This ON-DEMAND workshop is hosted by Mission: Empowerment!, a seminar company based out of Ontario, Canada

Workshop Description

​​Difficulties with emotion regulation are more common in children and adolescents than ever before. When a student’s brain is activated by emotion, regardless of the reason, they experience diminished cognitive flexibility and capacities for learning. They are also more prone to outbursts in the classroom and/or other emotionally charged situations. School staff dealing with these situations report (understandably) higher levels of stress and burnout.

Informed by emotion and learning theory, Emotion-Focused School Support (EFSS) was developed based on this feedback from educators and school support staff. It is a simple and efficient model for increasing the capacity of school staff to effectively respond to the emotion of students (and their parents) in order to facilitate a “return to learning”. EFSS can be applied to all students from kindergarten through to grade 12, with adjustments made to implementation according to developmental age. It is designed to support students while still respecting the primary mandates of teachers, aides, school counsellors and support staff – and without adding to the already high demands of the school day.

Given that a regulated physiology is critical for learning, the goals of EFSS include:

• Regulating emotion in the classroom to facilitate learning
• Preventing emotional escalations
• De-escalating emotionally charged situations and/or outbursts in progress

Finally, EFSS involves opportunities for school staff to identify their strengths and challenges when faced with challenging interactions situations with students, their caregivers and even with colleagues.

This interactive workshop will introduce participants to the fundamental principles and techniques of EFSS. Through discussions, case examples, demonstrations, and group exercises, participants will also have an opportunity for hands-on practice and skill-building if desired.

Who Should Attend?

1) School based staff including teachers, educational assistants, school counsellors, guidance counsellors, child & youth workers, and support staff.

AND/OR

2) Clinicians or Educators interested in teaching EFSS to their school-based colleagues or clients.

​You will receive:

• Access to the on-demand webinar for one year
• Downloadable handouts
• Certificate of attendance upon successful completion of a brief online quiz (if desired)

Certificates of Attendance / CEU’s / CE Information

For those requiring a Certificate of Attendance, certificates will be issued upon successful completion of a post-training quiz with a minimum score of 75% (multiple attempts allowed). Certificates will indicate the number of direct education hours (3), not including breaks. Certificates may be used to qualify for eligibility for Continuing Education Credits from licensing boards and professional colleges; it is the participant’s responsibility to contact their college or association to confirm its requirements and the workshop’s eligibility for CEU’s / CE’s. This workshop has been pre-approved for 3 continuing education hours by the CACCF.

Cancellation Policy

​​There are no refunds/credits for on-demand workshops as you have a full year to view the course. Refunds will not be issued in cases where a registrant did not receive the workshop login instruction email due to email issues. It is the registrant’s responsibility to contact us if they don’t receive the required login information in a timely manner (i.e. by end of day the next business day).