‘The Healing Feeling’ tackles the issue of protecting vulnerable children, and their development of their mental (emotional) health and behaviour problems as acknowledged by the recent Government legislation “Every Child Matters” .  

The Healing Feeling 4 Kids program can be run as individual, lunchtime, after school, and holiday times and during school time - depending on needs.  It helps children to achieve to be the best they can be.  We pride ourselves in constantly adapting and expanding our selection of activities and themes to suit the children that we serve. 

Watch the You Tube video to hear a little about the background of the programme, the benefits to children, parents and schools.  Hear suggestions on how it can be incorporated into schools, youth groups and anyone involved in teaching postiive mental health.  

Read case studies of the Healing Feeling on these links:

• http://www.continyou.org.uk/case_studies/healing_feeling_think_happy_be_happy
• http://www.lgfl.net/lgfl/leas/redbridge/web/OOSHL/home/

It is important however, to remember that the summer workshops only introduce the concepts to the children. Further courses are planned for including after school clubs in the near future.

There are opportunities for this workshop to be used in different contexts.  For example, schools can use it to provide evidence for their portfolios for the Quality in Study Support (QISS) and to show that they are using Partners and Outside Providers to help them to achieve recognition.   Also, if they are part of a cluster then other schools within the cluster will also benefit.

Usha also runs a similar course for adults called “Heal Your Life”. There is scope for teachers and staff to benefit from the course and it could be opened for parents.  (see what they have said about the course).  Healthy Schools could benefit from this offer as the course helps to raise the self-esteem for the teachers who are faced with everyday deadlines.

The Healing Feeling 4Kids  workshop can be used with individual or small groups of children as part of a school behaviour improvement programme according to their behaviour policy.

Other children’s organisations can integrate this workshop into their programme as there is emphasis on emotional intelligence and accelerated learning, and it fits in with the Government agenda “Every Child Matters.”  From a ‘health’ perspective, for example, the skills learnt are a preventative approach, which will have long-term benefits for the children.  If they feel a sense of purpose and achievement and feel good about themselves, they are less likely to have mental health issues in the future.