It is highly recommended for all educational psychology services delivering ELSA training and supervision. ELSAs sometimes come under pressure from line managers in schools to do more group work because this is perceived to be a more economic use of time.

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NOTE: it is important that, once trained, ELSAs continue to access on-going supervision as part of their professional development. Group work focussed on self-esteem, anxiety, loss and bereavement has also been successfully undertaken by some ELSAs. A school (or very occasionally another appropriate employing organisation) nominating someone for training shows confidence that they think the TA meets person specifications for the role.There is nevertheless a useful place for group work, for example when the focus of the intervention is developing social or friendship skills. With the support of the Hampshire Educational Psychology Service, this project was gradually extended across the whole county and throughout this time Sheila wrote various journal articles about the ELSA initiative and emotional literacy group work in schools. It’s good to have somewhere that is personalised for ELSA work with relevant pictures and posters to give it an attractive and nurturing feel. A training should help you find new paths and ways of thinking to make you better prepared for your work in ELSA as well as your personal and professional life.

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If you're on a personal connection you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it's not affected by malware. She worked in a special educational needs assessment nursery, before taking a break to have her three children. Wandering around school looking for a spare corner gives out a message that this work is not highly valued and, by implication, that pupils’ needs are not paramount. Sheila published the ELSA Trainers’ Manual in 2009 to support the introduction of this approach more widely.

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ELSA is an initiative developed and supported by educational psychologists, who apply their professional knowledge of children’s social and emotional development to areas of need experienced by pupils. Whether it’s for a birthday or Christmas gift, or you just fancy giving them a treat, our Frozen range has something to suit, with Frozen toys and Frozen dolls some of the most popular on our site. Thank-you for all the teaching; for inspiring me to step knowledgeably out of my 1:1 role; for making the course days fun and for all the sweets!Sheila has also established an ELSA Trainers’ Network to facilitate contact between educational psychologists leading ELSA training and supervision in their local area. It is helpful for sessions to be at a regular time because children like to know when they will be able to be with the ELSA again. She retired from regular local authority work in 2017 but continues to run the ELSA Network and be actively involved in ELSA-related work.