This initiative offers training for up to two members of school staff to support them in learning about and implementing interventions relating to mental health and emotional wellbeing.
The current intervention training available to schools is:
- Emotion Coaching
- Zones of Regulation
- Mindfulness
- Restorative Practice
- CBT-based approaches and the ‘Think Good Feel Good’ intervention
- Resilience-based intervention
Coming soon:
- Social Stories and Comic Strip Conversations
- Ideal Self/Ideal School - a Personal Construct Psychology approach to gathering pupil views
Who is it for: Schools who are participating in either MHC Plus, Bradford Healthy Minds Chartermark, or Bradford DfE Senior Mental Health Leads training. Unfortunately, schools who are not signed up to at least one of these initiatives are unable
to access this offer.
Expectations of schools: Schools are able to access unlimited training topics, but must demonstrate that intervention has been embedded into school practice before accessing any additional training.
Activities: This offer consists of access for two members of school staff to pre-recording training, plus follow up 1:1 support from a member of the team for whole-school implementation.
This initiative offers training for up to two members of school staff to support them in learning about and implementing interventions relating to mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Who to contact to access the intervention training
If you are currently engaged in the Bradford Healthy Minds Chartermark (including schools involved in any other additional mental health projects): Please contact the link person from the EP team currently involved in your Chartermark process
If you are currently engaged in the DfE Senior Mental Health Leads training (including schools also involved in MHC Plus): Please contact the link person from the EP team currently involved in your the DfE Training.
If you are currently engaged in Mental Health Champions PLUS only: Please contact the link person from the EP team currently involved in your MHC Plus progression.
If you are not involved in any of the above projects please contact the MHChampions team at MHChampions@bradford.gov.uk - you will need to upgrade to one of the projects listed above in order to be eligible to access the Wellbeing Intervention
Training. If you wish to upgrade from MHC Core to MHC Plus, you will need to liase with the MHC Plus project lead, Dr Sophie Davis.
Links: To find out a little more about the interventions offered in this training, please use the links below:
Cognitive behaviour Therapy type approaches: 'What is CBT?' for CYP and familes
Zones of Regulation:
https://www.zonesofregulation.com/learn-more-about-the-zones.html
Mindfulness: https://positivepsychology.com/mindfulness-for-children-kids-activities/
Emotion Coaching: https://www.emotioncoachinguk.com/
Resiliency: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/355766/Review2_Resilience_in_schools_health_inequalities.pdf
Restorative Practice: https://education.gov.scot/parentzone/additional-support/specific-support-needs/social-and-emotional-factors/restorative-approaches/#:~:text=A%20restorative%20approach%20may%20include,the%20impact%20of%20their%20behaviours