25TRA141 Acting In and Acting Out: Navigating Student Behavior and Anxiety (P) (PP) (SNA)

DATE:     Wednesday, 26th March 2025
TIME:      7:00 pm - 8.00pm
VENUE:  Online Via Zoom 

Target Group: (P) (PP) (SNA)

Overwhelmed students can internalise their response or externalise their response, both strategies can result of in behaviours of concern. Learning more about how the brain responds to stress can help teachers respond with compassion and calm. Teachers will be supported to look beyond the behaviour and identify the young person’s needs.
Participants will learn about;
a. Brain response to stress
i. Develop an understanding of root causes of behaviours of concern
ii. Understand the importance of regulate, relate, reason approach
iii. Identify what is working well and build on this
iv. Build a toolkit of practical strategies to respond with calm and compassion

Facilitator: Dr. Clara O'Byrne, PhD., M.Sc., M.Ed., M.Phil., B.Sc., B.A., HDE.

Dr Clara O’Byrne is a Chartered Psychologist, (Coaching and Education). Clara is a former NCSE advisor (Behaviour & Wellbeing) and a former special school teacher. She has a particular interest in positive psychology and how the science of wellbeing can support classrooms and communities to flourish and thrive. She is a strong advocate for the inclusion of student and parent voice in decision making. More information is available at www.claraobyrne.ie