Seminars
Seminars are tailored to the specific needs of your school, community group, church or professional organisation.
Email collett@familysmart.com.au to make an enquiry.
See upcoming events page here and what others say about Collett’s seminars here.
Collett runs a range of seminars. Topics include:
For Parents
Parenting with Purpose – Raising Resilient Kids in life, relationships & their online world
This seminar includes:
- The factors that develop resilience in children
- The research on what young people need from the adults and carers in their lives
- Practical tips for enhancing a parent’s relationship with their children and teenagers
Raising Teenagers who Flourish
This seminar includes:
- Understanding teen emotion and behaviour
- Who matters to teens and why?
- What leads to teen flourishing?
- Ideas on HOW to communicate with young people when things go wrong.
- Tips for enhancing a parent’s relationship with their sons and daughters
The Healthy Relationships Toolkit (the reason Collett wrote, ‘THEY’LL be OKAY’)
This seminar includes:
- The foundations of Relationship Intelligence (RI) and personal values
- Appropriate ages for talking about body safety, sex and sexualised media
- How to talk to children about exposure to ‘adult content’ online, before exposure occurs
- How to respond when a child comes across p*rnography
- Conversation ideas on consent and respectful relationships
Growing our Boys – What boys need, to grow into healthy strong men
In this seminar Collett explores:
- The mental health issues facing boys and men
- Validating boys’ emotions – Emotional Intelligence
- Teaching boys about healthy relationships – Relationship Intelligence
- The language we might use around boys on; sex, intimacy, respect, strength and consent.
- The research on the importance of mentors in raising boys
Growing our Girls – What girls need, to grow into healthy strong women
In this seminar Collett explores:
- The social and mental health issues more specific to girls
- Teaching girls Emotional Intelligence (EI)
- Talking with girls about friendships – Relationship Intelligence (RI)
- The unhelpful language we use on topics such as romance, love, sex, intimacy, respect, strength and consent – and what might be more healthy.
- The research on the importance of connecting with our girls
Girls & Friendships – teaching girls to build each other up.
This sessions explores:
- Emotional Intelligence and girls
- How we might equip girls to recognise their own worth, as well as the worth of others
- What girls need from parents and carers when things go wrong in friendships and relationships
- When parents need to hold back and when to step in
- Strategies for developing both assertiveness and kindness in our girls
A Mental Health Toolkbox – for parents of young people
This seminar includes:
- The signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and/or adolescents
- Recognising the triggers for anxiety in young people
- Enhancing wellbeing (through mental, physical and social resilience factors)
- How to practically support anxious kids at school
Selfies, Self-worth and Self-objectification – Helping teens navigate Social Media Culture (without the fear)
In this seminar Collett explores:
- What the research tells us about positive online engagement
- The dark side of social media, which hurts some teens – body image, self-worth, eating disorders and objectification.
- How to help our teenagers recognise healthy and harmful content
- Helpful conversations with young people, that don’t involve lecturing
For Teachers and Allied Health Professionals
The Mental Health Toolbox – supporting students with anxiety and depression, in the classroom
This seminar includes:
- The signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents
- Recognising what exacerbates anxiety in students i.e. triggers
- Relevant support systems (recognising mental, physical and social resilience factors)
- How to practically support anxious students in the classroom and whole school settings
Talking to young people about Respectful Relationships
This 3 hour training workshop includes:
- Information based on empirical evidence
- Practical training for PDHPE, health and pastoral care teachers, and chaplains
- Lesson ideas and outlines for talking to students about healthy relationships, consent, respect, the risks and effects of sexualised media and p*rnography in a #metoo world
Supporting communities in building Resilient Families
This 90 minute to 3 hour training workshop includes:
- The factors that develop resilience in children
- The research on what young people need from the adults and carers in their lives
- Practical tips for practitioners in empowering parents’ relationships with their children and teenagers
For Students
- Strong is the New Pretty – A seminar for girls on friendships, social media and giving your brain the best chance
- Understanding My Emotions – A seminar for teenagers which covers brain changes and Emotional Intelligence
- Stress Busters – Strategies for minimising the effects of stress and anxiety in Year 12 (for Year 11 and 12 students)
- The Respectful Relationships Toolkit – healthy alternatives sexualised messages and p*rn culture (Boys and girls’ sessions run separately)
Book Collett for your next event.