Fostering & adoption course
Week 6 - Dealing with difficulties
Course content
Introduction
Getting started, what is mindfulness, brain science, journal
Week 1: Core practices 1
Breathing, body scan, daily schedule, STOP
Week 2: Core practices 2
Hearing, walking, 10 second re-boot
Week 3 : Self-care
Eating, gratitude, sleeping, exercise
Week 4 : Kindness
Values, kindness & compassion, listening
Week 5 : Exercises for kids
Breathing, body awareness, being positive, write it down, fun
Week 6 : Dealing with difficulties
Leaning-in, re-framing, when things get difficult
Summary
What you’ve learned, keeping it going