School
wellbeing
program hub

With our extensive knowledge of school communities, we understand that schools are well positioned as first responders to emerging mental health concerns in children and young people. There are many reasons a child may present with wellbeing needs, such as emotion regulation difficulties, grief and loss, worry and sadness or family issues.

The role of a School Wellbeing Practitioner can play a vital part of building socioemotional wellness in your school communities. Our practitioners work from an early intervention approach to identify early wellbeing needs and then, supporting the child with strategies and guidance on how to manage their wellbeing. The practitioners also alongside a whole school framework, including adults in the school community in discussions and strategies to support a child’s wellbeing.

Our School Wellbeing Practitioners are exceptionally trained and used evidence based strategies to work alongside a child in their mental health journey. In addition, practitioners are regularly reviewing their own counselling skills and practice and engage in regular professional development to ensure their practice knowledge is in line with the current needs of children.

To find out how a School Wellbeing Practitioner could be a part of your school, please email swp@centacareswnsw.org.au

Our comprehensive program provides support to align with your schools tiered approach to wellbeing, covering a range of topics including anger management, resilience, peer relationships, social media, emotion identification, coping skills, and emotion regulation.

All programs are aimed to empower students with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the challenges of today’s society and create positive mental health outcomes later in life. Centacare’s programs are either licenced or created by Centacare using up to date, evidence based and best practice knowledge to respond to the most current wellbeing needs of students.

The School Wellbeing Program has group work and classroom programs to compliment all stages of a school’s wellbeing journey, from positive mental health education to targeted group work for more complex needs.

Example programs

R.A.G.E

An award-winning six week anger management course for adolescents aged between 11 and 17, R.A.G.E is a strength based, solution focussed program that is hands on, practical and fun for the children.
https://www.interventionsplus.com.au/rage/

GIRL SQUAD

Designed for girls in years 5 and 6, the Girl Squad Program focusses on issues girls face around identity, friendships, online safety and social media presence. This engaging and interactive program allows girls to talk through challenges, whilst learning skills to find solutions.

BOUNCE BACK!

Increasing numbers of children are struggling with emotional and social needs that adversely affect their learning. Bounce Back! is an evidence-informed Positive Education program built on Positive Psychology, Cognitive Behaviour Theory and social-emotional learning. Bounce Back programs can be tailored to your classrooms needs based on what they need the most.
pearson.com/en-au/schools/primary/wellbeing/bounce-back

To find out how classroom sessions or group work could be embedded at your school, please email swp@centacareswnsw.org.au

The School Wellbeing Program run staff professional development and parent sessions for the school community. All topics are evidence based, come with resources and are relevant to primary school mental health. Both types of sessions aim to upskill parents and teachers to feel more confident in responding to mental health needs of children and provide knowledge and understanding to different mental health presentations in the classroom. These sessions aim to be:

• Practical
• Strategy-based
• Insightful
• Reflective

For teaching staff

Our professional development recognises the tireless work that teaching staff put into taking care of the children they work with. Professional development with Centacare aims to highlight and recognise the efforts of teachers, whilst providing valuable opportunities to walk away with practical ideas and guidance on how to improve wellbeing in their classrooms. Our professional development topics cover trauma and behaviour, staff wellbeing, emotion regulation and other important wellbeing themes that can make classrooms more wellbeing friendly.

For parents

Both the school and the home environment play pivotal roles in shaping a child’s wellbeing. Like our professional development, our parent workshops are highly interactive and place focus on the needs of the child, whilst respecting the challenges that parents face when raising children. Our sessions normalise the need for wellbeing intervention at home and provide a space for parents to build their skill set to increase wellbeing outcomes for their children later in life. Our topics can cover school refusal, social media for children and managing challenging behaviours.

Do you have a specific topic in mind?

Centacare can create a tailor made session to suit the needs of your school.

To find out more about our parent and teacher workshops, please email swp@centacareswnsw.org.au