Resources for working with children and families

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These pages are still in development and we would appreciate your contributions and feedback to support this.  Please contact the Early Help Co-ordinators in your locality. Thank you.

Direct Work Tools are resources that facilitate the work being undertaken with children and young people and can be used to build relationships, open communication, explore emotions and needs and help us, as Practitioners, to understand their lived experience.

There are a wide range of tools available, enabling Practitioners to choose the most appropriate based on age and/or stage of development of the child/young person.

One of the most frequently used tools is the My Journey, which helps to ensure that the child/young person is listened to and that their voice contributes to the Assessment or Plan.  There are a number of themed templates including fairies, football and jelly beans, all of which, for ease of access along with guidance, can be found in the grey drop down below.

To support a practitioner with the work, the tools have been divided into categories depending on the area of presenting need e.g. Bereavement etc. These can be accessed by clicking on the blue tabs to the left-hand side. However, it may be appropriate as the work progresses, with the child/young person that the tools need adapting to fit what is more suitable at any given time.

My Journey
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