Understanding Conflict and Supporting Children and Adults in Resolving Conflict Creatively

Who is it for?:
For all involved in Primary Education including governors, mentors, teaching assistants, school nurses, pastoral teams, learning mentors, teaching assistants and any inter-agency staff associated with supporting children

Course Description

How we approach children in conflict and distress has a dramatic effect on their ability to handle relationship conflicts now and in the future. Children's conflict can be a huge source of worry and anxiety for practitioners who might feel they have few strategies to support the children in their care.

Handled with empathy and understanding, the process of conflict resolution can support children in:

• Relationship building

• Intergenerational Circle Time with children from Oakwood Primary School and older people from Action for Gipton Elderly

  Expressing their needs
• Problem solving
• Social language and reasoning abilities
• Expressing, naming and identifying feelings
• Building self-esteem and confidence
• Relating empathically
• Building resilience

Practitioners will have an opportunity to:

• Explore effective ways of handling disagreements or problem behaviours
• Explore the link between feelings, human needs and behavior
• Look at a number of practical, do-able approaches to take away with them
• Consider why saying "No" is a vital life skill for children and adults to develop.

For further information contact me.