PALS™ Programme
Empowering Young People Through PALS™
PALS™ is an acronym for Positive Assertive Life Skills which I established almost 15 years ago.
As an Accredited Master Coach and Teen Coach with almost 20 years experience in the coaching field, I deliver the PALS™ Programme to primary, secondary and PLC third level students over a 4 week period in the classroom. Usually in a 40 minute class period per week with primary students and a 60 minute class period per week with secondary students.
PALS™ is delivered in a fun, inclusive, positive and non judgemental environment with the focus being on happy and empowering engagement. We are all about the buzz and bee-ing happy!
All students participating in PALS™ receive a Gratitude Journal in week one and on completion all students are presented with a PALS™ Certificate.
PALS™ can be adapted to suit the needs of the school and their students.
PALS™ Programme - Positive Assertive Life Skills
Staff & Parent Wellbeing Programmes
In the education sector I also deliver a Staff workshop for Teachers & SNA’s during their Croke Park hours or wellbeing support policies.
This workshop, 9 Steps To Embracing Emotional Fitness both Personally & Professionally, has been received very well by participants to date.
I also developed a Parents Talk - Embracing Positive Communication With Your Preteen and Teenager.
I love delivering this workshop as parents are finding it a real struggle to communicate with their teens and preteens- in a time of smart phones, gaming and the internet - they are stressed, personally worn out and struggle just to put themselves first. My real aim here is to empower parents to start looking after their own wellbeing and mental health needs, so they are ready and able to manage the well being of their families. I have lived experience of raising two teenagers on my own so I can totally relate to the burnout some parents and teachers can experience.
