This beautifully illustrated guide describes various interactive techniques which social workers can use to engage children in a child protection process. The booklet not only provides various tips on activities which can be used but also contains a range of tools which professionals can print out. Contents: 1….
This tool supports social workers to gain an understanding of a child’s or young person’s daily routine in an engaging way. The document contains 40+ individual slips with various activities/feelings which a child is asked to sort out into three piles – every day, sometimes…
You may find this resource helpful if you are setting up a group to teach young people skills needed for aggression control. The resource outlines 8 group sessions which cover the following topics: Introduction to program Overview how anger works Identifying anger trigger & behavioural…
A workbook which covers the core elements used in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy programmes but conveys these ideas to children and young people in an understandable way and uses real life examples familiar to them. The practical series of exercises and worksheets introduce concepts that can…
This booklet is aimed at children and young people aged 10–14. It is intended for use with children and young people whose parent or carer is in treatment and is based on messages from other children and young people who are affected by an adult’s…
This free app, which is based on Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, has been designed to support traumatised children (aged 8-12) to heal by helping them better understand their thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and move toward a better quality of life. During this novel game, the…
A children’s story about recognizing, accepting and managing sadness. The story encourages children to find their own ways to cope with sad feelings. The book contains both color as well as black and white version of the story. The resource is completely free however to…
Creating an ecomap is a graphic and useful way of identifying all of the systems at play in the family’s life. The ecomaps give workers a detailed picture of: the family dynamics ; each individual family members’ connections to their community; each individual family members’ connections…
This interactive toolkit was designed to teach young people about healthy relationships, choices, and communication. It addresses attitudes, opinions, and behaviors related to dating abuse and healthy relationships. The toolkit will be best delivered within a group setting however can be also used during 1:1…
The purpose of this workbook is to assist a person with an intellectual or developmental disability to learn about healthy relationships, to identify and recognize abuse and to know who to contact for help. The workbook is written in plain English for people with IDD,…
This guide is a companion document to Managing Depression: A Self-help Skills Resource for women Living with Depression During Pregnancy, After Delivery and Beyond. The facilitator’s guide provides a weekly agenda and activities to facilitate 5 group sessions for women living with depression based on…
With this book, children can learn safe boundaries, how to differentiate between “good” and “bad” touches, and how to respond appropriately to unwanted touches. It also contains a ‘More Things that Parents Should Know’ section. Click here to view/download
This book contains a variety of activities and short stories that are designed to prevent sexual abuse. These include: Short stories These are designed for emergent readers to read to their parents, or, if the children are too young, for you to read to them….
This book contains a variety of activities and short stories that are designed to prevent sexual abuse. These include: Short stories These are designed for emergent readers to read to their parents, or, if the children are too young, for you to read to them….
The purpose of this resource is to engage children in care between the ages of 3 and 8 to learn about their rights through a creative, supportive, and fun approach. It covers the following topics: be safe be healthy be heard be yourself Click here…
This activity book, “Kindergarten, Here I Come”, is filled with fun ideas that parents can do together with their child to get them ready for kindergarten/nursery and beyond. These activities will help give children the foundation for positive and happy future school experiences. Every month…
The booklet is full of fun ideas and activities to help parents discover that learning is everywhere. It suggests activities for each calendar month that can be done in a variety of settings. The booklet contains four different levels of activities — infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten,…
The Building blocks for babies guide lists fun and simple at-home activities that parents can do to promote their infants’ and toddlers’ physical, social, emotional and cognitive development. It provides ideas in relation the following areas: Explore With Me Play With Me Have Fun With Me…
Every Day I Learn Through Play! lists various simple activities parents can do to promote their child’s development. Targeting age groups from 0 to 36 months, it explains what the expected developmental milestones for each age groups are and provides several ideas how to help…
The booklet is aimed at children aged 8–12, but can be adapted to suit the child you are working with. It is designed to help you have a conversation with a child where there is an adult in their life drinking too much. You might be using…
The guide has been designed to be used in a group setting to help parents who have experienced domestic violence to understand the impact on their children and themselves; to teach parents to talk to and listen to their children about their experience of the violence; to…
Get It Straight! is an informative, interactive 10-day programme designed to challenge the idea that drugs are harmless and teach the harmful health and societal effects of drug abuse. Facilitators of the programme can help younger teens make smart choices and avoid the consequences of…
‘How it looks to me’ is an interactive and colourful booklet developed by CAFCASS to help social workers assess a child’s wishes and feelings. It invites the child to talk/draw/write about the following topics: About me (who lives with me & who doesn’t but means a…
This 15-page workbook provides users with real and practical steps for taking control of their cannabis use, and ultimately quitting. It helps build the motivation for change, set goals and plans, and manage withdrawal. The booklet aims to help service users: build motivation to change…
This 36-page booklet provides a practical and interactive do-it-yourself guide for cannabis users who wish to quit cannabis or reduce their use. It covers the following topics Cannabis and you Preparing for change Strategies for change Managing withdrawal Putting it all together Relapse prevention
This 179-page workbook is a great resource containing many exercises and activities designed to help teens to cope with sad and difficult feelings, find new ways to make friends, deal with conflicts and ultimately overcome their depression.
This workbook is for young people 12 and younger who express their anger in ways that harm others, themselves, animals, and personal property. The workbook is especially helpful for children who have experienced complex trauma and are hurt, angry, and bereft as a result. Adults…
This workbook is for young people 12 and younger who express their anger in ways that harm others, themselves, animals, and personal property. The workbook is especially helpful for children who have experienced complex trauma and are hurt, angry, and bereft as a result. Adults…
Sweet Dreams at the Hospital introduces young patients to where they go and what happens when they need to have anesthesia and surgery. It is specifically aimed at addressing their concerns about the unknown in an engaging, unthreatening manner, and involving them in their own…
These activity sheets provide parents and their children aged 4 to 7 with a unique resource to help them talk about how they feel and what makes them happy or sad, stressed or secure. The sheets include pictures of home and school life designed to…