Resources for other Professionals
As part of the #YouveBeenMissed campaign, the resources below have been produced by Forward Thinking Birmingham's STICK Team and Birmingham Education Partnership.
The resources and guidance to support the emotional wellbeing of children and young people.
Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) Guidance
Professionals EBSA Guide 478KB
EBSA return to school advice (Covid-19) for GPs 99KB
Some further information for professionals, particularly those in schools, at this time is available via the following links.
- A Short film from Birmingham Children’s partnership (40 seconds!) for parents highlighting support available.
- Resources from EPS to support return to school and recovery
- The newly developed Psychological First Aid (PFA) for supporting children and young people in emergency and crisis situations. This training is suitable for all staff in school and all frontline staff working with children and young people.
- Additional training supported by the MindEd Hub and Anna Freud Centre on frequently presenting issues
- School Staff wellbeing training for leadership and Bereavement training for mental health and pastoral leads in school
- Workshops for mental health leads and pastoral staff on increasing use and methods for Reflective practice and debriefing in school for school leads.
- ChatHealth Text Service – 07480635485
The school health texting service can provide confidential support for students aged 11 years and upwards. They will offer guidance to students around relationships, mental health, alcohol, bullying, self-harm, smoking, drugs and healthy eating. Currently, parents are also able to access this service
Activity Plans
The following lesson plans can be used for groups and/or classes of primary-aged children (can be adapted for 1:1). They are designed to be completed over multiple sessions and used alongside the children’s workbooks (found in the children’s section of the website).
Please ensure you have processes in place to manage any disclosures that may be raised within the sessions. It can also be good practice to complete a ‘check-out’ with the children at the end of each session; this will ensure they are feeling positive after the session and nothing was raised that needs to be managed before leaving (ideas for check-outs can be found on the last page of the lesson plans).
- Feeling Happy Lesson Plan - Activity for Educational Professionals
- Feeling Happy Lesson Plan - Activity for Professionals
- Feeling Angry Lesson Plan - Activity for Educational Professionals
- Feeling Frustrated Lesson Plan - Activity for Educational Professionals
- Feeling Angry Lesson Plan - Activity for Professionals
- Feeling Frustrated Lesson Plan - Activity for Professionals
- Feeling Sad Lesson Plan - Activity for Educational Professionals
- Feeling Sad Lesson Plan - Activity for Professionals
- Feeling Worried Lesson Plan - Activity for Educational Professionals
- Feeling Worried Lesson Plan - Activity for Professionals
Anxiety and Stress
Advice and guidance:
- Supporting Children and Young People When They Worry - Advice for Professionals
- Outward Features of Anxiety in Children and Young People - Guidance for Professionals
- Anxiety and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - Information for Professionals
- Understanding Health Anxiety - Guidance for Professionals
- Understanding The Teenage Brain and Anxiety - Guidance for Professionals
- Identifying Triggers for Anxiety (Group) - Activity for Professionals (Secondary)
- Understanding Our Happy Feelings - Activity for Professionals
Activities:
- The Stress Bucket - Activity for Professionals
- Identifying Triggers for Anxiety - Activity for Professionals (Secondary)
- Self Soothe Box - Activity for Professionals
- The Worry Box - Activity for Professionals
- Identifying Worry - Activity for Professionals (Primary)
- Positive Time s- Activity for Professionals
- Identifying Worry - Activity for Professionals (Primary)
Low Mood
Advice and guidance:
Activities:
- Automatic Negative Thoughts - ANTS - Activity for Professionals
- Taking Your Thoughts to Court - Activity for Professionals
- Thought Detective - Activity for Professionals (Primary)
- Challenging Thoughts - Activity for Professionals
- Thoughts Feelings and Behaviours When We Feel Low - Activity for Professionals
- Positive Times - Activity for Professionals
Anger and Frustration
Activities:
- How Low Mood Affects Your Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviour - Activity for Professionals (Secondary)
- Anger Top Tips - Advice for Professionals
- Understanding Our Happy Feelings - Activity for Professionals
- Calm Down Cards - Activity for Professionals
- What Is Below Our Anger - Activity for Professionals
- Winding Down Stretch - Activity for Professionals
- Body Map of Anger - Activity for Professionals
- Positive Times - Activity for Professionals
Self-care
Webinars