Consultation, Presentations and Workshops
Themes and Topics
"Yes! Dr Helen Street is making me dance and fist-pump. Amazing and affirming. Thank you."
HALT Summit highly accomplished teacher, Queensland, 2021
We offer a mix of consultations, coaching sessions, staff presentations and workshops, parent evenings, and small group meetings across all five steps. All types of interaction and presentation can be tailored to meet your needs with a focus on inclusion, cohesion and equity.
The following table provides a comprehensive menu of our most requested and relevant themes and topics across four key areas:
- Whole school wellbeing and engagement,
- Staff wellbeing and resilience,
- Parents as partners,
- Positive school culture and context.
Each of the 20 presentation themes contains three sub- topics (a, b and c). Each theme can be presented as a stand-alone talk, half day or full day workshop, or consultation incorporating one, two or three sub-topics (a, b and c).
We present ONLINE and IN-PERSON.
ALL presentations are uniquely tailored to the needs of your school
“… fantastic presentations. Your work was extremely well received, and we received nothing but positive feedback…”
Paul Watson, Vice Principal, Mater Dei College ‑ Edgewater, Western Australia
Whole School Wellbeing and Engagement
1. CREATING A POSITIVE SCHOOL FROM THE INSIDE OUT WITH CONTEXTUAL WELLBEING
a) Understanding wellbeing as a shared social responsibility (shifting our focus from wellbeing to living well)
b) From teaching to contextual development (self-improvement to meeting needs)
c) Four domains of context to support self-determination & equity – people, social norms, policy and practice, space and place
2. FINDING BELONGING & CREATING COHESION (RELATIONSHIPS)
a) Understanding and experiencing belonging - 'being in' versus fitting in
b) Psychological safety (making it safe to have a voice)
c) Healthy relationships (overview)
3. FINDING BELONGING & CREATING COHESION (GROUPS)
a) Understanding and experiencing belonging - being in versus fitting in
b) Groups - understanding group dynamics, discrimination and exclusion
c) Creating a cohesive classroom
4. SUPPORTING STUDENT MOTIVATION
a) Introduction to autonomous motivation with a framework of Self-Determination Theory
b) Creating a cohesive classroom
c) Extrinsic reinforcement and other bad ideas
5. BUILDING HEALTHY STAFF:STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS
a) Be present (Inc. first impressions, listening well, strength-based support, acceptance)
b) Be kind (Inc. compassion, gratitude and acceptance)
c) Be curious (Inc. checking in emotionally and taking an interest) and setting boundaries
Staff Wellbeing and Resilience
6. SUPPORTING STAFF WELLBEING
a) Stress management for staff
b) Contextual Wellbeing for staff
c) Dealing with uncertainty and change
7. SUPPORTING STAFF RESILIENCE (during CV19)
a) Honoring your experience - authentic living
b) Being resilient with Contextual Wellbeing, stress management & hope
c) Putting wellbeing into action (Inc. intention to action, finding motivation and supporting others)
Parents as Partners
(presentations for your parent community)
8. PARENTS AS PARTNERS - Helping Your Child to Thrive at School
a) Reimagining success as living well as opposed to be well judged
b) Five P's to supporting your child (Inc. play, process, passion, perseverance, motivation and physical health)
c) Communicating Well with Kids and Teens (Inc. listening, accepting, emotional regulation, cheering on)
9. PARENTS AS PARTNERS - Building Connection and Wellbeing in Your Home
a) Contextual Wellbeing in your home (supporting a sense of belonging with the creation of a healthy home context)
b) Jelly to a tree - supporting young people's wellbeing online and off (Inc. anxiety, online life, communication, self-care as a parent)
c) Communicating well with kids and teens - listening, accepting, emotional regulation, cheering on, setting boundaries
10. RESILIENT FAMILIES - Supporting your Family During a Pandemic
a) Understanding and supporting resilience (Inc. honoring, contextual wellbeing, perspective, success as growth, hope)
b) Jelly to a tree - supporting young people's wellbeing online and off (Inc. anxiety support, online life, communication, self-care as a parent and boundaries)
c) Communicating with kids and teens - listening, accepting, emotional regulation, cheering on
Positive School Culture and Context
11. MAKING WELLBEING NORMAL
a) Identifying school values with a focus on what matters
b) Understanding normative development (with reference to kindness and trust)
c) Creating norms that reflect your school values
12. CREATIVE PURSUITS - The Art of Wellbeing
a) Creativity (the application and presentation of knowledge in novel ways)
b) Play (for primary and secondary)
c) Agency (safety, responsibility, trust)
13. COLLABORATING TO WIN - Understanding and Supporting Healthy Competition and Collaboration.
a) Differentiating between healthy and unhealthy competition
b) Belonging and competition
c) Psychological safety (making it OK to fail)
14. RESILIENT STRIVING - Setting Goals for Success, and Failing Well
a) Setting goals for success - relationships between goals, aims and desires, hope and expectations
b) Strong goals held loosely - understanding resilience as living according to your values
c) Understanding and supporting resilience (Inc. honoring, contextual wellbeing, perspective, success as growth, hope)
15. FROM SPACE TO PLACE - Supporting Wellbeing in the Physical Environment of Schools
a) Shifting our focus from wellbeing to living well (overview)
b) Comfortably well - how much does heating, lighting, seating, sound, colour and open space matter?
c) The power of place - hidden messages, architectural determination, ownership and identity.
16. NATURE MATTERS - Bringing The Inside Out, And The Outside In
a) The relationship between nature and wellbeing
b) Learning outside
c) Bringing nature inside
17. SUPPORTING RESILIENCE IN YOUNG PEOPLE
a) Understanding and supporting resilience (Inc. honoring, contextual wellbeing, perspective, success as growth, hope)
b) Strong goals held loosely - understanding resilience as living according to your values
c) Hope - why it matters and how to cultivate it
18. EQUITY MATTERS
a) The Finnish line - how Finland created a world leading model of education based on equity
b) Respect - The importance of respect and how to create a culture of respect in schools
c) Fairness and inclusion - how do we assess fairness while also differentiating between students; how can we be more inclusive
19. FINDING MY VOICE
a) Psychological safety (making it OK to speak)
b) Agency (authenticity, honor, responsibility, trust)
c) Creative pursuits - the art of wellbeing (overview)
20. IN SEARCH OF THE EDGE - Understanding, Setting and Keeping Boundaries
a) All about social and psychological boundaries - and why they matter so much
b) Boundaries - with others (Inc. responsibility and accountability)
c) Boundaries - with yourself (Inc. life/work boundaries, belonging/fitting in, health/comfort, now/future)
“In her interviews for the TER Podcast, Helen's insight into the relationship between wellbeing and educational outcomes has been some of the most downloaded and shared content we've ever produced.”
Cameron Malcher, Producer & Host, Teachers' Education Review Podcast
Contact Us
If you have any questions,
- By email: [email protected]
- By phone number: 0011 61 (0) 89 388 8843
- By mail: PO BOX 634 Subiaco 6905, Western Australia
