Climate resilience for young people
An advanced training program for mental health professionals working with young people
This comprehensive training is specifically designed for therapeutic professionals working with young people, enabling you to provide the support and understanding they need to build climate resilience.
Through deep listening, accompanying, regulation, and co-regulation, you can be the bridge to a more resilient and empowered generation. This course addresses the unique challenges young people face and empowers counsellors and therapists to provide effective support.
Jo’s work is informed by current neurobiological research on attachment, trauma, recovery and resilience. It is integrated within a context of compassionate mindfulness, deep relational care and social and global context.
“The team were all very complimentary about you and the content of the training. They all felt that the training was very applied which they really appreciated, and felt confident they could apply some of their learning immediately to their practice which is wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing your skills and knowledge.”
Be the bridge to a more resilient and empowered generation
We as adults, therapists and counsellors have a responsibility to ensure the therapy room becomes a safe space to explore these feelings and that we know how to support young people with them. With the right guidance, we can help young people to understand and navigate their emotions, develop resilience and feel empowered to take positive action if they want to.
This course explores the growing climate crisis through the lens of climate psychology, helping you understand how it impacts children, especially those who have experienced trauma. Together, we’ll examine the effects of climate anxiety on young people in care and the essential role adults play in offering stability and support. Through practical strategies and shared insights, you’ll gain the tools to help both young people and their caregivers navigate uncertainty with resilience and hope.
Climate resilience is the ability to navigate the emotional challenges of climate change while fostering empathy, taking meaningful action, participating in solutions, and making informed choices.
Participants in this course will develop a practical understanding of the psychology behind climate anxiety and how it affects young people. They’ll explore the crucial role of warm, regulated adult connections in building resilience, grounded in an understanding of the brain’s response to stress and uncertainty. By the end of the course, they will have the skills and awareness to feel more confident in supporting children through difficult conversations about the climate crisis while also learning how to care for their own well-being and that of their colleagues.
This course is for
Counsellors and therapists working with young people
Professionals who wish to support young individuals affected by climate distress
Adults committed to helping our youth build climate resilience
What is covered on the course?
Insight into climate distress and its impact on young people
A working understanding of neurobiology and why this is relevant to supporting climate distress
Techniques for deep listening, accompanying, and providing support
Discussions on privilege and its role in resilience
Guidance on building empathy, encouraging action, fostering participation, and making informed choices
Practical ways to develop Climate Resilience in young people
How will this training course help?
By the end of this program, you will:
Understand the emotional challenges young people face due to climate change
Be equipped to provide effective support through deep listening and accompanying
Have the knowledge and skills to address privilege in the context of resilience
Enable young people to develop empathy, take action, participate in solutions, and make informed choices
“Jo was brilliant and made everyone feel so welcome and individual. I felt she had so much empathy as well as a fun, calm and gentle tone. I shall attempt to put her strategies in place and use not only for ourselves but the children we support – and also pass on some of the strategies from the training to family and friends.”
If you recognise the urgency and want to equip yourself and your people with the training and tools vital for these times then I’d love to explore possibilities with you.
Simply contact me via the form below and we can explore how this training can best support you.
My warmest
Jo
Get in touch with Jo
Jo offers a wide range of sessions and trainings based on your need, whether individual or in a group setting. Please use this form to get in touch with Jo to talk about what she can offer.
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