Toolkits and other resources for professionals

Toolkits enable practitioners to:

• build positive relationships
• gain a better understanding of the child or young person to best support their needs
• evidence what differences listening to the child or young person has made.

'The Voice of the Child' toolkit can help the child or young person to:

• have a voice which is listened to and acted upon
• give their view on the support they receive
• identify what help they would like and who from
• identify and share what is important to them
• give their views on actions for change
• review what has worked or not worked for them.

Check SocialWorkersToolbox.com for the following Voice of the child toolkits.

Getting to know a child or young person

• All about me – Getting to know me.
• All about me – Who am I?
• All about me – My identity‌.
• Wishes and feelings.

Home and independent living

• At home I feel…
• Adult life.
• Adult life pack.

Education

•  (for under 11s) At school I feel…
•  (for over 11s) At school I feel…

Emotional health and wellbeing

• Anger map.
• Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS).

Risky behaviour

• Sexual health.
• Relationships.
• Drugs and alcohol.
• Improvement ladder.

Safeguarding

•  3 houses.
•  4 islands.

The neglect resources and toolkits, available below, assist frontline practitioners working with children and families to identify and assess neglect and take appropriate action.

• Slough Safeguarding Partnership neglect strategy, guidance and tool.
• NSPCC child abuse and neglect.
• BBC Supporting your child's wellbeing - parents' toolkit.

Check:

• Anna Freud's YouTube video on what happens in the brain after children face traumatic experiences in childhood
• NSPCC YouTube video on 'How a child's brain develops through early experiences'
• Dr Daniel Siegel YouTube video on 'A hand model of the brain'
• Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University YouTube video on 'How resilience is built'.
• Brené Brown's YouTube video on 'Empathy'.

The domestic abuse resources and toolkits, available below, have been produced for practitioners to support children, young people and adults affected by domestic abuse.

• Domestic abuse provision map, referral pathway, referral form - Slough Borough Council.
• Domestic violence safety plan - SocialWorkersToolbox.com.
• Trauma informed support for children - Echo.
• Do’s and don’ts of a trauma-informed compassionate classroom - Echo.
• Operation Encompass offers resources for schools.

Check the following guidance and toolkits on exploitation on GOV.UK.

• Criminal exploitation of children and vulnerable adults: county lines.
• Child exploitation disruption toolkit.
• Sexual harrassment and sexual violence guidance.
• Sharing nudes and semi-nudes: advice for education settings working with children and young people.

Other resources aimed at practitioners working to safeguard children, young people and vulnerable adults against all forms of exploitation are listed below.

• Slough Safeguarding Partnership - Pan Berkshire screening tool, risk analysis and indicator tool.
• The Children's Society: County lines and criminal exploitation toolkit.
• NSPCC: PANTS guides and resources for parents and professionals.
• NSPCC: Harmful sexual behaviour.
• The Children's Society: The appropriate language: Child exploitation.
• Parents Protect: sexual abuse learning programme.
• Bold Voices - to empower students.

The health and wellbeing resources, available below, help practitioners to support health outcomes for children, young people and their families.

The areas covered include physical, emotional and mental health support needs.

• Trauma informed support for children - Echo.
• Do’s and don’ts of a trauma-informed compassionate classroom - Echo.
• Resources on The Link.
• Improving the mental health of babies, children and young people - GOV.UK.
• Every Mind Matters mental wellbeing resources for 5 to 11 year olds - Public Health England.