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Post Covid Integration Programme

Same Sea, Different Boats

"What is felt and expressed is let go of...
then we are free to live in the now"

info@ssdb.online





WE HAVE ALL BEEN IN THE 'SAME SEA'  IN THIS GLOBAL PANDEMIC,


BUT OUR INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES HAVE BEEN VERY VARIED I.E. 'DIFFERENT BOATS'.


THIS THERAPEUTICALLY DESIGNED PROGRAMME ASSISTS SCHOOL COMMUNITIES


TO RE-INTEGRATE, BY SUPPORTING TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO CREATE A
COLLECTIVE NARRATIVE


OF THEIR DIVERSE EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN PERIOD.




OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S ON OFFER

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THREE SUPPORT PACKAGES

Schools continue to be under a lot of uncertainties, constant pressure to keep
going and adjust teaching be it from school or suddenly from home. We can't
control the changes that are occurring outside of ourselves and what we do know
is that the children and staff will have had many difficult experiences, at the
least they will have not been able to see people and be in their normal
routine. 

 

We need to provide a safe, structured, creative way for school communities to
make sense of this.

 

We have designed a whole school creative art project that will use art and
storytelling to help children and teachers to express their experiences, make
sense of those, understand the experiences of others and help them to create a
ritual to capture this history in the making. 



Staff will be trained and then supported with reflective practice by trained
professionals, so they feel held and contained throughout, while we all navigate
these un-chartered waters. 

WHAT IS FELT AND EXPRESSED IS LET GO OF SO YOU CAN BE FREE TO LIVE FULLY IN THE
MOMENT...THIS FOSTERS MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING. 

SUPPORT PACKAGE ONE



TEACHER WELLBEING SUPPORT TRAINING:
Support to process the impact of Lockdown and being back in school.

 

A 1 hour training via zoom for school staff. In the UK all costs are generously
covered by The Lars Windhorst Foundation.

 

Teachers will be offered training to help them navigate the emotional aspects of
being in the pandemic, and to support the students with this experience. Topics
covered will include fear, control, perspective, acceptance, being with the
unknown.

 

On-going support can be provided to teachers and staff to address any issues
that may arise amongst staff or students. 



To book: info@sameseadifferentboats.com

SUPPORT PACKAGE TWO

SAME SEA, DIFFERENT BOATS: A THERAPEUTIC ART PROJECT

A 1 hour training via zoom for school staff. In the UK all costs are generously
covered by The Lars Windhorst Foundation..

A therapeutic art project which uses storytelling to help children to express
their experiences, make sense of them, understand others’ experiences and help
them to create a ritual to capture the history in the making. The art project is
around the idea that we have all been in the same sea but we have all been in
different boats. Creating space for making sense of and expressing our
experiences in a contained and managed way.



To book: info@sameseadifferentboats.com 

SUPPORT PACKAGE THREE



A WHOLE SCHOOL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
The 1-5 'How are you feeling?' Scale



A 45 minutes raining via zoom for school staff. In the UK all costs are
generously covered by The Lars Windhorst Foundation..

 

A simple and effective whole school communication system whereby students can
check in and communicate their level of wellbeing using non verbal cues of their
fingers and thumb to teachers in a safe and structured way, allowing them to
feel seen and validated. Body connection and regulation exercises are taught,
and practical tools are offered to support students to express their feelings. 

 

To book: info@sameseadifferentboats.com 




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THANKS FOR THE TRAINING. STAFF WERE VERY POSITIVE ABOUT IT TODAY AND THERE WAS A
BUZZ ABOUT INTRODUCING IT TO THE CHILDREN. I LIKED HOW VISUAL IT WAS, ESPECIALLY
AFTER TRANSITIONS TODAY AS IT IS SO QUICK. WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR CHILDREN TO
FULLY UNDERSTAND THEIR FEELINGS BUT THAT'S OK. THEY LIKED THE HORSE LIPS
ACTIVITY AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GENTLE BREATHING AND CONNECTION CUBE
REGULATION TOOL.


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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

With the gradual return to school, it is important to look after everyone’s
mental health in order to support our children and young people. Many young
people are experiencing feelings of anxiety and overwhelm that are more commonly
seen in a midlife crisis. They are facing feelings of loss, pointlessness,
questioning the systems they were a part of for relevance…this is in children as
young as eleven. Many in those transition years 6 and 11/13 are feeling it even
more acutely, i.e. the loss of the collective transition process marked by
rituals and ceremony.

 

Those who have returned to school are getting used to new rules and the physical
challenges in the classroom, as everyone tries to figure out how best to handle
the situation. There are many children who are really happy to be back at school
and having some semblance of normality within the limits of social distancing.
There are so many scenarios we are encountering with a diversity of
experience.  

 

We know a child does not exist in a vacuum, and as many parents and teachers are
going through various levels of stress, we have to support the whole school
community’s mental health. That is why we feel it is so important to offer
re-integration training to all staff and continue support for parents.

 

We have all been in the 'same sea' in this global pandemic, but our individual
experiences have been very varied i.e. 'different boats'. Our interventions
provide a safe, structured, creative way for school communities to make sense of
this experience.

 

It is essential for everyone’s mental health to allow the space and time to
talk, to share and to be creative in those expressions in order to be able to be
available and present in the now. Things go awry when we try to forget about
things, saying “it wasn’t a big deal, get over it, move on”. This is like saying
it is too hard to handle or if we ignore it, it will go away. But the opposite
is actually true… if we try to ignore what has happened the brain thinks it is
still under threat and keeps reminding us to deal with it, or it starts
projecting it onto other situations creating more anxiety and stress. Vanessa
McHardy, Psychotherapist and founder of Light Education Training, shares: “What
is felt and expressed is let go of so you can be free to live fully in the
moment...this fosters mental health and wellbeing.”



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Our Trainers...

are psychotherapists and counsellors with over twenty years experience working
in primary and secondary schools, and are registered with the professional
bodies BACP and UKCP.



Contact

Please contact us to find out more information on the training available and how
we can support your school

 

info@ssdb.online

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