The Wellbeing Toolkit Training Programme: A Useful Resource for Educational Psychology Services?
Background. Supporting pupils’ social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) development is a task that schools are expected to undertake in England, yet many staf members fnd it challenging due to their belief that they don’t possess the necessary skills. Objective. To evaluate a commercially availa...
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doaj-0e8d2b66ce60413692894cf9ff52ffb12020-11-25T02:41:19ZengM.V. Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityPsychology in Russia: State of Art2074-68572307-22022019-12-0112421022510.11621/pir.2019.0413The Wellbeing Toolkit Training Programme: A Useful Resource for Educational Psychology Services?Helena Bunn0Georgina Turner1Ellice Macro2Norfolk County Council, Educational Psychology and Specialist Support, Norwich, United KingdomNorfolk County Council, Educational Psychology and Specialist Support, Norwich, United KingdomNorfolk County Council, Educational Psychology and Specialist Support, Norwich, United KingdomBackground. Supporting pupils’ social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) development is a task that schools are expected to undertake in England, yet many staf members fnd it challenging due to their belief that they don’t possess the necessary skills. Objective. To evaluate a commercially available, training resource, Te Wellbeing Toolkit, aimed at raising the skills of adults working with children in the SEMH area. Design. Te Toolkit was adapted and used as training material by a professional team comprised of educational psychologists, clinical psychologists, and specialist teachers, for schools within an eastern region in England. A mixed methodology was employed to evaluate the usefulness of the Toolkit as a training resource, as well as its perceived efectiveness in raising the skills of school professionals working within the SEMH area. Qualitative as well as quantitative data was gathered from the two groups participating in training, as school staf delegates, and as facilitators of training delivery. Descriptive statistics and content analysis were used for data analysis. Results. Te fndings suggest evidence of improved skills and knowledge in the area of SEMH, with some specifc impact on delegates’ practice. Implications for practice are discussed.http://psychologyinrussia.com/volumes/pdf/2019_4/Psychology_4_2019_210-225_Bunn.pdfwellbeing toolkitschooltrainingemotional wellbeingmental healthpsychology |
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The Wellbeing Toolkit Training Programme: A Useful Resource for Educational Psychology Services? |
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The Wellbeing Toolkit Training Programme: A Useful Resource for Educational Psychology Services? |
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M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University |
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Psychology in Russia: State of Art |
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Background. Supporting pupils’ social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) development is a task that schools are expected to undertake in England, yet many staf members fnd it challenging due to their belief that they don’t possess the necessary skills.
Objective. To evaluate a commercially available, training resource, Te Wellbeing Toolkit, aimed at raising the skills of adults working with children
in the SEMH area.
Design. Te Toolkit was adapted and used as training material by a professional team comprised of educational psychologists, clinical psychologists, and specialist teachers, for schools within an eastern region in England. A mixed methodology was employed to evaluate the usefulness of the Toolkit as a training resource, as well as its perceived efectiveness in raising the skills
of school professionals working within the SEMH area. Qualitative as well as quantitative data was gathered from the two groups participating in training,
as school staf delegates, and as facilitators of training delivery. Descriptive statistics and content analysis were used for data analysis.
Results. Te fndings suggest evidence of improved skills and knowledge in the area of SEMH, with some specifc impact on delegates’ practice. Implications for practice are discussed. |
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wellbeing toolkit school training emotional wellbeing mental health psychology |
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