and the way we talk with young people can bring about amazing changes relatively quickly.

In Workshop Two we will explore the area of working with/parenting more vulnerable young people and teenagers as well as how the brain works in this group of young people.

The areas we will explore:

• How the brain works during adversity - vulnerable young people and teenagers
• in the LGBTQI community
• with suicidal ideation
• who are self-harming
• who have autism/on the spectrum
• who have learning difficulties who have suffered trauma
• who are living with Borderline Personality Disorder
• who are adopted or fostered
• who are living in poverty
• who have been displaced
• living with troubled parents (including addiction)
• How we can support them using Solution focused language and questions.
• Specific solution focused questions to support young people and teenagers with suicidal ideation and self-harming.
• Techniques to help with stress, anxiety, low mood and feelings of emptiness.

About the Trainer:

Julie May studied the Psychology of Education for 3 years at the University of Manchester and has worked in Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Sixth Form Colleges and Student Support Offices. As well as working as a Solution Focused Therapist and Hypnotherapist, Julie is a Senior Lecturer for CPHT and a Supervisor with both the AfSFH and the NCH. Julie has been invited to deliver Workshops to Social Services and the NHS. She also offers CPD Training days to Therapists and Hypnotherapists.

Email: juliemay.solutionfocused1@gmail.com

Mobile: 07889 777901