Since 2014, The Social Factor has been conducting workshops in three key areas:

1) Building Strong Families

2) Building Resilient Youth

3) Building an Inclusive Society

Our workshops are developed to help individuals develop a positive sense of self, to become a positive support in the lives of others, and to face various challenges in life such as learning challenges and special needs.

Three focal points:

1) Inclusion & Special Needs

2) Peer Support

3) Mental Wellness

Understanding Persons with Special Needs

This workshop will help educators derive a clear understanding of what special needs are; to identify the general characteristics of the main special needs categories, e.g. Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and dyslexia; and to obtain new skills to help manage students with special needs in the classroom. It will also explore some of the key issues in the area of special needs, e.g. anger management and bullying, as well as help teachers partner with the family members of persons with special needs.

Executive Functioning Skills

This workshop is intended to help educators guide students in the area of executive functioning, thereby developing stronger learning and working habits, as well as developing more effective coping skills in relation to the social environment. Participants will also learn how to apply these theoretical approaches through practical learning, thereby becoming more effective with students in the classroom.

How to Help Your Child Succeed

A family’s involvement in a child’s social, emotional and educational life serves as the foundation for his or her success in life both in academic and non-academic situations. Numerous research studies have pointed towards the involvement of the family as a key indicator influencing a child’s holistic development and subsequent success in life. This workshop is for parents to gain insights on how to help their children succeed; they will learn about love languages and discover how to help a child succeed by communicating in a way that he or she would understand.

Building Self Esteem

This workshop will discuss issues of self-esteem & self-worth and how these are essential towards a child’s success in life. The workshop will adopt an introspective approach, helping teachers and parents to have a better understanding of the self-concept. It will examine the role of emotions and their role in influencing the self-concept, also discussing key issues involved in parenting e.g. discipline attention and gender roles, and how these have a major impact in the development of the self-concept.

Managing Anger

This workshop will discuss the role of anger & depression and how they affect a child’s social interactions & outcomes in life. It will examine key questions such as the following:

1) What is anger? What are the roots of anger?

2) How do we help our children to manage anger?

3) How about depression? What does it mean when our kids get “emo”?