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title: Transitions
date: 2024-07-22
url: https://www.thespark.org.uk/counselling/school-based-counselling/groupwork-workshops/transitions/
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# Transitions

This 2-hour stand-alone session is structured around workbook and discussion-based activities, focusing on relevant developmental transitions such as moving from primary to secondary school (S1) or preparing to leave high school (S4-S6).

The “Transitions” workshop is designed for secondary school pupils (S1-S6) and accommodates up to 12 pupils.

**Core Themes Covered:**

- Managing transitions in development stages

- Coping with physical, mental, emotional, and social changes

**Programme Goals:**

- Help pupils understand and cope better with transitions

- Explore life choices and the impact of change

**Benefits for Pupils:**

- Identification of various change/transition situations

- Reflection on personal experiences of change

- Understanding positive and negative aspects of change

- Management of complex emotions

- Development of new coping strategies

- Identification of personal responsibilities

**Key Learning Outcomes:**

- Identify types of change/transition situations

- Reflect on unique personal experiences of change

- Recognize positive and negative changes

- Manage positive and negative emotions

- Develop new coping strategies

- Identify personal responsibilities

Through this workshop, pupils will gain valuable insights and strategies to manage transitions effectively, promoting resilience and adaptability.