Neuropsychology and psychoeducational resources Hugh Watson Principal Educational

Neuropsychology, and psychoeducational resources Hugh Watson, Principal Educational Psychologist & Emily Lewis, Heads. Up Coordinator, Mind in Harrow

The Hand Model of the Brain (Dan Seigal) What happens when we ‘flip our lid’ Prof Dan Siegel’s Hand Model of the Brain https: //youtu. be/gm 9 CIJ 74 Oxw (2. 31 minutes). Stress on the Brain – Islington New River College, https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=fh. I 9 KLwfpb. M (4. 14 minutes)

What Helps To Engage Our Thinking Brain? Learning Zone Model Learning Zone The ‘sweet spot’ in learning Here the student is stretched and growing Panic zone Learning zone Comfort zone Panic Zone Over stressed, learning is blocked Arena for ‘toxic stress’ and ‘trauma’ Comfort Zone Safe, boring, not challenged limited new learning (Vygotsky 1978) (Senninger

What Helps To Engage Our Thinking Brain? Attentional broadening Decentring Positive emotions and decreased stress State of mindfulness Stress appraisal Trait mindfulness and positive dispositionality Positive reappraisal Positive emotions and decreased stress State of mindfulness New stress appraisal Positive reappraisal Attentional broadening Decentring Stress appraisal Sensitisation to threat New stress appraisal Trait mindlessness and negative dispositionality The ‘broaden and build’ model Panic zone Learning zone Attention narrowing Negative emotions and increased stress Attention narrowing (Fredrickson 2004)

Signposting to psychoeducational resources – more for staff / PSHE • Schools in Mind www. annafreud. org/schools-and-colleges/resources • Young Minds www. youngminds. org. uk • EGFL www. egfl. org. uk/elp-services/health-improvement-schools/wellbeing-and-mentalhealth-support-return-school • Jigsaw PSHE resources www. jigsawpshe. com • PSHE Association www. pshe-association. org. uk/curriculum-and- resources/mental-health-and-emotional-wellbeing-lesson-plans • Every Mind Matters www. nhs. uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/youth-mental-health/ • Mind. Ed www. minded. org. uk • Charlie Waller www. charliewaller. org/resources • SEND Gateway www. sendgateway. org. uk/whole-school-send/find-wss-resources • Mind in Harrow www. mindinharrow. org. uk/our-services/young-people/

Signposting to psychoeducational resources – more for children / families • Young Harrow Foundation www. youngharrowfoundation. org/young-people • Every Mind Matters www. nhs. uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/youth-mental-health/ • Young Minds www. youngminds. org. uk • Good Thinking www. good-thinking. uk • NHS Apps Library www. nhs. uk/apps-library • Think Ninja www. healios. org. uk/services/thinkninja 1 • Five Ways to Wellbeing www. mindkit. org. uk/5 -ways-to-wellbeing • Looking After Ourselves www. harrow. gov. uk/lookingafterourselves • Mind. Up www. mindup. org. uk/families/ • Harrow signposting doc. (to be updated) www. harrow. gov. uk/childwellbeing

Who are we? Heads. Up Harrow is a consortium partnership of 5 local charities offering specialist mental health services to young people aged 11 -25 across the London Borough of Harrow, who face additional barriers to support.

Activity packs – sample content

Accompanying resources https: //www. youtube. com/channel/UCz. Pe 50 SCQr 9 pc. Vq. HQYPANNw/videos

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