The Children’s Participation Toolkit for Social Workers is a comprehensive booklet designed to facilitate the active involvement of children in the social work process. Packed with engaging activities, worksheets, and templates, this toolkit supports social workers and early help workers in including children in assessments, intervention planning, and reviews in a positive, supportive, and empowering manner.
The toolkit is divided into chapters that cover different aspects of children’s participation:
- Chapter 1 – Contents, acknowledgements and introduction
- Chapter 2 – Engaging
Board game
Verbal and written explanations of engaging for assessment - Chapter 3 – Assessment
Three houses
Life paths
Problem tree
Helping hand
Notes for my assessment - Chapter 4 – Planning
Snakes and ladders
Notes for my conference
Scaling
Storyboards/cartoons
Safety house - Chapter 5 – Review
LAC consultation booklet
Scaling
Thinking ahead - Chapter 6 – Exploring families and relationships
Life story work
Faces - Chapter 7 – Expressing emotions
Feelings worksheets - Chapter 8 – Good practice examples
Archie goes on holiday
Jessica’s book
All about me - Chapter 9 – Feeling safe book
- Chapter 10 – Appendices
References
Useful links and resources
Emma Potter’s pictorial
Assessment explanation
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