Adolescence produces the highest onset of mental health issues worldwide. If we want to prevent future mental health problems, we need to target this age group through education. Research shows that students who score higher in emotional intelligence are not only less likely to develop future mental health problems but they’re also more likely to be better decision-makers, to be more prosocial and to perform better academically.
Our transition program targets sixth class/P7/year six in primary schools. In smaller schools, we have also completed combined workshops with fourth, fifth and sixth-class in smaller schools. The program focuses on equipping students with the tools to manage the transition into secondary school and adolescence. Our research shows that the program is effective for the ages of 10 – 14 years.
This program is not suitable for children under 10 years, but we are currently piloting our junior program, which is aimed at 7 – 10-year-olds. Please contact us if you are interested in participating in the pilot.
We carry out the program at your school premises.
The program is taught by two psychology graduates who have been Garda Vetted/DBS cleared. The facilitator is required to have a psychology undergraduate degree and specified Motus training, and the assistant is required to be undertaking an undergraduate psychology degree and specific training.
We carry out the workshops throughout the entire school year. We advise that you book at the start of each term or at least two or three months in advance so you are not left disappointed. If you wish to book for September, we recommend you book before the summer.
There are pros to having the workshop earlier and later in the year. If you have the workshop earlier, it gives time for the education to be revised throughout the year with our app and resources. If you have the workshop later in the year, the education is fresh in the students’ heads just before secondary school.
Our transition programs have two types of workshops:
The workshop is based on the evidence-based 7 Steps to Emotional Intelligence. It includes lots of games and activities to ensure that the children remain engaged and learn while having fun.
The content includes emotional literacy, cognitive behavioural therapy, neuroscience, sleep and diet education, mindfulness, emotion regulation, empathy and social skills. By the end of the workshop, students will have a strong understanding of how to identify emotions, regulate emotions, manage relationships, make better decisions and create a prosocial mental health environment.
We do not speak about anything of a sensitive nature such as suicide or self-harm.
This involves a 45-minute webinar via zoom at 7PM at the end of each month. The link is sent to the school after the student workshop and it runs through what we taught their children in the workshop. The content includes an introduction to mental health education, the Motus program, how to maintain a positive mental health environment and how to take care of your own mental health. There is also a ten-minute Q&A, and an explanation about how parents can get more resources and content through our newsletter and social media platforms. Teachers are also welcome to attend the webinar, which can be included as Croke Park Hours.
Once a month, Motus have an optional 20-minute webinar for teachers, where they explain how to use the resources, give advice on a certain area of the well-being curriculum and answer any questions or concerns that teachers have.
We offer a 90-minute well-being seminar on how to take care of your own mental health independent from the workshop.
The teacher gains access to our app alongside a short handbook. It involves the teacher doing five mental health activities with the students each week. While this is optional, schools that complete it each week gain points to help them win mental health awards at the end of the year. This helps the children develop habits that will boost their mental health and it also continuously revises the education from the workshop.
The teaching resources involve simple activities for the children that go back over what they learned in the workshop. The resources and app handbook are sent to the teacher/school after the student workshop is completed.
We have carried out the program in several special schools. The program is adapted to include more games, less technical information and more emphasis on the emotional literacy aspect. We recommend that the program is more suitable for children with special educational needs over the age of 12.
We ask the school to break the classroom into five clear tables. The only thing we need is access to an interactive whiteboard and a regular whiteboard. We bring all other resources.
In order to book, we need to organise a date and know how many classes and students you have. Once that is confirmed, we then send you a confirmation email with details on what will happen on the day, vetting, parent letters and payment options. Send us an email at team@motuslearning.com or give Chris a call on 0873312120.
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Send us an email at team@motuslearning.com or give Christy a call on 0873312120.
Research shows that adults who score higher in emotional intelligence have improved productivity, teamwork skills and better decision making. Mental health issues has been found to be one of the biggest disablers of work and this workshop ensures that your employees receive the tools to manage their mental health. A happy employee is a hardworking employee.
Our corporate program teaches parents about how to balance their raising of their children with their work and how to ensure the best development of their children. We teach aspects of our evidence based 7 Steps to Emotional Intelligence to ensure the whole development of both parent and child. The talk is an hour long followed by a Q&A.
The staff well-being program helps your staff protect their mental health by teaching the psychological theories of transactional analysis, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy and the 5 ways of well being. The interactive talk is two hours long followed by a Q&A.
The grad program helps your newest employees better adapt to the workplace by teaching psychological theories such as motivational interviewing, transactional analysis and mindfulness. The interactive talk is two hours long followed by a Q&A.
All of our seminars can be done in webinar form via zoom.
At the moment, all talks are carried out by our founder, Christopher Shum, who has BA Psychology and Sociology and an MSc Human Cognitive Neuropsychology from the University of Edinburgh. He has also worked in the NHS, as a researcher with UCC and as a mental health teaching facilitator for Motus Learning. He helped develop the evidence based 7 Steps to Emotional Intelligence and has been in constant consultation with Clinical psychologists, UCC and the London
Institute of Education.
Workshops can be booked anytime throughout the year.
We ask the companies to provide a projector that can be connected to a laptop and to set up a room with seating for your employees. We bring all other resources.
If you have further questions, give us a call on 0873312120 or email team@motuslearning.com. You can book a date online or you can book over the phone or via email.
