A big thank you to the team at The Pines who have selected a variety of their videos for us to share with you which relate to change and loss.
transitions through the day
Shona MacPherson from the Pines Speech and Language Therapy Team gives an overview of transitions during the day and how you can help a child or young person move between activities. This includes things such as transitioning from home to school, and outside to inside. Shona gives an understanding of why transition can be difficult for neurodivergent children and has lots of advice and ideas to help parents and professionals.
The decider
The Decider is a widely used programme that will give you (as a parent, carer or professional) some tools to cope better in situations where you feel overwhelmed, unsure or confused – common feelings for everyone. The Decider skills use a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy approach to teach simple ideas that can be put into practice straight away. This presentation is by Nicki Walsh from the Thriving Families team; Nicki is a qualified Decider Skills trainer and has first-hand experience of the practical and emotional challenges facing families of children with additional support needs.
foundations of wellbeing and mental health
This excellent session was led by Dr Arlene Barr, Interim Principal Clinical Psychologist from the CAMHS team. As children and young people grow and develop, their mental health and well-being is affected by different factors and in different ways. This session focussed on what children need at different ages and stages to meet their potential, cope with day-to-day life and feel safe, happy and confident. It also looked at how to recognise and understand emotional and behavioural difficulties and how to support the mental health of children and young people with additional support needs. We hope you will enjoy the presentation.
post 16 transitions
This video is taken from a session run by the National Autistic Society Scotland and Thriving Families, in association with the Pines.
It features presentations by five key post-16 transitions organisations: the Highland Council Joint Transitions Team, UHI Transitions, L’Arche Highland, Cantraybridge College and Enable Works Highland. Each organisation gives a 15 minute presentation with an introduction to the whole session from Karyn, a parent carer volunteer.
Autism and bereavement
A film explaining more about autism, and the issues that can make dealing with a bereavement for autistic children and young people especially challenging. This film is based on information from the National Autistic Scotland. Alison Footitt who has created this video, is the National Autistic Society Information Officer for Highland and a valued member of the CLB Improvement Group.
Anxiety and Behavioural Challenges in Neurodevelopmental Conditions
A comprehensive film by Rachael Geddes from the Pines team, which looks at anxiety and resulting behaviour. This film will give an understanding of why children with neurodevelopmental differences may behave in particular ways in different situations and what you can do to help. Full of information plus practical strategies and ideas, it looks at the physical impact of anxiety, what impacts anxiety and the ways you can support your child’s behaviour.
Helping Your Child Deal with Change (Parenting Flexibility of Thought)
This video will help you to support your child to deal with change. Covering flexibility of thought, it explains Theory of Mind, Central Coherence, Context Blindness and Executive Functioning.
St. Clement’s Practical Autism: Coping with Change
Video Guide – Practical skills for supporting Autistic People to cope with Changes and Transitions both Day to day and Major Life events. This film is part of a series made for St Clement’s School in Highland.
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