Selective Mutism
The Educational Psychology Services of Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council produced guidance with health partners that can really assist school based practitioners work with children who have or may have selective mutism. Their guidance is available here.
Self Regulation
Supporting Children to Learn Self Regulation
Sensory barriers to learning
Scottish Sensory Centre webpages
Falkirk Council Children with Disabilities Team Occupational Therapists have produced the following guide: Making Sense of Sensory Behaviour: A practical approach at home for parents and carers
Social Skills
Circle of Friends – 2001, Circle of friends Training Pack 2
Solution Oriented Approaches
Solution Orientated Approaches
Severe and Complex Learning Needs
Falkirk Educational Psychology Service provide link Psychologist support to two Primary School Wings and a Secondary provision within Falkirk for pupils with severe and complex needs. Our team also provide strategic consultation and training to this sector such as input on the Low Arousal Approach to behaviour, the Star Analysis framework for analysing behaviour and An introduction to Positive Behaviour Support.
A useful framework for practitioners supporting pupils with severe and complex learning needs was developed by South Lanarkshire and can be referred to on their website by clicking on the link. Aberdeen have developed advice on Extending the Early Level Curriculum and NICE offer useful guidance on supporting challenging behaviour and children, young people and adults with learning difficulties.
CALL Scotland (Communication, Access, Literacy & Learning) based at the University of Edinburgh have a range of materials to help children and young people across Scotland to overcome disability and barriers to learning including assisting with: Android Apps for Complex Communication Support Needs, iPad Apps for Complex Communication Support Needs, iPad Apps for Learners with Complex Additional Support Needs, Eye Gaze Software Curve, Eye Gaze Setup Guide
Augmentative and Alternative Communication – CALL Scotland has produced a series of 2 online learning modules on Augmentative and Alternative Communication accessed AAC Modules (aacscotland.org.uk)
Communication Matters has access to resources, research and a support forum for practitioners who support learners with significant communication needs, including those who use alternative and augmentative communication approaches.
Sexualised behaviour – Guidance
Guidance that was developed across Forth valley to assist practitioners in Managing Sexualised Behaviour.
The Brook Sexual Behaviours Traffic Light Tool (2012 – due to be updated 2020) and Guidance for using the Tool (2015 – due to be updated 2020) can be used for reference, although these do not have priority over the Falkirk Child Protection guidelines being followed as required.
Scottish Government (2020). Harmful sexual behaviour by children and young people: Expert Group Report.
