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Talk to Distressed Students in Your Tutor Group

Have the conversation you've been putting off with a worried student, without the fear of saying the wrong thing.

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  • 0.5 CPD hours
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About this course

Plenty of form tutors notice a student who isn't right and then say nothing, because they're scared of making it worse. Meanwhile the student is carrying it on their own.

Listening is most of it. You'll learn to listen to understand, not to plan your reply, and not to back away when a young person wants to talk about self-harm or eating. You'll also have a couple of phrases to hold on to: "I can't fix it, but I can make right now feel a little bit different", and "Thank you for trusting me with this".

You don't need to have the answers. Young people often remember a five-minute conversation with someone who really heard them as the point where things started to change.

Modules

7 modules
  1. 1Introduction1 min
  2. 2Listen to Understand7 min
  3. 3Walk with Them4 min
  4. 4Anything is Better than Nothing7 min
  5. 5Talk about the Taboos6 min
  6. 6Say Thank You3 min
  7. 7Wrap Up1 min

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