Category: Activities
Signs of Safety workbook & planning workbook
Signs of Safety Workbook The Signs of Safety Workbook is a comprehensive and practical resource designed to support practitioners and supervisors in their implementation of the Signs of Safety approach….
Autism, My Sibling, and Me – colorful workbook (for young sibling)
“Autism, My Sibling, and Me” is a colorful workbook specifically designed to engage and support young children who have a sibling with autism. Filled with vibrant illustrations and cartoon characters,…
‘Say it your own way’: 40+ worksheets facilitating children’s participation in assessment
‘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…
Calm Harm – Mobile App to manage self-harming
Calm Harm is a mobile app designed to assist individuals in managing or resisting the urge to self-harm. The app provides a private and password-protected space for users to access…
‘Animal talk’ activity: Using animal pictures to get to know children and discuss their views and feelings
‘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…
Getting to know a child’s routine activity tool
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…
Getting along: How anger works & Keeping cool – A group program for aggression control (young people)
The ‘Getting along: How anger works & Keeping cool – A group programme for aggression control’ booklet from the Centre for Clinical Interventions and YouthLink uses the metaphor of a…
Help me understand: A booklet to help children, young people and workers talk about an adult’s alcohol and drug treatment
The booklet aims to help children and young people understand and talk about parental alcohol and drug treatment. It validates children’s feelings, emphasising addiction is not their fault. Sections cover…
TF-CBT Triangle of Life – Mobile game app
This free app, which is based on Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, has been designed to support traumatised children (aged 8-12) to heal by helping them better understand their thoughts, feelings…
Ecomaps: Guide For Social Workers, Examples and Templates
(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…
Healthy Relationships Workbook (for people with learning difficulties)
The “Healthy Relationship Workbook” is a valuable resource designed to support individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities in understanding and navigating healthy relationships. This workbook, written in plain English and…
Managing Depression – A Facilitator’s Guide for Women Living with Depression During Pregnancy, After Delivery and Beyond – Facilitator’s Guide
The Managing Depression Facilitator’s Guide provides instructions and materials for delivering five 2-hour group sessions to support women experiencing perinatal depression. Sessions cover understanding depression, reactivating life, thinking realistically, solving…
My body is mine – A coloring & read-with-me book for safety smart kids
This illustrated book teaches pre-schoolers body safety and abuse prevention in simple terms. It introduces private body parts, rules around touching, and consent. Scenarios explain appropriate touching by caregivers or…
This is me and I have rights: An activity book for young children in care
This colourful activity book aims to teach young children in foster care, ages 3-8, about their rights in an engaging, supportive way. It covers the right to be safe, healthy,…
Kindergarten here I come – Activities to do with your preschooler
The resource is an activity book for parents and children to use together in the year before the child starts kindergarten/nursery. It contains monthly activities organized into 4 weeks per…
Every Day I Learn Through Play! Activities to do with your infant and toddler
The guide provides parents and caregivers with activities, songs, books, and developmental milestones to promote learning in infants and toddlers ages 0-3 years. It covers 8 key learning areas including…
You are not on your own: A booklet to help children and adults talk about a parent’s drinking
The 16-page booklet “You are not on your own” helps children aged 10-14 cope when a parent drinks too much. It covers how parental drinking impacts the child’s life, feelings,…
Get It Straight – The Facts About Drugs Facilitator & Student Guides
Get It Straight! is an informative, interactive 10-day programme designed to challenge the idea that drugs are harmless and teach the harmful health and societal effects of drug abuse. Facilitators…
How it looks to me (Assessing wishes & feelings worksheets)
The Child Impact Tool is an interactive and colourful booklet developed by CAFCASS which empowers social workers by facilitating direct communication with children, enabling them to express wishes and feelings…
Lemons or Lemonade?: An Anger Workbook for Teens
“Lemons or Lemonade? An Anger Workbook for Teens” is a valuable resource authored by Jane F. Gilgun, PhD, LICSW, aimed at helping adolescents understand and effectively manage their anger. This…
Feeling good: promoting children’s mental health (activity sheets for children)
This resource aims to promote positive mental health in young children aged 4-7 years old. It includes a set of 6 activity sheets with illustrations, guidance notes for parents, and…
Zoe and Molly Online – Comic book about online sexual exploitation (ages 9–10)
This comic book, developed by Canadian Centre for Child Protection, is based on a true case submitted to Cybertip.ca – Canada’s national tipline to report the online sexual exploitation of…
Friend or Foe, Who can you trust? A sexual exploitation and relationships education programme
The 94-page Friend or Foe educational resource pack was created by Taking Stock, part of the Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board Sexual Exploitation Service, to raise awareness of sexual exploitation among…
My Feelings Activity Book For Children 3–6 Years Old
My Feelings Activity Book is a 19-page illustrated resource designed to help children ages 3-6 identify and express their emotions. The book uses simple language and engaging activities to teach…
Explore your emotions – coloring & activity book
This activity book is a tool for children to express their emotions and encourages them to share with a trusted adult. It covers a range of emotions, from happiness to…
Pictures of My Journey – Activity book for kids with cancer
Pictures of My Journey is a 28-page illustrated activity book created by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for children ages 5-12 undergoing cancer treatment. The book uses engaging activities like…
My living positively hand-book (Workbook for children with HIV)
The “My Living Positively Handbook” is a purposeful workbook designed for children living with HIV. Created collaboratively by children, families, healthcare professionals, educators, and counselors, this workbook offers easy-to-understand content…
An image vocabulary/PECS symbols for children about: feelings, rights and safety, personal care and sexuality (booklet)
The “Image Vocabulary/PECS symbols for Children about Feelings, Rights and Safety, Personal Care and Sexuality” is an innovative and child-centric booklet featuring 380 images categorised into five sections: Feelings Rights…
Solution-focused practice – A toolkit for children & young people (44 tools, games, activities, exercises)
The “Solution-focused Practice – A Toolkit for Children & Young People” is a practical guide developed by NSPCC for professionals who work with children and young people between the ages…
Favourite therapeutic activities for children, adolescents and families: Practitioners share their most effective interventions
Navigating the emotional and mental well-being of children, adolescents, and families requires a variety of approaches. The complexities often demand more than a one-size-fits-all solution. This free eBook, “Favourite Therapeutic…