🌟 What’s New – November
We’re bringing you five exciting updates this month – from new webinars and upgraded tools to our brand-new KidZone – all designed to help you create lasting change in children’s mental health.
🧠 Updated Course: Using and Applying Grounding Techniques
When children are overwhelmed, their bodies move into survival mode – fight, flight, freeze, or shut down.
Grounding helps them return to safety by using movement, rhythm, and sensory awareness to calm the body before words or reasoning can work.
🎓 Learn to:
- Recognise the signs of dysregulation and body shutdown
- Apply somatic and sensory grounding strategies safely
- Support children to re-engage connection and communication
🎥 New Somatic Video Tutorials – Now Live!
Short video demonstrations now accompany the training, showing practical grounding techniques including Orientate, I Wonder, Havening, Counting Down, 3 Out – 3 In, Butterfly Hug, Applied Relaxation, and Washing Away.
These are available to all Learning Portal members to support real-world application and confident facilitation.
🔗 Professional Members: Access Course or Access Tutorials
🔗Non-Members: Explore the Course
🎵 New for Members: KidZone
The brand-new KidZone is our child-friendly area of the Learning Portal – a safe, creative space filled with therapeutic music designed to calm, focus, and regulate children’s nervous systems.
🎧 Inside you’ll find:
- Calming alpha-frequency tracks and bilateral sounds
- Soothing background music for play, learning, or bedtime
- A sensory-friendly design made for children to explore safely
🔗 Members: Access Learning Portal
🔗 Non-Members: Learn About Membership
🔍 Updated Resource: Child Therapy Service Directory
Our Directory has had a full refresh – making it even easier to find local and national support.
📦 New features include:
- A search bar to find services by area or topic
- Support topic filters for mental health, inclusion, and more
- Featured listings for verified services
🧱 Live Webinar: LEGO-Based Therapy Training
📅 Date: Tuesday 11th November
🕕 Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm (Live on Zoom)
LEGO®-Based Therapy builds social connection, communication, and emotional safety through structured play.
🎓 Learn to:
- Adapt sessions for children with SEMH profiles
- Build social skills, teamwork, and regulation through Lego
- Track measurable outcomes linked to assessment trackers
👩🏫 Led by Tracy – neurodivergent SEMH consultant
✅ Practical, beginner-friendly, and ready to use the next day
🔗 Annual + Team Members (a recording is available now!): Access Here
🔗 Monthly Professional Members: Access Here
🔗 Non-Members: Book on Eventbrite
🌿 Exclusive Webinar: Low Demand Living – Reducing Pressure to Increase Success
You may have heard how low-demand approaches help neurodivergent and disabled young people thrive by reducing pressure and increasing emotional safety.
This webinar explores the theory and practical day-to-day strategies to make those approaches work in real life.
🎓 Learn to:
- Identify hidden demands and reduce daily overwhelm
- Support self-care and emotional regulation
- Create calm, flexible routines built on teamwork and trust
👩🏫 Led by Laura – neurodivergent nurse
💬 Includes real-life scenarios, reflective examples, and links for further learning.
🔗 Members: Watch the Webinar
🔗 Non-Members: Learn About Membership
📊 New Professional Resource: SEMH Assessment Tracker
The SEMH Tracker is a trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming tool designed to measure children’s social, emotional, and mental-health development across eight domains – aligned with the BOUNCE® Framework.
🎯 Outcomes:
- Clear evidence of progress for reports and reviews
- Increased self-awareness, regulation, and confidence
- Actionable insights to guide targeted interventions
✅ Integrates emotional literacy, attachment theory, sensory integration, and polyvagal theory.
🔗 Professional Members: Access the Tracker
🔗 Non-Members: Learn About Membership
💡 All training and resources are in our Learning Portal
Whether you’re a Family Member, Professional, or Setting, you can access our full Learning Portal, training, and downloads at no extra cost.
Download the PDF for Teams & Settings here
Download the PDF for Individual Professionals here
Need help deciding where to start or what’s right for your setting?
📩 Contact us at [email protected] and book a consultation to see how we can support you.
– Tracy & the Child Therapy Service Team
