Family Early Help

Direct Work Kit Bag

The Family Early Help Direct Work Kit Bag contains a wealth of ideas for sessions and visits with families, whether to understand their world, hear the voice of the child, or to help them move towards their goals.

All of the resources, tools and activities in the Direct Work Kit Bag can be used remotely or face to face.

Some might need to be ordered and sent to you, or sent direct to the family with their permission. If you would like to order any materials or activities, please let your line manager know.

The Kit Bag is a knowledge exchange, and many of the resources have been sent in by family workers. Why not share your favourite direct work idea? Send your example to Becca so it can go in the Kit Bag to share with others

Remember there are lots of other tools and worksheets in the Resilient Families pack to help every stage of your work with a family. You can find the pack here https://ascpractice.camden.gov.uk/early-help-guide/resilient-families-practice/

Calm and Connection Bingo

A PDF to name what helps us – or some things to try - when we're feeling anxious or overwhelmed

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Cards and Worksheets

This pack contains learn different coping strategies for emotional regulation, including worksheets and coping cards to cut out and keep. Can be sent direct to a family with their permission, or sent to your home.

https://www.elsa-support.co.uk/downloads/calming-pack-item-208/

Grounding Techniques Short Videos

Some helpful demonstrations of physical ways to manage anxiety, stress, anger and many more. Short video clips that can be viewed on youtube on a mobile or laptop

https://www.youtube.com/user/pookyknightsmith/videos

Grounding Techniques 54321

Grounding techniques can help us recentre and support calm when we are having big feelings. 54321 can be shared with a child or family, and you can practice them with a child or parent over the phone (naming the things out loud can be helpful)

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Emotional Regulation Toolkit

Although designed for schools, this lovely booklet from Lincolnshire has a variety of simple, practical ideas and activities to support children manage emotional regulation at home. Includes star breathing activity. Well worth a look.

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Ideas for Living with Worry

Activities primarily to do with parents to cope with living with worry and anxiety (see the Guudebook section "Keeping Families Emotionally Well" section for more ideas)

https://ascpractice.camden.gov.uk/early-help-guide/family-early-help-covid-guidebook/keeping-families-emotionally-well/keeping-parents-emotionally-well/#main)

Ideas for Living with Worry

Last updated: 01 November 2020