Workshops 2025
7 Dimensions of Emotional Well-being
Ngā ahunga e 7 o te oranga hinengaro
Facilitator: Dr Jean Annan
Positively Psychology offers a series of workshops for education and health practitioners seeking to build children’s emotional well-being.
Children’s emotions are now recognised as central to teaching and learning. Neuropsychology research has repeatedly demonstrated the interaction of children’s emotions with learning and social development through early learning and school years. We now know that young people’s social, psychological and academic experiences at school have life-long effects on physical health, mental health, life satisfaction and even longevity.
Participants in the workshops are introduced to the 7 Dimensions framework, comprising seven critical aspects of emotional well-being. This evidence-based, applied framework generates contextual, collaborative, culturally relevant and appreciative understandings of well-being that lead to positively-focused solutions.
Workshop 1: Introduction to the 7 Dimensions of Well-being. One day
Introduction to:
· The 7 Dimensions of emotional well-being framework
· Interactions impacting children’s social and emotional experience
· The application of the framework in professional practice.
Workshop 2: The 7 Dimensions and professional practice. One day
Participants consider how the 7 Dimensions framework can inform:
· The development of shared understandings of purpose
· The iterative process of gathering information
· Proactive systemic support in educational settings and responsive contextualised support for young people.
Workshop 3: Facilitation of mutual understandings and shared direction. Half day
Participants learn about and discuss:
· Collaborative sense-making and the 7 Dimensions of Emotional well-being
· Facilitating collaborative sense-making and focused support for children in their social and cultural learning environments.
Download the PDF for more information about each workshop.
7 DIMENSIONS OF Children’s EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
Ngā ahunga e 7 o te oranga aurongo
Positively Psychology offers groups of practitioners a series of three half-day workshops on building children’s emotional well-being. Scheduling is negotiated with each client group. The workshops are designed to support the work of practitioners from education and health sectors.
The three workshops are offered in a series of three half-day workshops. However, groups can also choose to take:
Workshop 1 only (1/2 day)
Workshop 1 and 2 together (1 full day)
Workshop 3 for psychologists and educational consultants (full day)
Click on the workshops below to download a PDF with more information
Introduction to the 7 Dimensions of emotional well-being
Practices that support children’s emotional well-being
The 7 Dimensions for psychologists and educational consultants
THE NEUROSCIENCE OF ANXIETY - CHANGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ANXIETY
Te aronga pūtaiao o ngā tūmomo take pōnānā
Other workshops
During the neuroscience of anxiety workshops participants learn about the broad functions of the brain and key processes involved in anxiety. They find out about the role of anxiety, what causes anxiety to become overwhelming and ways to calm the anxiety response. Workshop content is applicable for a wide range of ages, settings and circumstances.
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOL AND CLASSROOM
Te aro tika ki ngā take hinengaro i ngā kura me ngā akomanga
When parents and teachers take positive approaches to teaching and learning, children’s learning and well-being is enhanced. Positive approaches create safe environments, foster secure relationships and generate purposeful activity. Participants in this workshop learn about positive psychology and some of the many ways it can be applied in children’s educational and community settings.
INTEGRATING NARRATIVE APPROACHES WITH EVERYDAY CLASSROOM PRACTICE
Te kōtui i ngā tukanga kōrero i ngā mahi akomanga o ia rangi
Children live their lives in narratives about self and identity. These narratives reflect children’s experience in their particular cultural environments and influence the way they respond to the circumstances they encounter. The workshops consider pro-active ways of supporting groups of children and individuals to develop positive narratives of self and others. They include practices that teachers and parents can integrate into their everyday interaction with children and positive methods for helping children to adjust stories that are not working for them.
DURATION
One-hour and 1.5-hour introductory sessions are available for the workshops listed above.
Short courses involving in-depth consideration of the practical application and integration of these concepts are available and can be arranged with Positively Psychology. (e.g. One day, 3-5 Session courses)
COST
Hourly, half-day and daily rates apply. Contact Positively Psychology for more information.