Student Services

Learning Diversity

Supporting young people on the Autism spectrum with friendships.

Emotion Regulation Workshop for children aged five to 12.

Does your child:

– Find it hard to identify their feelings?

– Struggle to calm down?

– Have issues with anger or tantrums?

– Experience anxiety?

– Need to develop some skills to manage their emotions?

This three-day workshop focuses on:

Session 1: – Understanding emotions, thoughts and bodily sensations

                    – Learning to identify emotions

Session 2: – Learning emotion regulation skills and strategies, such as mindfulness and self-soothing

Session 3: – Continuing to developing emotion regulation strategies

                     -Children will be asked to bring along a shoe box they can use to create a ‘Calming Kit’

Parents will be asked to attend the last ten minutes of each session. They will be provided with resources and feedback on their child’s progress.

Potential benefits of the program are:

 Improved wellbeing

 Improved understanding of emotions

 Learning to self-regulate

 Mindfulness skills

 Strategies for dealing with difficult thoughts and emotions

Crisalida Psychologists run the emotion regulation workshop, which are designed for children aged between five- to 12-years-old. The workshop will focus on teaching children emotion regulation skills through creative activities. This workshop will be conducted in a group setting of four to ten participants.

 

If interested in being added to the workshop, please contact Crisalida Reception on 9484 6299 or email admin@crisalida.com.au

Child Behaviour Clinic at La Trobe University

Raising a child can be a difficult task. But raising a child with significant behaviour or emotional problems, including aggression, major temper tantrums, separation anxiety, or depression, can be overwhelming.

Early identification and treatment of challenging child behaviours helps prevent more serious issues from developing.

The Child Behaviour Clinic at La Trobe University provides treatment strategies to help parents improve their child's wellbeing and behaviour, and improve families' quality of life. The clinic offers specialist Clinical Psychology services to help you understand your children, from toddlerhood to adolescence. Contact details 

 9479 2150