Dr. Chris Bowden will present a workshop for our school community on Building Resilience in our Young People.

This is a practical session for parents to help children bounce back from setbacks.

Chris wears many hats. He is currently a lecturer at Victoria University at the School of Education. He also advises a wide range of groups including Mental Health Foundation, and Skylight Trust, and is part of the Youth Mortality Review team at Capital Coast Health.

We will have childcare available here at school should you wish to attend.

Our session will run from 5pm to 6pm on Thursday, 31st August.

Dr Chris Bowden highlights the importance of raising awareness of the prevalence of trauma and the way it affects adults and children in society. How they respond to trauma has a very significant influence on their health and well-being.

We don’t often make the connection between trauma and the symptoms of trauma. We focus on the outcomes of the trauma, but we don’t address the trauma. Chris will share his wisdom with us and help us to enable students to become more resilient.