Support for Wiltshire schools to promote positive body image
Thursday 11th June 2015
We are pleased to be able to offer a session to support Wiltshire schools promote positive body image through PSHE education.
Promoting positive body image can increase self-esteem and decrease the likelihood of developing mental health issues including eating disorders and the likelihood of self-harm.
This half day session on 15th October is available to all Wiltshire schools at the subsidised price of £30 and will be delivered by Dr Pooky Knightsmith.
Dr Pooky Knightsmith completed her PhD in child and adolescent mental health at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, where she specialised in developing practical strategies for supporting self-harm and eating disorders in schools and other non-clinical settings. In addition to freelance training, speaking and writing, Pooky is currently the mental health and emotional wellbeing advisor at the PSHE Association, an associate trainer for the Charlie Waller Memorial trust, a trustee of Beat, the eating disorders charity and a trustee of the Kidstime Foundation which supports children of parents with mental health issues. Pooky won her own battle with anorexia and self-harm in her early 20s.
Pooky chairs the expert advisory group for Body Image in Education and researched and wrote recent government guidance on the safe teaching of body image.
By the end of the session you will have had an opportunity to:
- Understand body image and its links to self-esteem
- Understand the possible ramifications of poor body image – including self-harm and eating disorders
- Teach pupils to view the media through critical eyes
- Understand why and how social media can bring us down
- Change your language to promote positive body image
- Use a range of resources to safely teach about body image
For further details and to book a place www.wiltscpd.co.uk
Further local events that may be of interest to PSHE and Healthy Schools leads can be found here.
