Confident Kids is…
A fun, new social / emotional resiliency program for children and adolescents aged 6 - 16 years, based on a proven, treatment approach incorporating traditional Cognitive - behavioural therapy techniques and mindfulness practice.
Confident Kids teaches children new ways to cope with challenging situations and how to pay attention to their physical experiences, thoughts and feelings in order to reduce worry, fear and stress.
Participating in the program will equip your child with essential skills to help them achieve their full academic, emotional and social potential at school and throughout their life.
What happens during the program?
Confident Kids is an 8 - week course. Each session runs for 1½ hours a week, with parents invited to participate in two sessions to ensure key skills are reinforced at home.
The aim of the program is to increase awareness of how children think and behave through story telling, role play, games and activities.
| Please call the Counselling and Wellbeing Centre QLD for our latest dates and time schedule. |
What your child will learn..
Through various fun and creative activities, children will learn..
- How to notice unhelpful thoughts and shift mental gears
- How thoughts and feelings are connected
- How to identify different emotions and the situations in which they occur
- Simple everyday practices to calm down and relax
- How to develop a step plan to achieve a goal
- How to communicate more confidently
- How to make and maintain friendships
Pre-Group Consultation…
Prior to attending a group, an individual pre-group consultation will be organised for both you and your child. The consultation will include discussion of your child’s concerns and an assessment of their social and emotional strengths and difficulties.
Note: Private Health fund rebates available
About the Facilitator…
Larne is a registered Psychologist (provisional), an experienced facilitator, a practitioner of mindfulness meditation for over ten years and mother of two primary school aged girls. She is passionate about helping children and teenagers to discover their own strength and reach their full potential.