This half-day virtual masterclass is perfect for established or new school counsellors to network and review their practice.
The number of children with mental ill health is still at a record high across the country following huge increases between 2017 and 2021. The BACP School Counselling Survey 2022 reports that 95% of respondents whose schools offer counselling had recorded an increased demand for this service since the pandemic.
The role of the school counsellor is crucial for providing children and young people support before their issues become critical. Join us for this half-day masterclass for an update on current law, guidance and best practice for school counsellors. You’ll also come away with practical ideas for developing your provision using evidence based practice, as well ideas for influencing whole school policy.
You’ll have plenty of opportunity to network with colleagues from other settings, as well as Sam, or expert speaker. Enabling you to delve into the specific challenges you are facing in you setting.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Established and new school counsellors, and other members of staff with responsibility for mental health and pastoral care.
In 2022, 18.0% of children aged 7 to 16 years and 22.0% of young people aged 17 to 24 years had a probable mental disorder.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This masterclass will enable you to:
- Ensure your knowledge is up to date surrounding the relevant law, guidance and regulation
- Check that your record keeping and parental involvement is compliant with laws surrounding confidentiality
- Consider the practical elements of school counselling, such as funding and logistics
- Take practical steps to ensure that school counselling is embedding in whole school practice
- Identify concerns surrounding current school policies and raise them with the relevant staff
- Update your knowledge on current best practice
- Put in place system to monitor and evaluate your practice
- Understand your role when interventions are required in schools
FACILITATOR
Sam is a renowned speaker, trainer and author specialising in mental health and SEN. She has been a SENCo in a large secondary school and is a qualified Cognitive Behaviour Therapist and a Child and Adolescent Counsellor. Sam also set up a company providing mental health CBT programmes for schools. She is in high demand to speak at conferences and events and provides in-house training for schools and companies, nationally and internationally. Lauded for her humour and ‘telling it like it is’ approach to mental health, Sam has had her book Mental Health in Education published by Routledge, and regularly writes for several publications with more books in the pipeline for publication.
