Additional Needs Archives - Page 3 of 5

Success Stories: Hopedale Children & Family Services

Training and staff development supports recruitment and retention for a group of outstanding special schools.

Clare and Dave discuss the reasons behind masking, and the impact on individuals’ well-being and behaviour.

Understanding why and how individuals use masking behaviour as a coping mechanism.

A practical guide to understanding, creating, and using positive affirmations.

A practical resource for developing emotional literacy and communication.

Helping professionals understand pica, a complex compulsive eating disorder.

Accompanying resource pack for the Talking Behaviour Episode: Respectful Care.

Health & Social Care Lead, Nancy Hooper, discusses how we can give respectful care in our settings.

Key questions and framework for creating effective behaviour case studies in education settings.

We discuss how to write a behaviour plan that captures essential information, without taking hours to produce.

Clare and Dave talk to Kat Booker about creating calming spaces in schools to support emotional regulation.

Activities and templates to explore different emotions during 1:1 sessions with an individual.

Emotion name cards for grouping and sorting activities 1:1 and small group sessions.

A helpful tool for identifying, describing, and understanding feelings, and creating personalised supports.

Adult Care Lead, Simon Holding, discusses issues around removing triggers as a de-escalation strategy.