As a service we have been working with Children and Young People (C&YP) across Highland to develop a Wellbeing Evaluation Tool for schools, based on the wellbeing indicators. We wanted to be able to support schools to identify (through hearing the voice of all of their pupils) how C&YP feel that their wellbeing needs are being met while they are in school.
Read our story so far…hearing what it looks, sounds and feels like to be in a SHANARRI school.
The run up to Christmas looks different for everyone. For some children and young people there can be challenges that might benefit from extra planning. For some ideas have a look at the Planning for Christmas page within the Supporting Families section of this Blog.
The Pines, Neurodevelopmental Support Centre for Highland, based in Inverness is holding a coffee morning for parents, carers and professionals to share strategies which might help.
“Christmas can be a very stressful time for families and having some strategies to support your young person might help. Shona MacPherson from the Pines Speech & Language Therapy team has lots of ideas!”
Whenever a tragedy occurs, children, like many people, may be confused or frightened. Most likely they will look to adults for information and guidance on how to react. School staff can help children cope first and foremost by establishing a sense of safety and security.
Advice within this Guidance aims to support staff and to give them the confidence to appropriately respond to children and young people at this time.
Online meetings are now a part of everyday life in our new ways of working. However, one of the challenges of online meetings is how to engage with young people in a meaningful way when we are unable to meet them in person. A creative response to this challenge has been the use of ‘virtual rooms’. If you want to know more about setting up your own room, follow this link.
Are you looking for ideas to promote joint attention and motivate interactions? Have a look at these examples using the rhyme Round and Round the Garden.
An addition to the Play Idea series, this time on the topic of mark making, for those children who might need more support and encouragement to build their confidence.
We have updated our Meet the Team page and contents to make it easier for you to know who we are, what we do and how to contact us.
Having a pot of bubbles can be one of the most engaging toys in your toolbox. Here are lots of ideas to support sensory play, communication, fine motor skills… Pick one that suits your child best and just have fun!
Some children may struggle with the open ended nature of using loose parts in play. This sheet of Play Ideas contains some suggestions of ways to support engagement with loose parts using ramps.
A new EASEYS for ASN has been added to our collection. This one is on the topic of making choices. Being able to make choices, in whatever form, is a child’s right and ensures that we are hearing their voice.
Highland Council Psychological Service 