Stuart began his career in the late ‘70s in Social Work and as a result of his experiences and wanting to understand the emotional behavioural difficulties he witnessed in Young People, enrolled in a School of nursing studying Psychiatry. Stuart is co-founder and co-author of Emotional First Aid, which includes; Primary EFA, Young Persons EFA, Peer EFA and Parents EFA. The EFA brand is now a nationally recognised brand throughout England. Stuart is a qualified Nurse and qualified Teacher of FE students and has been a visiting teacher to Southampton’s University PGCE students for the past ten years.