Leadership Unwrapped

Episode 22: It’s Complicated: Supporting Children with Complex Needs

Leadership Unwrapped

Show Notes

Listener caution is advised for this episode. In this conversation, we discuss matters such as harmful sexual behaviour and sexual assault within the context of research and sex education, which some listeners may find upsetting.

In this week's episode, we spoke to Susan Quain, qualified primary school teacher with 10 years experience working in a large special school. Susan currently works as an Assistant Psychologist for a specialist service within TUSLA for young people who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour and their families. Susan has also recently launched a company called PsyClass which aims to empower and equip educators with the psychological tools needed to respond to their students' needs with calm, confidence and compassion, which we discuss in our conversation.

There is a 10% discount for listeners for any whole school training with PsyClass which you can avail of by visiting https://www.psyclass.ie/ and quoting 'Leadership Unwrapped'. Enoy!

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