Strategies to Promote Wellbeing among students with SEN - 2 part webinar with Edmund Scannell

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, uncertainty, the unknown and school closures have posed particular challenges for students with special educational needs (SEN) and their families. While teachers have responded creatively to closures by adapting their practice and endeavouring to provide opportunities for remote learning, some students with SEN found it very challenging to engage meaningfully with this. Families have experienced stress in trying to meet their child’s learning needs within the home. Many students with SEN have found it difficult to understand the loss of routines and opportunities to interact with school staff and peers.

The webinar will explore the Well-Being Policy Statement and Framework for Practice 2018-2023 (revised October 2019) in accordance with the continuum of support approach. It will focus on how schools can support well-being among students with particular reference to students with SEN.  The role of the teacher in the promotion of wellbeing for all students will also be explored, as well as Wellbeing for staff.

This webinar is suitable for both Primary and Post-Primary Teachers.

Course Outline and Content

This two-part webinar will cover the following:

Primary & Post Primary Part 1 - Monday 17th October at 7pm 

Strategies to help promote a Sense of Safety

Physical Safety

Emotional Safety

Strategies to help promote a Sense of Calm

Environment

Communication

Regulation

Strategies to help promote a Sense of Connectedness

Re-establish predictable routines

Teach new routines

Minimise change and uncertainty

Strategies to help promote a Sense of Self and Community Efficacy

Independence skills and skills for learning

Communication and self-advocacy

Strategies to help promote a Sense of Hope

Use positive language

Focus on strengths

Emphasise fun activities

Primary & Post Primary Part 2 - Monday 24th October at 7pm

Tolerating Uncertainty during Covid-19

Sources of Uncertainty

Responses to Uncertainty

Promoting Coping in Uncertain Times

Tackling Your Feelings:

Confidence

Happiness/Sadness

Stress/Worry

Sleep

Anger

Self - Care

Resilience

Self - Awareness

Relaxation

Optimism

This course will be facilitated by Edmond Scannell

Edmond Scannell is a teacher at a special school in Limerick and has been teaching for 24 years.  He has presented to a number of ETBs, schools and colleges on Literacy and Mathematics.  

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