Joanna Jensen - Organizer

In the current climate there is a need for your staff to relieve the plethora of stress in their lives. However, stress management starts with a shift in mindset to support your mental health.

Participants will:

* Demonstrate an understanding on how to create a wellness plan

* Examine how to manage stress and facilitate these strategies with your team

* Learn how to apply the WAVE skill in your workplace and in your everyday life

This session will NOT be recorded.

The Halton Early Years Mental Health Committee (EYMHC) invites participants to join our virtual exhibit over lunch. The EYMHC will have resources promoting the Early Years Mental Health Toolkit and materials to support professional development and applying the toolkit into practice. We look forward to chatting with you!

Susan Hopkins, Executive Director, will introduce participants to Shanker Self-Reg® and explore how it can enhance early childhood education practice.
Susan will outline the basics of Self-Reg including:

What is Shanker Self-Reg®?
What is Stress?
What is Self-Regulation?
Connections between stress-energy and tension and what that means for understanding children’s behaviour
The Five Domains of self-regulation and stress
The 5 Practices of the Shanker Method®
What does Shanker Self-Reg® look like in practice?
Practical examples of how Self-Reg strategies can be used in early childhood settings including environmental, pedagogical, and in-the-moment strategies