What’s this course about?
This course will help you to understand what anxiety and worry are, how they can affect learning, and how you can support your children’s mental health at home through calming activities.
Course format:
This is an online course where you’ll learn together and take part in practical group activities, all in a relaxed and friendly environment.
Who will benefit from attending?
This course is for parents and carers who want to support their child/children (aged 11 and under) with their mental wellbeing.
What will I learn?
- Explore what are anxiety and worry, and how they affect the body, behaviour, emotions and thought
- Discover ways that children’s mental health can be supported at home
- Develop an awareness of how anxiety and worry cause the stress response, and how this can affect learning
- Find out where to go for further help, advice and support
How long is the course?
This is run as a single 2-hour session, with some activities to do at home to help you practise your skills.
Will I be assessed?
You will be required to complete some paperwork during this course. This will record and support your learning journey and successes.
Eligibility:
Courses are no cost to learners who meet our eligibility criteria. Learners must be aged 19+ on 31 August of the academic year, have a Wiltshire postcode, and meet certain residency requirements.
They must also be able to tick one of the following criteria:
- On a lower income, earning less than £25,750 a year.
- In receipt of benefits (other than child benefit).
- Care leaver, refugee, foster carer, carer, military family / ex-armed forces personnel, have a learning difficulty or disability, have school-aged children who receive means-tested free school meals.
- Not in work and looking to go into work, now or in the future.
Click here to enrol: https://workwiltshire.co.uk/enrolment/
Or to contact us call 01225 770478 or email familyandcommunitylearning@wiltshire.gov.uk