1. SCSN
Service Children Support Network
Emotional First Aid Course for Service Children
9am – 4pm on Tuesday 4th
February, Tuesday 25th
February, Tuesday
4th
March 2014 at Missenden Abbey, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0BD
Cost £485 per person for three full days training, training materials, lunch and
refreshments
To book please email contact@servicechildrensupportnetwork.co.uk (places are
limited so early booking advised)
“Primary Emotional First Aid is the initial support given to a child experiencing
emotional distress, creating a healthy emotional environment with the child
before any specific professional help is sought and obtained.”
This course is directed at education, welfare and health staff working with any
child aged 5 – 11, with a focus on the additional needs of Service Children.
Aims of the course:
 Promote Positive Emotional Health
 Provide Support & Reassurance
 Assist, with the appropriate adult(s) in the child’s life, the accessing of
appropriate services
 Undertake risk assessment to help prevent harm to self or to/from others
 Create a healthy emotional environment with the child to help find strategies that
help dissipate emotional distress
 Look for early signs of emotional distress & intervene where appropriate to
reduce risks of child developing mental health problems
 Increase knowledge, reduce stigma and increase skill base
 Develop a network with other Primary Emotional First Aiders to share skills and
be part of a support network