A Highly Sensitive Child Practitioner training that certifies professionals to empower Highly Sensitive Children through an integrative program, so the children they work with can thrive to their full potential.
It can be challenging to know how best to support these children, and there is a need to approach their social-emotional well-being in a slightly different way. These children often feel misunderstood, which unfortunately can lead to further setbacks with their self-esteem and confidence.
As a Highly Sensitive Person, I also remember the struggles I experienced as a child; I felt misunderstood by others, cried easily and found it difficult to express my voice. I also had difficulties paying attention at school because I was so busy processing my internal and external world!
Before becoming a transpersonal coach and trainer, I spent 14 years working in education as a teacher - with an emphasis on supporting the social-emotional well-being of children. I learned just how important it is to recognise the unique qualities of HSC and support them with their emotional development, identity, self-esteem and connection to a deeper purpose.
As a coach, trainer and educator, I have developed an integrative framework and program encompassing the key skills and domains we need to empower HSC. The framework is based on empowering HSC with skills and resources to navigate their unique struggles and cultivate their strengths.
It’s my experience that, as professionals, when we are equipped with the right skills, we can really empower hsc to navigate their challenges and step into their gifts so they can thrive. Research shows us that HSC respond better to positive intervention than other children. So, although they might struggle more when they are in challenging environments, with the right support, they can go on to thrive!
Being able to support HSC through these practices can help them achieve better academic outcomes, better relationships with their peers, improved emotional health and well-being, and more likely to thrive later in life. It is also crucial that we educate ourselves so that we can become advocates for these children and share this awareness with others.
When we lack awareness of Highly Sensitivity in Children, we are leaving these children behind. - we are less likely to know how to support and empower these children in the way they need. Whether it’s in education, tutoring, or coaching/mentoring context - it’s crucial that we understand the unique way these children perceive and process the world.
The course is for:
Teachers and educators who want to support the social-emotional wellbeing of Highly Sensitive Children inside and outside the classroom.
Professionals who coach or mentor young people in schools or other settings.
Mentors or coaches who coach young people in private practice.
Tutors who work with young people in schools or in their private practice.
Parents who are interested in exploring ways to support their Highly Sensitive Child, and parents who home-school.
Leaders and guides who offer workshops, clubs or activities for young people.
The rates of depression, anxiety and mental health struggles are continuing to increase in young people. Without a doubt, many of the young people that are struggling with their mental health are Highly Sensitive Children.
If you’re a professional that works with young people, this training will enable you to support the social-emotional learning and well-being of Highly Sensitive Children through a practical and integrative framework that you can apply to your professional work.
This course will give you the knowledge and skills needed to be an advocate for Highly Sensitive Children and will prepare you to educate others about HSP/HSC. It offers a framework as well as practical tools and resources you can use with Highly Sensitive Children in a professional setting.
The framework offered in this course is about empowering children to develop more self-awareness; learn how to self-regulate; communicate their needs and understand what they’re feeling.
Emotions, Mindset, and Behaviour
Development of Healthy Relationships with others
Connection & Awareness to the Environment and Nature
Nurturing the child’s Spiritual Expression.
Our guest webinars with expert speakers include:
Dr Genevieve von Lob is a clinical psychologist and parenting coach based in London. After 15 years working in Britain's National Health Service, private practice in Harley Street and inside big corporations, she published her book "Happy Parent, Happy Child: A 10-step plan for a stress-free family life" with Penguin. She also authored a parenting book "Five Deep Breaths: The Power of Mindful Parenting."
Sandra E. Clifton is a Board Certified Educational Therapist for Gifted, Sensitive, & Twice Exceptional Students. Sandra will share a webinar on her research on The Lived Experience of Highly Sensitive Students: Essential Observations & Possible Interventions.
Effective communication is a valuable skill for all people, especially highly sensitive people. When emotions run high, we can often be reactive so it is imperative to discover our ability to slow down and be responsive. Learning how to set healthy boundaries (with others, but also within ourselves) takes time to develop. HSCs learn these skills through modeling from the adults around them. This workshop will offer dive into each of these aspects of communication and offer tools and strategies for both adults and children to become effective communicators, boundary setters and personal advocates.
The course training includes guest webinars from expert leaders and facilitators in the area of Highly Sensitivity & Highly Sensitive Children
Genevieve now works as an independent psychologist providing one-on-one sessions to adults and young people. Genevieve specialises in working with Highly Sensitive People (HSP) and parents with Highly Sensitive Children (HSC). Genevieve hosts a thriving community called the HSP Revolution which offers events, workshops, a members-only newsletter, weekly inspiration, tips and challenges and access to a community hub for connection and discussions. Her work is inspired in part by the pioneering research of Dr Elaine Aron, who brought the term HSP into widespread use.
Guest Experts
When you enrol in the course you'll also get access to...
The live webinars will be joined by guest experts where you'll learn from the leaders in the field of Highly Sensitive Children, Parenting HSC and working with Highly Sensitive students.
You'll be listed on the HSH Directory as a Highly Sensitive Child Practitioner - free for 6-months. If you're an independent coach or mentor working with Highly Sensitive children this is a great opportunity to reach potential HSP clients.
As part of joining the course, you'll receive a private 1-1 coaching session to help you solidify your learning and decide how you want to implement the learning from the course into your professional work.
This course is for both experienced professionals or those brand new to working with young people. As a result of completing this course you'll:
Learn how to recognise Highly Sensitive Children and support them with their healthy development.
Receive certification as a 'Highly Sensitive Child Aware Practitioner' who has completed 36 hours of professional training.
Learn a holistic, integrative and transpersonal perspective for supporting the wellbeing of Highly Sensitive Children.
Engage in 36 hours of continuous professional development.
Join a community and cohort of other professionals who work with young people.
Explore a framework that you can use within a professioanl context or in independent practice.
Access to ready to use materials/ resources.
It's suggested you dedicate around 3-4 hours a week for the course content, studying the material and engaging in the mini project (totalling 40 hours by the end of the course). There are 10 live workshops which total 15 hours. Alongside this, it's recommended you spend around 10-11 hours reading/reviewing the content, then dedicate 10 hours to the mini project.
This course is for professionals who work with young people in a professional context and want to learn how to support Highly Sensitive Children. It's also for parents or those who want to know how to support a Highly Sensitive Child in their life. If you work as a coach or mentor for Highly Sensitive Children, this course will also be of interest to you! All of the tools and resources you learn in the course are available for you to apply to a professional or personal context working with children.
You will be asked to complete a mini project which is related to your learning on the course. The project challenges you to find out ways to apply your learning to your professional work. For example, if you're a teacher, your project might be to put together a guide on how to support HSC in the classroom.
To promote good practice, please note that you are advised to apply the tools learned from this training within the boundaries of your professional expertise. For example, a school teacher may use the tools in the classroom. If you currently don’t work with young people and want to work with young people as an independent practitioner, you must follow safeguarding and legal requirements in your home country for working with people under +18.
