Managing Social Media to Promote Positive Mental Health & Behaviour

Course introduction

This course includes effective ways to managing social media to promote positive mental health and behaviour will cover everything you need to know from an educator’s point of view. It will help settings manage the problems caused by social media in relation to challenging behaviour, mental health and bullying. Time will also be spent looking at ways to embrace social media in order to effectively communicate with students, parents and the community.

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What we will cover throughout the day

• Evidence on the impact of social media on mental health;

• How to deal with cyberbullying;

• Look at the impact social media can have on behaviour and exclusions;

• Discuss the current most popular social media platforms;

• Unpick ways to teach students how to effectively use social media;

• Analyse methods to educate and work with parents to minimise social media disruption;

• Understand how to use social media as a communication method;

• Look at social media and safeguarding – protecting vulnerable students.

Target audience

Aimed at anyone who works directly or indirectly with students and wants to provide support and gain understanding regarding bereavement and grief. Ideal for school-based staff including teachers, head teachers, deputy headteacher, SENCO, classroom assistant, educational psychologists and pastoral care staff. As well as multidisciplinary teams i.e. looked after children, foster care, adoption agencies, social services.

See what others have to say about us

“I feel the training today has left me fully prepared to launch the Scheme to impact positively on the school community as a whole – an excellent day and very worthwhile. I would fully recommend.”

“Partnership working is an outstanding feature of the school. There are well established, excellent partnerships with parents and carers. The ‘learn with me’ days are very effective and parents are very positive about their worth. The ‘Family Values’ scheme is highly successful and encourages parents to undertake worthwhile activities with their children at home.”

“Excellent course – incredibly well delivered and really interesting and thought provoking. Looks to be a really good scheme and loads of help, ideas and activities to launch the scheme within the school. Will enhance the work I do as a parent support advisor. I know some of my families will love to do this.”