Coach 2 Cope:TAR3
Responder and Support Planning
Are you an educator or professional that's concerned about the growing mental health issues of the young people you support?
Would you like to learn simple and practical frameworks from the latest research on how best to support their mental health and wellbeing?
Dr Stephen Spencer (PhD)
When I first started nursing kids, I was responsible for the safety of those who would engage in self-harm, suicidal behaviour, aggression, violence and running away when they were distressed. I just didn't know what to do to support them during episodes of distress and had some awfully confronting situations where restraint and medication was used. I met many adults who also had to support children and young people who exhibited these high-risk behaviours. They too would say “I just don’t know what to do”.
This inspired me to find a new way, so I undertook a PhD and conducted a research project that aimed to understand psychological distress for young people and how adults can support and respond to them in helpful ways. My goal was to improve the care I offered as a nurse (and as a father of 3 daughters), but also to use what I learnt to educate and guide parents, teachers and other professionals who support children and young people to reduce the damaging impact that repeated high levels of distress can have on their life.
As a result of my research and thousands of hours of clinical experience, I started a charity and developed a simple, easy to follow method to guide adults on how and when to respond to children and young people in distress to achieve a positive outcome. The goal of this program is to give you practical tools that will help you lead your staff on how to best connect with children and young people, help them to manage their anxiety, and support them to build their coping, resilience and help-seeking behaviours.
This program is designed specifically for educators and professionals that support young people. You will be shown how to practically apply the evidence-based framework (TAR3 model) & support plans (risk management plans) being used by thousands of educators & professionals, including multiple Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) across NSW.
This training will give you...
Learn a trauma-informed approach to support the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. How leadership, culture, and language in regard to mental health impacts mental health outcomes for staff and children/adolescents you support.
Child & Adolescent mental health expert gives you guidance on why child and adolescent mental challenges are more prevalent than ever and your role in improving mental health outcomes for children and young people.
Understand role delineation and responsibilities, within and across systems, to maximise efficiency (time and resources) when supporting mental health and wellbeing.
A new approach developed from PhD research project on how to respond ‘in the moment’ to psychological distress. Simple examples on how you can best respond to distress and anxiety and assist children and young people to develop coping, resilience and positive help seeking behaviours.
Learn the evidence based individualised support planning (risk management plans) being used by thousands of professionals (education, health & NGO’s) with practical examples on how to help your staff with implementation.
Simple examples on how you can best respond to distress and anxiety and assist children and young people to develop coping, resilience and positive help seeking behaviours.
Learn the Response Analysis Method (RAM) - guidance on how to facilitate a reflective process that results in a) identification of practice improvement initiatives, and b) staff wellbeing outcomes.
Your own take home Toolkit to guide you and your staff in supporting children and young people with mental health challenges.
Ongoing access to online resources
Your own access to resources following the training for refresher sessions and to consolidate your learning.
Learn the latest evidence-based approach.
You will learn a new approach on how to respond 'in the moment' to episodes of distress. Developed from a PhD research project and thousands of hours of clinical experience
Option to pay via invoice by emailing info@eeyouth.org.au
Evidence based training that builds the capacity of school staff to respond to students who need additional support.
The greatest challenges I see while supporting students with complex mental health needs now sit within schools who have not participated in Steve’s training.
Catherine Hughes
School-Link Coordinator Hunter Region – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
Every educator needs to experience this professional learning. Every teacher, every school, every school employee will benefit.
Gwen Haynes
Classroom Teacher
Steve was a fantastic presenter and truly engaging! His examples and experiences made it easy to connect with the content, and the way he presented made you feel comfortable contributing.
Keetah
Assistant Principal
Coach 2 Cope is the most accessible and practical training I have undertaken to help me better support young people in my work.
Murray
Principal
I believe every principal should see this workshop so that it filters down to all. The simplicity of the framework makes it easy to fit all students
Stephanie
