Emotion Coaching is an approach based on research by American Psychologist John Gottman.
Emotion Coaching uses moments of heightened emotion and resulting behaviour to guide and teach the child and young person about more effective responses. Through empathetic engagement the child’s emotional state is verbally acknowledged and validated, promoting a sense of security and feeling ‘seen’. This activates changes in the child’s neurological system and allows the child to calm down, physiologically and psychologically.
This approach will support colleagues in supporting pupils to recognise the signs of dysregulation and through co-regulation pupils will learn to self regulate.
Your tutor
Clair Kitchen, our Director of School Improvement is an emotion coaching practitioner trainer and a previous Deputy Head responsible for quality of education.
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For further information, please email: central.services@elt.org.uk or call 01904 806460.
