by Carla Lowe | Sep 30, 2023 | Psychology (General), Wellbeing & Mental Health
Weighted blankets have been a popular sensory-based intervention to support with children and young people’s regulation; this is because they offer deep pressure stimulation which is thought to positively impact sleep, anxiety and cognitive processes by reducing the...
by Carla Lowe | May 26, 2023 | Educational Psychology, Wellbeing & Mental Health
Solution circles – what are they? In a previous blog post, we discussed the use of restorative practice in schools. Today’s blog post is going to discuss a quick and powerful tool used in a restorative practice context: solution circles. The Solution Circle is a joint...
by Carla Lowe | May 19, 2023 | Challenging Behaviour, Educational Psychology, Learning Environments, Psychology (General), Wellbeing & Mental Health
You may have heard of restorative justice – the system of criminal justice which focuses on rehabilitating offenders through reconciliation with victims and the community at large. It was in the late 1990s when Sir Charles Pollard introduced restorative justice...
by Carla Lowe | Mar 16, 2023 | Educational Psychology, Emotion Coaching, Positive Psychology, Wellbeing & Mental Health
In this post, we’ll consider the benefits of Emotion Coaching in an educational setting. To gain an insight into what Emotion Coaching is, please see our previous blog post ‘What is Emotion Coaching?’. So, why is it so helpful to be using Emotion Coaching with...
by Carla Lowe | Mar 10, 2023 | Educational Psychology, Emotion Coaching, Positive Psychology, Wellbeing & Mental Health
Emotion Coaching was coined by American Psychologist John Gottman in 1997. His research is based in the realm of positive psychology, where instead of learning from things that have gone wrong, we look into things that are going well and how we can learn from them. In...
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...
