Testimonial – Healing Together
Please note: Personal details have been changed to retain anonymity.
Background Information
This is a facilitator who is delivering Healing Together in schools. Trained in both Domestic Abuse and Anxiety modules to be able to support children and young people.
Feedback
I enjoy delivering the programme as it is evidenced based and so feels like you’re really helping the children. Children respond well to the videos and the repetitiveness of the sessions, I think it helps them to feel safe, they know what is expected and with each session appear more and more relaxed. Children have gone from sitting with their back to the wall in the corner of the room to lying down on the floor! It’s nice to see.
The Healing Together Portal is very straight forward. The resources provided are excellent and the children respond well to them. The show and share sheets are very useful and we have received positive feedback regarding these. I have laminated the feelings so that I can reuse them as children often stand on them, pick them up etc.
The support on offer is really useful too! Attending the group support sessions is useful, finding out other people’s experiences and sharing ideas. It helps to talk about the group with others that are trained to deliver as they understand some of the difficulties you may face and have ideas on how to solve them.
I particularly like the impact report that is produced, and this is good evidence to show what is working and to identify any gaps.
I am based in a school setting and finding a room is always difficult. The planning doesn’t take long as all the sessions are laid out for you. The initial set up of identifying the children, talking to parents, and completing the paperwork is a little time consuming but I feel it's worth it.
I would recommend this programme and it would be great for this to be offered in all schools.
For more information about our Healing Together Programme or training to be a facilitator, visit the website here:
https://www.healing-together.co.uk/why-become-a-facilitator