Tag: Assessment

This free set of downloadable PDF Therapeutic Treasure Deck of Sentence Completion Cards is designed to help children, young people and teenagers explore their feelings, thoughts and experiences. The pack…

This downloadable PDF is a simple visual tool that helps children explore who lives in their home and who visits. It includes three child friendly activity sheets: Who Comes to…

This free Jobs I Do at Home worksheet is a child friendly activity sheet that helps children, kids and young people think about the jobs and chores they do at…

These printable Three Houses worksheets help children share their views, feelings, worries and hopes in a clear and structured way. The activity supports social workers and other professionals to gather…

Neglect and Abuse Picture Cards for Children is a free, printable resource designed to help children recognise and talk about neglect, abuse, and unsafe situations in a gentle and child-friendly…

These free Neglect Flash Cards – Scenarios and Reflection Questions is a printable professional learning resource that helps social workers, teachers, counsellors, and safeguarding professionals explore and reflect on the…

Alcohol & Drug Use This resource helps professionals explore how a parent’s use of alcohol or drugs may be affecting their child. It includes structured questions covering the parent’s history,…

A Day in My Life: Baby” is a free, downloadable PDF tool developed to help professionals understand and assess a baby’s daily routine and lived experience. Developed by Worcestershire Safeguarding,…

My Garden of Kind People is a free printable PDF worksheet designed to help children understand and recognise the people who show them patience, care and kindness. The activity sheet…

A Day in My Life is an insightful assessment tool developed to help professionals, including social workers and educators, explore the daily routines and lived experiences of teenagers. Adapted from…

The Neglect Toolkit: Guidance and Assessment Tool is a comprehensive resource developed to assist professionals in assessing and addressing cases of neglect concerning children’s well-being. The toolkit provides a structured…

(You can download the guidance below in a PDF document here.) SOCIAL WORKER’S QUESTIONS FOR EACH ADULT WHO WAS PRESENT DURING THE INJURY In situations involving a concerning child injury, it…

Exploring Identity, Power, Values and Ethics Social GGRRAAAACCEEESSSS This tool provides a framework called Social GGRRAAAACCEEESSSS for reflecting on different aspects of personal identity as a person and as an…

The Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) is an updated version of the original Graded Care Profile tool, designed to assess the quality of care provided to an individual child over…

The Child Assessment Framework: Key Areas & Checklists for Social Work Assessments is an invaluable resource that assists social workers in systematically gathering essential information to promote the well-being and…

The Neglect Toolkit for Practitioners is an exceptional resource developed by East Sussex County Council. This toolkit provides a wide range of assessment tools, checklists, questionnaires, and worksheets to support…

(You can download the guidance below in a PDF document here.) WHEN THERE IS NO ANSWER WHEN YOU KNOCK: If the family does not answer the door when you knock, listen…

The Parenting Styles Tool is a valuable resource developed by Cafcass to help parents and carers assess their own parenting style and understand its impact on their child. This tool…

The Home Visit Observations of Parent-Child Interactions Questionnaire/Checklist is a valuable toolkit designed to support social workers and practitioners in observing and influencing parent-child interactions during home visits. The toolkit,…

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…

The Dog Risk Assessment Form is a template created by the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) to assess the suitability and significance of a dog in the context…

The Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Risk Assessment Templates are a set of four documents designed to assist social workers in assessing the risk of FGM in different scenarios. The templates…

The Home Conditions Observation Record/Framework is a valuable tool designed to assist social workers in observing and documenting the conditions of a home. It provides a structured framework that covers…

The Attachment and Bonding Observation Checklists is a free, printable PDF tool created to support professionals in assessing the quality of attachment and relational bonding between children and their parents…

‘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…

The Pre-Birth Assessment Tool is a resource designed to support professionals in thoroughly examining various factors related to a mother’s pregnancy and the overall circumstances of the family. The tool…

‘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…

The ‘Getting to know a child’s routine activity tool’ supports social workers to gain an understanding of a child’s or young person’s daily routine in an engaging way. The document…

The Manual below contains two instruments for the assessment of caring: The Multidimensional Assessment of Caring Activities (MACA-YC18) is a questionnaire (an 18-item self-report measure) that can be used to…

(You can download the guidance below in a PDF document here and a Word Ecomap Template here.) Ecomap Overview An ecomap is a key visual aid in social work, aimed at…