Category: Wishes & Feelings
All About Me Inventory – A Tool for Professionals to Understand Children and Young People
The All About Me Inventory is a structured assessment tool designed for social workers, foster carers, teachers, and other professionals to gain a deeper understanding of a child or young…
Child Feedback Form for Respite and Support Care: Giving Children a Voice in Fostering
This is a child feedback form designed for children attending respite or support care, particularly within fostering. It is an important resource that encourages the voice of the child by…
Getting to Know Me – A Resource for Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Children: Direct Work Worksheets
Getting to Know Me is a detailed and interactive resource designed to help refugee and asylum-seeking children express their stories, experiences, and emotions in a safe and supportive way. Developed…
Examples of Signs of Safety Communication Tools & Templates for Engaging with Children
The Creative Communication guide is an essential resource for professionals working with children and young people, particularly in child protection and social care contexts. This guide showcases tools and techniques…
My Identity Direct Work with Children Workbook
My Identity is an interactive and customisable workbook designed to help children explore and express their individuality, emotions, and personal experiences. Through structured activities and engaging helpsheets, this resource empowers…
My Emotions Activity Book: Free Worksheets
My Emotions Activity Book, created by Laura Helen Brown, is a printable resource designed to help children aged 4 to 11, and even adults, understand and express their emotions through…
My Feelings & Emotions Tracker/Diary Undated with Response Sheets
The “My Feelings and Emotions Tracker Undated with Response Sheets” is a comprehensive tool designed to help individuals, particularly children, understand and manage their emotions. This resource is perfect for…
Feeling Sad, Happy, Worried, Frustrated and Angry: Activity Worksheets for Children
Feeling Happy: Activity Worksheets for Children This resource consists of activity worksheets aimed at helping children understand and celebrate feelings of happiness. It provides exercises that encourage children to explore…
The Bear Cards Feelings: Emotion Recognition and Communication Tool for Children
“The Bear Cards” booklet is a comprehensive resource designed to help children and adults explore and communicate their feelings effectively. This guide is especially beneficial for therapists, educators, and parents….
“How Do You Feel About…?” Worksheet for Children
The “How Do You Feel About…?” worksheet is designed to help children assess and express their feelings and happiness levels in key areas of their lives. General instructions: The child…
‘What Makes Me Feel Safe’ Worksheet for Children
The “What Makes Me Feel Safe” worksheet is a tool to help children identify and communicate things that provide them with comfort and a sense of security. Children encouraged to…
Feelings Thermometer Worksheet
This is a free feelings thermometer worksheet that can be used by social workers and other professionals with service users of all ages to help them identify and express their…
My Feelings Workbook for Children
This is a 15-page printable workbook to help children understand and manage their emotions, particularly anxiety and worry. It is designed to be completed by a child with guidance from…
Three Islands Activity guidance, template & record sheets
The Three Islands is a fun and interactive direct work activity for social workers and practitioners to engage children in exploring their preferences, views, wishes and concerns. This activity enables…
All about me: Direct work sheets & activities (booklet)
The All About Me: Direct Work Sheets & Activities booklet is an engaging and interactive resource developed by Socialworkerstoolbox.com. With 40 thoughtfully designed sheets, it aims to prioritise the voice…
Feelings faces: How do you feel today?
The “Feelings Faces: How Do You Feel Today?” poster is an engaging and versatile resource designed to support 1:1 direct work with children and young people. This poster showcases a…
My Feelings Colouring Chart
The free My Feelings Colouring Chart template is a child-friendly tool designed to help practitioners engage children in conversations about their emotions, experiences, and aspirations. It encourages children to reflect…
Child and Youth Participation Toolkit (wishes/feelings direct work worksheets/activities)
The Child and Youth Participation Toolkit, developed by Tusla Child and Family Agency, is an invaluable resource designed to facilitate meaningful engagement with children and young people. This comprehensive toolkit…
30+ tools for 1:1 work with children (assessment, planning & intervention)
The Kids Central Toolkit aims to provide workers and services with information, resources and tools to use child-centred approaches in their work with children, young people and families. The Toolkit…
Voice of the Child: 20 sheets to gain child’s wishes, feelings & views
The “Voice of the Child: 20 Sheets to Gain Child’s Wishes, Feelings & Views” is a valuable resource designed to facilitate communication and understanding between children and adults. This booklet…
My feelings workbook: naming & exploring emotions
The “My Feelings Workbook” is a powerful resource designed to help children recognise and explore their emotions. This book aims to support children in the healing process by teaching them…
This is my World: Gathering child’s views on self, family, friendships, school, illness & the future
“This is My World” is an invaluable workbook created to support therapists in their work with children and adolescents diagnosed with a medical illness. The workbook contains a range of activities…
Children’s Participation Toolkit for Social Workers (activities & worksheets)
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…
‘Say it your own way’: 40+ worksheets facilitating children’s participation in assessment
‘Say it your own way’ is an inclusive and empowering booklet that prioritises the voice of the child, their wishes, feelings, and views. It consists of 40+ engaging worksheets designed…
‘Animal talk’ activity: Using animal pictures to get to know children and discuss their views and feelings
‘Animal talk’ is a valuable resource designed to help social workers and other practitioners engage in open and meaningful conversations with children, allowing them to get to know children on…
How it looks to me (Assessing wishes & feelings worksheets)
The Child Impact Tool is an interactive and colourful booklet developed by CAFCASS which empowers social workers by facilitating direct communication with children, enabling them to express wishes and feelings…
Explore your emotions – coloring & activity book
This activity book is a tool for children to express their emotions and encourages them to share with a trusted adult. It covers a range of emotions, from happiness to…
Solution-focused practice – A toolkit for children & young people (44 tools, games, activities, exercises)
The “Solution-focused Practice – A Toolkit for Children & Young People” is a practical guide developed by NSPCC for professionals who work with children and young people between the ages…
All about me booklet (21 pages)
The ‘All About Me’ booklet is a 21-page resource full of colourful worksheets intended for direct work with children. It is designed to help social workers explore various aspects of…
About Me Sentence Completion
The About Me Sentence Completion worksheet is a valuable tool designed to help social workers gain insight into a child’s self-perception, positive traits, and accomplishments. By providing a series of…