Mentally and Emotionally Healthy
This year our work on mental and emotional health is focussed upon working with children, young people and their families where school anxiety is a concern.
Latest News
Educational Psychologists:
- are organising and delivering Mellow Parenting groups for parents experiencing relationship difficulties with their children.
- are acting as consultants to the Welcome to Nursery initiative.
- are involved in the training and co-delivery of the Play and Early Learning Sessions of Welcome to Nursery.
- will help develop a framework for schools’ self-reflection on the Welcome to Nursery Programme.
- will be involved in the development of evaluation tools for the Smooth Start Programme for Year 7s. They will then train school staff on their use.
- will coordinate the training for Emergency Advice and Support for Education Establishments (EASEE)
Current Documents
Current Practice
- Sarah had space to talk and someone listened - a story of a mother’s experience of the Mellow Parenting programme.
- Starting School - a big step for children and their families, a story of Educational Psychology Service involvement in Welcome to Nursery, a multi-agency initiative.
- Back to school - a story of a child refusing to go to school.
- My dad is in prison - a story of a head teacher consulting with an Educational Psychologist about two children in her school.
- Getting ready to take the next step - a story about a vulnerable child as she moves from primary to secondary school.
- A star is born - a story about an anxious and unhappy young man throughout his secondary schooling.
Useful Local Resources
Solihull Educational Psychology Booklets for Parents and Carers on
- Aggression
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Divorce and Separation
- Eating Problems
- Sleeping Difficulties
- School Non-Attendance
- Encouraging Good Behaviour
- Stealing
- Temper Tantrums
- Wetting
Published by NASEN (£16) Available from http://www.amazon.co.uk/
Links to other organisations
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) 0121 788 4700
- YoungMinds - for parents, adults and young children promoting mental health and emotional well-being.
- Website - http://www.youngminds.org.uk/
- Parents helpline - 0808 802 5544