Climate Resilience,
Wellbeing & Education
Dr Louise
Edgington
How can climate psychology help educators, parents and professionals ?
Understanding our human responses to the climate and ecological crisis is key to moving from inertia to meaningful action. It can help to understand why people avoid the topic, how to handle eco distress and how to foster empowerment and resilience. We can learn to live well in a time of crisis.
Working with organisations at the forefront of climate education and wellbeing
Services
ClimatEdPsych supports healthy and sustainable climate action using insights and tools from psychology.
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Workshops, consultation and support groups help you engage others, regulate your emotions and prevent burn out.
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All schools and colleges in England are required to have a Climate Action Plan in place by 2025 (Department for Education, 2023).
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78% of young people are reported to be worried about climate change (YouGov survey 2023).
Children are best supported by strengthening the quality of attachment and support from adults in their daily life. However, with many teachers and parents already overwhelmed and worried about climate change themselves, staff training and support are crucial. ClimatEdPsych workshops and support equip staff and parents with the tools to understand and handle the emotional responses to climate and environmental concerns, both for themselves and to support young people
Climate Emergency Engagement Officer
Dr Edgington has a fantastic way of calmly and concisely communicating how managing the emotions around serious environmental issues and inequalities will be key to taking the positive environmental action we need to see.
Parent
My children’s future is probably the aspect of climate change that gives me the greatest anxiety.
As well as the content (of the training), I found the way you presented it was very calming and ‘safe’
Director of Education Services, Society of Heads
you conveyed your messages very clearly. It was all incredibly helpful, and as we look at what we need to be thinking about as educators from now on, your suggestions of key skills and assessment styles will be so pivotal.