Seasons for Growth What does it do? Seasons for Growth aims to strengthen the social and emotional wellbeing of children and young people (aged 6-18) who are dealing with significant life changes by:
Exploring the impact of the change and loss on everyday life
Learning new ways to respond to these changes
Who is it for? Anyone who is living with the effects of change and loss. Many factors can cause change such as:
Friends can come and go
Loss of someone or something you love
Parents and families separate
Moving to a new place
Impact of illness
Family work-life changes
Change affects everyone differently, as does grief. It’s the impact of the change, not the event itself that Seasons for Growth focuses on.
If you feel that you would benefit from participating in a Seasons for Growth group, please click on the button and fill in the form.
Get S.E.T. Girls Our Get S.E.T Girls online programme supports girls and young women aged 13+ to realise their worth, build their confidence, and develop powerful self-empowerment strategies that will last long into adulthood. The programme is fully funded (that means it’s free!) and led by an experienced member of our team. Over six online sessions, girls can expect to work through an activity packed workbook, exploring self development themes such as positive body image, mental wellbeing, emotional resilience, healthy relationships and much more. "I've really enjoyed Get S.E.T. The self-confidence parts have really made me feel happier with myself, and I'm now grateful for having coping methods for when I don't feel so happy!" The programme meets the health and wellbeing outcomes in Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence, and is ASDAN accredited, meaning each girl will receive an official qualification in the post to confirm (and congratulate) that they’ve completed the course!
If you feel that you would benefit from participating in a GET SET group, please click on the button and fill in the form.
Being Mankind Today there are 3,477,829,638 people who were born male. At some point every one of those will ask themselves what it means to be a man in the world we live in. They’ll do this because the world still defines people by their gender, but these stereotypes create expectations that stand in the way of being a human first. To look at life purely through the lens of old-fashioned masculinity is short-sighted.
After all, you can be powerful but compassionate, strong but weak, competitive but giving, courageous but scared, the provider while being provided for. None of those choices should be dictated by your gender, yet the unwritten rules make it seem that they are. These expectations have not only inflicted damage on men, but also on the other 3,946,825,237 people they share this earth with. Rather than looking at people as men, we ought to look at men as people.
We hope that through the stories told here, the conversations sparked, the thoughts provoked, the understanding created – men will become the greatest individuals they can be, both for themselves and those around them. We want to show that once you get past the gender expectations, you find that the only unbreakable code in humanity is kindness.
If you feel that you would benefit from participating in a GET SET group, please click on the button and fill in the form.
Zones of Regulation The Zones of Regulation is the original framework and curriculum (Kuypers, 2011) that develops awareness of feelings, energy and alertness levels while exploring a variety of tools and strategies for regulation, prosocial skills, self-care, and overall wellness. This curriculum provides us an easy way to think and talk about how we feel on the inside and sort these feelings into four colored Zones, all of which are expected in life. Once we understand our feelings and zones, we can learn to use tools/strategies to manage our different Zones in order to meet goals like doing schoolwork or other tasks, managing big feelings, and healthy relationships with others. The simple, common language and visual structure of The Zones of Regulation helps make the complex skill of regulation more concrete for learners and those who support them.
If you feel that you would benefit from participating in a Zones of Regulation group, please click on the button and fill in the form.
Mindfulness Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. Mindfulness is a quality that every human being already possesses, it’s not something you have to conjure up, you just have to learn how to access it. Why Do People Need Mindfulness?Being mindful helps you:
pay attention better
be less distractible
learn more
stay calm under stress
avoid getting too upset about things
slow down instead of rush
listen better to others
be more patient
get along better
feel happier and enjoy things more
How Does Mindfulness Work?You need to practice mindfulness to get good at it. Training the mind takes practice. The more you practice, the better you get. If you practice mindfulness exercises, being mindful can come naturally when you need it in your everyday life. This can help when you're stressed, when you have to do something difficult, or when you have to focus your attention. It's a lot like learning to play the piano. Each time you practice, you're training yourself to play a little bit better.
If you feel that you would benefit from participating in a Mindfulness group, please click on the button and fill in the form.
Drawing & Talking Drawing and Talking is a therapeutic intervention for children. It is d short-term intervention where pupils utilise drawing as a way to express their feelings. Pupils work with a member of staff during sessions which usually last around 30 minutes.
Who will benefit from a therapeutic intervention such as Drawing and Talking? Pupils who... • Are not realising their full potential, either academically or socially • Have suffered trauma • Are (or are in the process of being) adopted or fostered • Suffer because of separated or divorced parents • Suffer from anxiety, stress or phobias • Have suffered a loss or bereavement of any kind • Are withdrawn or continually unhappy • Find it difficult to make friends • Quarrel frequently with peers or siblings
If you feel that you would benefit from participating in a Drawing & Talking group, please click on the button and fill in the form.
