26TRA574 Emotion Coaching (5-Part Webinar Series)

   

 

DATES:   Monday's - 5th, 12th, 19th October & 2nd, 9th November 2026
TIMES:    7.00pm - 8.30pm
VENUE:   Online via Zoom

Target Audience: Primary & Post Primary Teachers, SNA's, Principals & Guidance Counsellors

Emotion Coaching is a four-step, skills-based approach that helps school staff respond to pupils’ heightened emotions and related behaviours as they occur. Originally developed by John Gottman for parenting, this relational method of communication has been effectively adapted by educational psychologists for use in schools. It is increasingly adopted by Primary and Post-Primary schools in Ireland as a strategy to support sustainable emotional health and wellbeing.
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Research shows that Emotion Coaching enhances staff competency and calmness, improves pupils’ emotional literacy and regulation, and fosters stronger pupil-staff relationships. Schools have also reported better pupil behaviour, higher academic achievement, improved staff wellbeing, as well as enhanced family relationships and fewer parental complaints.
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Benefits of Emotion Coaching in Schools:
It can be integrated into existing systems/programmes without additional resources or staffing.It focuses on enhancing the quality of staff interactions with pupils and does not require individual, timetabled sessions.It teaches children and young people about emotions and positive mental health in a structured, sustainable way.Pupils are likely to experience the advantages of Emotion Coaching even if not all staff apply it consistently.

This 5-part online course will cover:

• Basic neuroscience of emotional regulation & the stress-response system
• Background to Emotion Coaching: what it is & why we should use it
• Adults’ emotional awareness and different styles of responding to emotions in children and young people
• How to use the 4 steps of Emotion Coaching
• Practical exercises & skill development activities
• Practice, reflection, peer discussion & problem-solving
• Overview of strategies that complement Emotion Coaching
• Support in starting your Emotion Coaching journey​

PLEASE NOTE: Sessions 2, 3, and 4 will include approximately 20 minutes of breakout rooms for practical exercises and skill development activities. While some may feel reluctant to participate in breakout rooms, feedback from previous courses has been very positive regarding their value for these exercises. To make the most of these sessions, please ensure you access the course on a device equipped with a camera and microphone.

Bio of Presenter: Lucy Mannion, Director of TINT Education

Lucy Mannion is the Director of TINT Education (Trauma-Informed, Neuroaffirmative, Therapeutic Education), with a multidisciplinary background in education, psychology, and psychotherapy. She has over 16 years’ experience across educational and therapeutic settings supporting children, young people, and adults impacted by trauma. Lucy’s teaching experience in mainstream and specialist education settings informs her understanding of how neurodiversity, attachment and trauma shape behaviour and learning. Drawing on her clinical training, she bridges therapeutic principles with practical classroom strategies to promote safety, regulation, and connection.

​This course is NOT RECORDED in order to encourage open and honest participation within the interactive elements. Therefore, attendance at all 5 sessions is recommended.