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- About ELSA – ELSA Network
About ELSA What is ELSA? Origins The ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) intervention was originally developed within Southampton, then Hampshire, by Sheila Burton, Educational Psychologist It was designed to build the capacity of schools to support the emotional needs of their pupils from within their own resources
- ELSA Network – Emotional Literacy Support Assistants
ELSA Network Emotional Literacy Support Assistants An educational psychology led intervention for promoting the emotional wellbeing of children and young people Find out more
- Code of Practice - ELSA Network
Planned programmes of support ELSA support is much more than having a friendly chat with an anxious pupil It is also much more than problem-solving some difficulties a young person is having ELSA support is about developing a respectful relationship in which the young person is enabled to think about their situation without feeling judged or criticised It is intended to be short-term
- Resources – ELSA Network
Resources In addition to advertising products published specifically for ELSAs, this section has been created for ELSAs to share intervention ideas or resources they have developed which they think…
- Support – ELSA Network
ELSA as a time limited intervention Rather than using an ELSA as part of a pupil’s permanent support structure, it is intended for ELSA intervention to be time-limited to assist the development of specific skills, usually up to a term, but this can vary
- The Network – ELSA Network
The ELSA model ELSAs are Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) who receive six days of additional training from educational psychologists on aspects of emotional literacy including emotional awareness, emotional regulation, self-esteem and resilience, social and friendship skills, loss, bereavement and family break-up
- Useful Resources – ELSA Network
Useful Resources Take a look at the resources below, some of which have been developed by ELSAs around the UK and some of which are published resources recommended by ELSAs All free resources can…
- Other Research – ELSA Network
Other Research At ELSA, we are contacted by an increasing number of educational psychologists conducting research, often at doctoral level, into the impact of ELSA training, supervision and intervention Anyone who is conducting or has completed research into aspects of ELSA is invited to contact the website co-ordinator with information about the focus of their research Contact…
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