Staff and Student Workshops 

At Expand, we believe in nurturing the mental well-being of the next generation. Discover our tailored student mental health programs designed to equip secondary students with essential life skills.

Beyond traditional support: Our unique approach

What sets Expand's mental health programs apart?

Schools cannot run without staff. We believe that staff wellbeing is just as important as student wellbeing. In fact, supporting student welfare follows much more seamlessly when staff feel supported.  

Staff workshops focus on: 

  • Promoting coping strategies that have depth: Workshops support staff to ground, recharge and reconnect. This is done through exercies and by promoting practical ways of applying coping strategies within busy and demanding environments. 
  • Psychoeducation: Informative workshops that look at what burnout is, how it can be prevented and common mental health issues that are often ignored for adults. 
  •  Creating solutions: Workshops focus on understanding the daily challenges teachers and eductional support staff face within the education system. Workshops are geared at advoacting and exploring the ways in which staff can hone their sense of agency and collaborate creatively about new approaches. 
  • Team-building: Team building sessions often involve interactive activities designed to encourage collaboration, a sense of lightheartedness and trust building, with the view of strengthening team morale and a collective sense of purpose. 

Workshops designed for secondary students

Our programs are specifically crafted to meet the unique needs of secondary students. We understand the pressures and transitions young people face and provide relevant, age-appropriate support to help them thrive during these formative years and focus on building fundamental skills that empower students for life. 

Addressing common challenges

Expand's programs directly address common mental health challenges experienced by secondary students, providing targeted strategies for:

    • Resilience & coping strategies: Developing the ability to navigate challenges and identifying and cultivating a sense of meaning and purpose. 
    • Emotional regulation: Understanding and managing emotions in healthy and constructive ways.
    • Stress & anxiety management: Providing practical tools to manage academic and social pressures.
    • Help-seeking behaviours: Breaking stigma and knowing when and how to seek support. 
    • Positive relationships & communication: Developing respectful and effective interpersonal skills.