Understanding your adolescence
In adolescence, your brain undergoes major ‘rewiring’ as part of its natural growth and development. This can mean some surprising changes in how you feel, behave and connect with others. Our Clinical Psychologists make sense of this for you so that you can thrive during this peculiar phase of life.
Understanding your brain (for teenagers only!)
In 9 short online modules learn everything you need to know about brain development during puberty from changes in your sleep patterns to looking after your mental health. By following this course, you will learn about:
- Your emotional wellbeing
- Understanding the parts of the brain responsible for feelings, survival and decision making
- Reading faces and emotions
- Risk taking behaviours
- Influence of friendships
- Changes in sleep patterns
Feedback from our teenage learners
Understanding your feelings (for teenagers only!)
8 short online modules designed to help you identify what you’re feeling, how to regulate emotions and build confidence and resilience. By following this course, you will learn about:
- Your emotional wellbeing
- Recognising and identifying feelings
- Processing feelings in a healthy way
- Rupture and repair in relationships
- The impact of COVID-19 on your feelings
Feedback from our teenage learners
For parents
Parents, we have something for you too! Your relationship will be one of the most important to help your teenager thrive as they go through the second most rapid period of brain development after the first few years of life.
Our online course ‘Understanding your teenager’s brain’ has been designed by clinical psychologists, child psychotherapists, health professionals and parents with shared experience, to help you understand the changes your teenager is going through.
By following this 9-module online course, you will learn about:
- Your teenager’s emotional wellbeing
- Understanding brain changes during puberty
- How your teenager’s brain reads faces
- Risk taking behaviours during adolescence
- Influence of friendships during adolescence
- Changes in sleep patterns your teenager may experience
Delivered by the Solihull Approach
The Solihull Approach, founded in the NHS and developed by clinical psychologists, child psychotherapists and health practitioners, is all about nurturing relationships and emotional wellbeing from pregnancy. The solid evidence base and combination of practical, theoretical and reflective learning ensures all our resources, courses, and training make a real difference in children’s outcomes and parental wellbeing.