by Gary Lavan | Jul 17, 2018 | Emotion Coaching
Emotion coaching employs a relational approach to enabling children to support and manage their own behaviour. This is based on the work of Gottman and colleagues (Gottman et al, 1996), who argued that traditional behaviourist approaches ignored the internal...
by Gary Lavan | Apr 2, 2018 | Autism, Social Stories
April 2nd 2018 is World Autism Awareness day. Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) are defined as neurological conditions or a spectrum of difficulties that affect social interaction, communication, interests and behaviour. Each person can experience different symptoms...
by Gary Lavan | Mar 18, 2018 | Psychology (General)
Creative Play in Schools The importance of play in childhood cannot be overestimated. Children who engage in regular play gain benefits in language, problem solving, emotional literacy and cognitive function (Miller and Almon, 2009). In schools, we can use methods of...
by Gary Lavan | Mar 11, 2018 | Psychology (General), Wellbeing & Mental Health
Self-Harm Support in Schools What is self-harm? Self-harm is the act of deliberately or intentionally hurting oneself. This is often caused by other mental health and wellbeing issues, such a stress, anxiety or depression; although there can be a variety of reasons...
by Gary Lavan | Mar 4, 2018 | Dyscalculia, Psychology (General)
What is Dyscalculia? Dyscalculia is a specific learning difficulty (SpLD) where a child has a significant difficulty in understanding mathematical concepts and comprehension of numbers. This difficulty continues regardless of regular intervention, opportunity and...
by Gary Lavan | Feb 25, 2018 | Psychology (General)
Anxiety in the Classroom According to Public Health England (2016), between 2%-4% of five to sixteen year olds have a diagnosable anxiety disorder. This makes them the most common of all childhood psychiatric disorders. Public Health England (2016) also identified...
by Gary Lavan | Feb 23, 2018 | Psychology (General)
Importance of Play in Childhood The importance of play in childhood development cannot be overestimated. It is an area often ignored by the curriculum, but research evidence has shown us repeatedly that play is vital for children and young people to develop...
by Gary Lavan | Feb 22, 2018 | Mindfulness, Psychology (General)
Mindfulness in Schools Recently, the BPS research digest has discussed if teenagers are too cynical for mindfulness to work with them. The original research article by Johnson, Burke, Brinkman and Wade, (2017) found that in early adolescence, these participants showed...
by Gary Lavan | Feb 22, 2018 | Psychology (General)
Social Stories and Autistic Spectrum Disorder It is often very frustrating when there are barriers in communication, particularly for those who have autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Due to these barriers, often those with ASD struggle to understand social rules or...
by Gary Lavan | Dec 7, 2017
