This training has been developed by Aberdeen City Council Educational Psychology Service and is the fourth module of our training on Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA).
This is Level 4: Specialist and is accessible after you have completed Levels 1, 2 and 3.
This module is for practitioners who are assessing and working directly with children, young people and families experiencing EBSNA over an extended period.
This module provides evidence-based skills and approaches to guide interactions and interventions with learners and their families.
This course is accessed via a key code (this is the same key code as for EBSNA Level 3: Enhanced). If you do not have the key code, please contact your EPS Locality Group:
EPSDee@aberdeencity.gov.uk
EPSDon@aberdeeencity.gov.uk
EPSWest@aberdeencity.gov.uk
This training has been developed by Aberdeen City Council Educational Psychology Service and is the third module of our training on Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA).
This is Level 3: Enhanced and is accessible after you have completed Levels 1 and 2.
This module is for practitioners who have a role in supporting learners experiencing EBSNA and who provide support planning across individual, family and school levels.
Please email your EPS Locality group to access this training.
EPSDee@aberdeencity.gov.uk
EPSDon@aberdeencity.gov.uk
EPSWest@aberdeeencity.gov.uk
This course has been developed by Aberdeen City Educational Psychology Service and is the second module in our training on Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA).
EBSNA Level 2 (Skilled) and is for teams of practitioners who regularly come into contact with learners experiencing Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA).
The time required for this training is 90 minutes, including activities and discussions.
This training is accessed via a keycode following an implementation meeting between your leadership team and Educational Psychology Services. Please discuss with your leadership team, who can email your EPS Locality team to request a Systemic EIC at EPSDee@aberdeencity.gov.uk, EPSDon@aberdeencity.gov.uk; EPSWest@aberdeencity.gov.uk.
To find out more about the structure of the whole training package including this Level 2 (Skilled) module, go to EBSNA Level 1 (Informed) course which is openly accessible to all on ACC Learn.
This training has been developed by Aberdeen City Council Educational Psychology Service and is the first module of our training on Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA).
EBSNA Level 1 (Informed) and is openly accessible to all.
This module will give you an understanding of Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA); the role that anxiety can play in attendance difficulties; the risk factors and early indicators of EBSNA, including Separation Anxiety; and guidance on how to support a learner’s sense of belonging in school.
This course is best completed as a group or team to allow dicussions, reflection on practice and any plans for change and implementation to be most effective.
Approximate Time Required: 2 hours (including activities and team discussions)
The e-module Trauma Informed Interactions has been prepared by Aberdeen City Council’s Educational Psychology Service. The knowledge and skills covered within the module sit within the "Trauma Informed" level of National Trauma Transformational Programme (NTTP). The content is therefore applicable to all working within the Scottish workforce.
This 20 minute e-module will help staff learn how they can de-escalate situations by promoting safety, understanding, and empathy. By recognising that past trauma can influence current behaviour, individuals can respond with compassion and avoid triggering further distress. This approach emphasises building trust, respecting personal space, actively listening, and validating emotions, ultimately creating a safer and more supportive environment for everyone involved.
Welcome to the Teenage Brain! Our understanding of teenage brain development has increased so much in recent years. Did you know, the teenage brain undergoes huge growth and change, almost as much as a toddlers does?
There is so much learning potential within this period of change for adolescents! It is great to consider how a focus on this potential could support with some of the challenges that can also occur through this time.
This course will be of interest to those working to support young people and who are keen to reflect on how increasing our understanding of brain development can impact on and enhance their work.
If you are completing this course as part of an education setting: once you've completed the digital training, you will be able to arrange your follow up coaching sessions on a topic pertinent to your setting with the Educational Psychology Service.
This training aims to support schools, educational settings and individual practitioners to develop their knowledge and skills in relation to Emotion Coaching. Emotion Coaching is an approach to supporting learners with their emotional regulation and uses moments of heightened behaviour to teach learners about more effective responses.
The digital training consists of three sections. Each section contains pre-recorded videos which include activities and opportunities for reflection.
It is recommended that you allow approximately 3.5 hour for this digital training. 45-60 minutes for section 1 and 2, and around 90 minutes for section 3. There is a short quiz to complete at the end..
Following completion of the digital training, you will receive a minimum of two follow-up coaching sessions, facilitated by the EPS, to help you to reflect on the training and consider the ongoing implementation of Emotion Coaching in your setting.
Please note that access to this course is by enrolment code. Schools and educational settings who are interested in accessing Emotion Coaching training should first contact their EPS locality team (EPSDon@aberdeencity.gov.uk; EPSWest@aberdeencity.gov.uk; or EPSDee@aberdeencity.gov.uk) to request a Systemic EIC to discuss the implementation within your establishment.