Resources
Information, support and signposting.
Info handouts
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The EP role: Pen profile for schools.
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Casework: One page profile for children.
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Assessment: Standardised v dynamic cognitive assessments.
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Sibling support: Support and signposting for siblings of children with additional needs.
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Autism: Autism in females resources.
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Behaviourist approaches: Why punitive strategies can be ineffective and inappropriate.
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SEMH support: Proactive support to meet the emotional needs of children and young people.
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Loss and bereavement: A guide for school staff and families.
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Demand avoidance: Strategies to support children who experience anxiety in response to demands.
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Regulation: Sensory regulatory activities.
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Gender: Information, support and signposting.
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Developmental trauma: Information and resources.

Links to resources
EMOTIONAL & MENTAL HEALTH
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Developmental trauma: Beacon House resources - Dev trauma close up doc (2020). UK trauma council.
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Resilience: Resilience framework - BoingBoing.
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EBSA: Emotionally-Based School Avoidance - West Sussex County Council.
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Attachment: Building the bonds of attachment - Dan Hughes book and DVD.
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Sexualised behaviour: Managing sexualised behaviour in primary school - NSPCC online training.
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Positive psychology: Action for Happiness - charity. Mindfulness in schools project. Head Space - app.
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Self-compassion: Self-help programme - Centre for Clinical Interventions workbook.
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OCD: GoHackify! - GoZen programme for childhood OCD.
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Gender identity: Mermaids - charity.
Other professionals/agencies
EP assessment/EHCNA/tribunal support:
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Find a psychologist: British Psychological Society.
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Find a child psychologist: Association of Child Psychologists in Private Practice.
Family support:
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Challenging behaviour foundation: Offering support for family carers of children with a diagnosed learning disability whose behaviour challenges.
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Contact: For families of children with additional needs.
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Jane Alcock Counselling: Specialising in working with family members of children or adults with additional needs.
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Super Siblings: Providing support for siblings of children with additional needs in the West Sussex area.
Trauma:
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Sussex Psychology: A multi-disciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and paediatric occupational therapists, providing specialist assessment and therapeutic services to children, young people, and adults.
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Beacon House: Therapeutic service specialising in trauma for children and adults.
Mental health support:
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Young Minds: A mental health charity for children and young people.
Quotes
Amanda Morgan