23TRA628 NEPS - Supporting Ukraine Welcome to Our School (PP)

Date:     Thursday 12th October 2023
Time:     3.15 - 4.15 pm
Venue:  Online via Zoom

This one hour webinar introduces how school staff (or individual teachers) that are new to, or reviewing how they support children and young people from Ukraine and other cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds can address wellbeing needs. The webinar outlines how to adopt key psychosocial principles (the Hobfoll principles) that have been found to be effective at addressing wellbeing needs of those impacted by a traumatic event. Practical strategies to support the principles are shared with attendees. The last 15 minutes of the webinar is for Q &A

Key Learning Outcome
• Be aware of issues arising for children new to Ireland
• Understand the Hobfoll principles
• Know how to adopt key psychosocial principles (the Hobfoll principles) into practice in their school