FACE-TO-FACE Workshop - Emotion Coaching & Regulation Course (P)

Emotion Coaching & Regulation Course 

DATE:     Wednesday, 19th November 2025
TIME:      2.00pm to 4.00pm
VENUE:  Clare Education Centre

Target Audience: Clare Primary Teachers ONLY

Emotion coaching is an evidence-based approach that helps adults support children's emotional well-being, behaviour, and overall mental health. It is based on the original work of leading psychologist John Gottman and emphasises the importance of looking beyond the immediate behaviour to address underlying emotions, set boundaries and limits, and then initiating a problem-solving approach (Gottman at al., 1996). Emotion Coaching is based on co-regulation and consists of two key components; empathy and guidance (Rose et al., 2015). It works of the knowledge that emotionally nurturing and supportive relationships lead to increased positive emotional development and resilience in children.

What will this course cover?

• An introduction to the neuroscience behind emotional regulation at the central nervous system
• An overview of the theory and research behind emotion coaching, and the power of connection
• Examining the ways in which adults can respond to children's emotions
• An overview of the steps to emotion coaching
• Practical application of emotion coaching in the school classroom context