If you follow us at Motus Learning on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn, we post published research papers, blog posts backed up by research and a podcast with experts in the field of psychology and well-being. We also have online courses that provide direct teaching.
Send us an email at team@motuslearning.com or give Christy a call on 0873312120.
Adolescence produces the highest onset of mental health issues worldwide. If we want to prevent future mental health problems, we need to target this age group through education. Research shows that students who score higher in emotional intelligence are not only less likely to develop future mental health problems but they’re also more likely to be better decision-makers, to be more prosocial and to perform better academically.
Our transition program targets first-year/P8/Grade 7 in secondary schools. The program focuses on equipping students with the tools to manage the transition into secondary school and adolescence.
Our stress, sex and careers (SSC) education program targets students in the senior cycle of secondary school, aged 15 – 18 years. It includes education on managing the stresses of exams and late adolescence, relationships and sex education, and career guidance.
The Secondary School Transition Program
The Stress, Sex and Careers Education (SSC) Program
The workshop is based on the evidence-based 7 Steps to Emotional Intelligence. It includes lots of games and activities to ensure that the children remain engaged and learn while having fun.
The content includes emotional literacy, cognitive behavioural therapy, neuroscience, sleep and diet education, mindfulness, emotion regulation, empathy and social skills. By the end of the workshop, students will have a strong understanding of how to identify emotions, regulate emotions, manage relationships, make better decisions and create a prosocial mental health environment.
We do not speak about anything of a sensitive nature such as suicide or self-harm.
It includes two types of workshops:
This program is broken up into four 2-hour lessons:
We carry out the program at your school premises.
The program is taught by two psychology graduates who have been Garda Vetted/DBS cleared. The facilitator is required to have a psychology undergraduate degree and specified training, and the assistant is required to be undertaking an undergraduate psychology degree and specific training. As the teachers are generally younger, we have found that the children engage further.
We carry out the workshops throughout the entire school year. We advise that you book at the start of each term or at least two or three months in advance so you are not left disappointed. If you wish to book for September, we recommend you book before the summer.
This involves a 45-minute webinar via zoom at 7PM at the end of each month. The link is sent to the school after the student workshop and it runs through what we taught their children in the workshop. The content includes an introduction to mental health education, the Motus program, how to maintain a positive mental health environment and how to take care of your own mental health. There is also a ten-minute Q&A, and an explanation about how parents can get more resources and content through our newsletter and social media platforms. Teachers are also welcome to attend the webinar, which can be included as Croke Park Hours.
Once a month, Motus have an optional 20-minute webinar for teachers, where they explain how to use the resources, give advice on a certain area of the well-being curriculum and answer any questions or concerns that teachers have.
We offer a 90-minute well-being seminar on how to take care of your own mental health independent from the workshop.
The teacher gains access to our app alongside a short handbook. It involves the teacher doing five mental health activities with the students each week. While this is optional, schools who complete it each week gain points to help them win mental health awards at the end of the year. This helps the children develop habits that will boost their mental health and it also continuously goes back over the education from the workshop.
The teaching resources involve simple activities for the children that go back over what they learned in the workshop.
We ask the school to break the classroom into five clear tables. The only thing we need is access to an interactive whiteboard and a regular whiteboard. We bring all other resources.
If you have further questions, give us a call on 0873312120 or email team@motuslearning.com. You can book a date online or you can book over the phone or via email.
If you like our content, please subscribe to our monthly newsletter and follow us at Motus Learning on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. e post published research papers, blog posts backed up by research and a podcast with experts in the field of psychology and well-being.
Research shows that improving employee emotional intelligence can lead to increases in productivity, teamwork skills and better decision-making. Mental health issues has been found to be one of the biggest disablers of work and this workshop ensures that your employees receive the tools to manage their mental health. A happy employee is a hardworking employee.
Our 50-minute Parenting Well-Being seminar involves education on how to balance working and parenting to ensure the best development of their children. We teach aspects of our evidence-based 7 Steps to Emotional Intelligence to ensure a happy and fulfilled employee. The seminar also includes a Q&A, and is popular as a Lunch and Learn seminar.
The staff well-being program is a 90-minute talk that helps your staff protect their mental health by teaching the psychological theories of transactional analysis, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural therapy and the five ways of well-being.
The grad program is a 90-minute talk that helps your newest employees better adapt to the workplace by teaching psychological theories such as motivational interviewing, transactional analysis and mindfulness. The seminar also includes a Q&A
All of our seminars can be done in webinar form.
The talks are carried out by our founder, Christopher Shum, who is a current PhD candidate. He has BA Psychology and Sociology, an MSc Human Cognitive Neuropsychology from the University of Edinburgh, and work experience in the NHS, as a researcher with UCC and as a mental health teaching facilitator for Motus Learning. He helped develop the evidence based 7 Steps to Emotional Intelligence and has been in continious consultation with Clinical psychologists, researchers and the London Institute of Education.
Workshops can be booked anytime throughout the year.
We ask the companies to provide a projector that can be connected to a laptop and to set up a room with seating for your employees. We bring all other resources.
If you have further questions, give us a call on 0873312120 or email team@motuslearning.com. You can book a date online or you can book over the phone or via email.
If you like our content, please subscribe to our monthly newsletter and follow us at Motus Learning on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. e post published research papers, blog posts backed up by research and a podcast with experts in the field of psychology and well-being.
