Parent Presentation 15/02/16 Bounce Back Parent Presentation 15/02/16

Introduction Is a preventative whole school social and emotional learning program. Promotes positive mental health and wellbeing. Focuses on classroom strategies and activities that teach students positive social and emotional life skills Develops types of learning environments and teacher-student relationships that foster wellbeing and resilience.

Bounce back Is: A whole school program. Delivered by teachers and integrated with academic learning. Universal. (all students) Multi-year and long term. Multi-strategic approach. (Peer to peer learning, Hattie) Delivered early to a child’s learning. Cognitive behavioural approaches link

Core Features Is long term, multi-year, whole school program. Universal program. Consolidation for small groups. Taught by a teacher who will have a close relationship with the child. Multi-strategic approach. Promotion of positive behaviour and the reduction of anti-social behaviour. Social and emotional knowledge, skills and concepts are integrated with academic content. Predominately drawn from cognitive behaviour approaches.

Supported by Evidence-informed psychological principles. Psychological principles of cognitive behaviour therapy. (CBT)Originally developed by Aaron Beck. That is; how you think is how you feel, in turn, how you behave. Also Albert Ellis’ Rational Emotive therapy and Martin Seligman’s Learned Optimism. Kid’s Matter research.

Positive Psychology Approach Focus on psychological and educational intervention. Support for engagement and positive emotions. Building of individual strengths. Intentional development of social and emotional skills that contribute to positive relationships, resilience, and overall wellbeing.

Core Units Core values People bouncing back Courage Looking on the bright side Emotions Relationships Humour No Bullying Success

Core values Honesty Fairness Responsibility Support Cooperation Acceptance of differences Respect Friendliness Page 6 notes handbook

People bouncing back Learning coping skills so that we are more likely to respond effectively and adaptively to challenges and to times of adversity. Acronym for Bounce back Page 7 of handbook

No Bullying Understand terms, bullying, cyberbullying and cyber harassment. Understand what asking for support, acting responsibly to support Skills for confidence and assertiveness Responding and adapting to being bullied or put down Understanding and managing negative peer pressure Discouraging bullying and offering bystander support Link between bullying and historical incidents

Lessons so far… K-2 Honesty No cheating Being fair Being responsible Caring about and supporting others-showing kindness* Years 3/4 Cheating Being tactful What is Fair Social justice Years 5/6 Fairness and responsibility