{"id":1528,"date":"2022-04-13T14:07:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/epspractitioners\/?page_id=1528"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:50:33","slug":"resources-for-specific-anxieties","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/epspractitioners\/introduction\/anxiety-toolkit\/resources-for-specific-anxieties\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for specific anxieties"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Resources for specific anxieties<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Everyone experiences life events, in their immediate or wider world, that can provoke anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>For most children and young people this will be low to moderate anxiety that will be supported through universal supports provided by those closest to them.<\/p>\n<p>For some children and young people this anxiety may be moderate to high and\/or more prolonged. There may be specific reasons for this, eg. they already have vulnerabilities or additional support needs that may make formal assessments more stressful for them; they have family members living in conflict regions of the world.<\/p>\n<p>The assessment and intervention approaches provided in this toolkit should be followed to fully understand and support a child\/young person&#8217;s wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>War and conflict in countries around the world (including the current war in Ukraine)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/epspractitioners\/uploads\/sites\/2864\/2022\/04\/14093437\/links-for-supporting-conversations-about-recent-world-news.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Resources and links to support schools and parents\/carers\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bitesize\/articles\/zbrdjsg?mc_cid=030b7f097b&amp;mc_eid=5bd9ad9370\">How to talk to your teenager about the invasion of Ukraine: tips for parents and carers &#8211; Parents&#8217; Toolkit &#8211; BBC Bitesize<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/epspractitioners\/uploads\/sites\/2864\/2022\/04\/14093444\/social-story-about-war-in-Ukraine.pdf\">Social story about war in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/epspractitioners\/uploads\/sites\/2864\/2022\/04\/14093455\/trauma-informed-schools.pdf\">Trauma informed schools UK. Ways to speak to children about events in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/epspractitioners\/uploads\/sites\/2864\/2022\/04\/14093449\/talking-to-children-about-war-Barnardos.pdf\">Barnardos. Talking to children about war.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/epspractitioners\/uploads\/sites\/2864\/2022\/04\/22131906\/Ukraine-Arrivals-Psychological-Wellbeing-Pack.pdf\">Scottish Government (2022). Ukraine Psychological Wellbeing Advice Pack &#8211; Guidance for Services.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celcis.org\/knowledge-bank\/protecting-children\/supporting-child-refugees-and-their-families\">Centre for Excellence for Children&#8217;s Care and Protection (CELCIS) (2022). Supporting child refugees and their families<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Children who have parents in the Armed Forces<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/epspractitioners\/uploads\/sites\/2864\/2022\/04\/14093428\/FCE-teacher-toolkit.pdf\">Forces Children&#8217;s Education: Supporting Armed forces families in Scotland (November 2021) Teacher Toolkit<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Exam stress<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youngminds.org.uk\/young-person\/coping-with-life\/exam-stress\/?msclkid=a20a2793d13511eca482de6805710112\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1630 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/epspractitioners\/uploads\/sites\/2864\/2022\/05\/11142535\/young-minds-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"74\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youngminds.org.uk\/young-person\/coping-with-life\/exam-stress\/?msclkid=a20a2793d13511eca482de6805710112\">Exam Stress: A guide for young people<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0f3647\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\"><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;color: #0f3647\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/for-children-and-young-people\/exam-stress\/?msclkid=a20ad8dcd13511ec968613ab7bec9921\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1632 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/epspractitioners\/uploads\/sites\/2864\/2022\/05\/11142932\/mind-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0f3647\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/for-children-and-young-people\/exam-stress\/?msclkid=a20ad8dcd13511ec968613ab7bec9921\">Exam Stress Information<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/for-children-and-young-people\/exam-stress\/?msclkid=a20ad8dcd13511ec968613ab7bec9921\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Coronavirus<\/h2>\n<p>We have produced the following documents to consult if there are concerns about a child&#8217;s wellbeing considered to have emerged or contributed to as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. This includes difficulties arising in returning to school following school closures due to coronavirus (March to August 2020; January to March 2021). These documents also have relevant content if children\/young people have to be away from school due to self-isolation, quarantine or other non-coronavirus related reasons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/epservice\/uploads\/sites\/2863\/2020\/07\/30130033\/understanding-and-responding-to-anxieties-in-children-that-may-arise-from-covid-19-and-returning-to-school.pdf\">Understanding and responding to anxieties in children that may arise from covid-19 and returning to school<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/epservice\/uploads\/sites\/2863\/2020\/08\/10132414\/zone-of-proximal-development-August-2020.pdf\">Supporting Successful Transitions: Recovery &amp; Equity (Supporting Wellbeing &amp; Achievement)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Falkirk Council Children&#8217;s Services Moving on Successfully, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/CurriculumSupport\/uploads\/sites\/1906\/2020\/06\/22115756\/TransitionDocument-Paper-2-June-2020.pdf\">Early Year\/Early Level guidance<\/a> including <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/public\/epspractitioners\/uploads\/sites\/2864\/2020\/06\/12153140\/transitions-2020-early-years-poster.pdf\">Transitions 2020 Early years poster<\/a> (Falkirk Educational Psychology Service)<\/p>\n<p>There is further content related to coronavirus in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/epservice\/\">materials and guidance section.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Autism and anxiety-related school absence<\/h2>\n<p>National Autism Implementation Team (NAIT) (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thirdspace.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/NAIT-Anxiety-Related-Absence-Guidance-2020.pdf\">Anxiety Related Absence: A guide for practice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources for specific anxieties Everyone experiences life events, in their immediate or wider world, that can provoke anxiety. For most children and young people this will be low to moderate anxiety that will be supported through universal supports provided by those closest to them. 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